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PT Dirgantara Indonesia exports fifth helicopter fuselages to Airbus Helicopter
Sunday, 7 February 2016

Bandung, West Java (ANTARA News) - PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Indonesian Aerospace Company) has delivered the fifth fuselage for H225/H225M (military) helicopter of Airbus Helicopter in France.

"Helicopter H225/H225M formerly known as EC225/EC725 is a new generation helicopter of NAS332 Super Puma," the company's MK II Airbus Program Manager, Yulianto Soekarno, said here on Sunday.

He said the fifth H225/H225M fuselage delivery was part of the 125 fuselages that PT DI has to deliver until the end of the contract in 2025.

Since 2008, Eurocopter now known as Airbus Helicopter has trusted PT Dirgantara Indonesia as its partner for the development of the production of upper and lower fuselages and tailbooms.

According to the plan PT Dirgantara Indonesia will deliver 125 fuselages and 125 tailbooms for H225/H225M within 10 to 16 years.

Before delivering the assembled fuselage for H225/H225M PT Dirgantara Indonesia has handed over 45 tailbooms, 10 units of upper fuselage and four units of fuselage.

Yulianto Soekarno said PT Dirgantara Indonesia is able to meet an integrated fuselage order within six weeks and so within 1.5 months it could deliver one integrated fuselage to France.

"PT Dirgantara Indonesia is not only able to assemble but also make raw materials into a finished product," he said.

He said the initial process started from PT Dirgantara Indonesia's Production Area II when raw materials are formed into single parts at Detail Part Manufacturing Division of the Production Directorate.

From the same complex components are made at Machining Division before the two products are assembled at H225/H225M Helicopter Final Assembly Hangar at Production Area IV.

PT DI workers handling the H225/H225M components total 220 people with university and senior high vocational school education background and 80 percent of them are young people.

Airbus Helicopter has also stationed its personnel at PT Dirgantara Indonesia since the program started.

The contract from Airbus Helicopter secured by PT Dirgantara Indonesia for H225/H225M components is worth US$45 million, Yulianto said.

PT Dirgantara Indonesia is one of the suppliers of H225/H225M components that include companies from Spain and the Middle East, he said.

PT Dirgantara Indonesia exports fifth helicopter fuselages to Airbus Helicopter - ANTARA News

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Eurocopter receives first main fuselage assembly produced by Indonesian Aerospace for EC725 and EC225 helicopters
Marignane, France, November 27, 2013

PT Dirgantara Indonesia/Indonesian Aerospace (IAe) has delivered the first complete main fuselage assembly it has produced for Eurocopter EC725 and EC225 helicopters, marking a significant milestone in the companies’ industrial partnership.

This no. 1 assembly – consisting of the integrated upper and lower fuselage sections – was built at IAe’s Bandung, Indonesia facility in West Java. It is scheduled for delivery to Eurocopter’s Marignane, France headquarters site during December, to be integrated into either an EC225 or EC725 helicopter.

As part of a long-term industrial relationship established in 2008, Eurocopter has entrusted IAe with the production of EC725/EC225 upper and lower fuselages, along with the tail booms for these helicopters. The partnership calls for Indonesia to provide 125 component sets at a contract value of $43 million – with five upper fuselage sections and 23 tail booms already delivered from Indonesia to Eurocopter.

This activity has now moved into a new phase as the company builds the lower fuselage as well, enabling its integration with the in-country produced upper section to create a complete main fuselage assembly.

“IAe is a key supplier in Eurocopter’s global supply chain and an important part of the EC225/725 helicopter family’s industrial network,” said Ludovic Boistot, CEO of the Eurocopter Indonesia subsidiary. “The first integrated fuselage assembly’s handover demonstrates the vitality of our cooperation with IAe, which will continue to evolve in meeting Indonesia’s helicopter needs and the evolution of its aerospace sector.”

To boost the production capacity, IAe plans to expand its work shift and increase the number of assembly jigs at Bandung. In 2014, the Indonesian company is targeting deliveries of one EC725/EC225 tail boom every three weeks, and one integrated fuselage every 10 weeks.

The EC725/EC225 fuselage and tail boom production is an extension of IAe’s long-term industrial relationship with Eurocopter, which also includes the Indonesian company’s final assembly of NAS332 Super Puma helicopter versions at Bandung for close to 30 years.

Eurocopter’s EC725 and EC225 are the latest-generation members of the Super Puma helicopter family. The EC725 Cougar is a long-range tactical transport helicopter for multi-role military missions, while the EC225 is used in civil and public service applications that range from off-shore airlift for the oil and gas industry to fire-fighting and search and rescue missions.

https://www.airbushelicopters.com/website/en/press/“Eurocopter-receives-first-main-fuselage-assembly-produced-by-Indonesian-Aerospace-for-EC725-and-EC225-helicopters”_1319.html

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In 2014, PTDI was estimated to deliver one integrated fuselage in 2,5 month, now they can do it in 1,5 month.

Good job, PTDI.

 

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Indonesia to Start Producing IFX Jet Fighters in 2020


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TEMPO.CO, Bandung - State aircraft company, PT Dirgantara Indonesia, will start producing jet fighters "Indonesian Fighter Xperiment (IFX)" in 2020, its President Director, Budi Santoso, said.

"We will begin producing them in 2020 and continue for the next 20 years," he said here on Thursday.

The aircraft will be produced to meet the Indonesian militarys need for two squadrons of jet fighters and will be sold abroad as well, Budi added.

He said the second phase of cooperation contracts between the Indonesian Defense Ministry and the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and between PT Dirgantara Indonesia and Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) was signed last January on the basis of starting the production of the planes prototype.

The prototype of the Korean Fighter Xperiment/Indonesian Fighter Xperiment will be produced in South Korea and Indonesia starting this year and until 2019, he said.

He said the prototype of the jet fighters will be produced in South Korea and the rest will be assembled in Indonesia.

The production of the planes will involve numerous Indonesian scientists and technicians for each unit, Budi said.

He added that 300 Indonesians will study and research the production of the KF-X/IF-X jet fighters.


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Aircraft maintenance, repair industries start to revive
Red: Julkifli Marbun

Antara/Ampelsa

Saleh Husin

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia's aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industries have begun to revive, with several companies expanding in the regions, according to Industry Minister Saleh Husin.

"Several MRO companies are ready to expand, such as Garuda Indonesia through its subsidiary GMF AeroAsia and Lion group," he said in a press release received here on Wednesday.

He said an MRO industry is now also being developed by PT Bintan Aviation in cooperation with GMF on the island of Bintan in the Riau Islands province.

He praised the decision to choose the location for the industry in view of its vicinity with Singapore and being the hub of air traffic.

The minister made the statement during his visit to Singapore Airshow 2016 at Changi airport.

He said the government encouraged the development of MRO and components industries through fiscal and non-fiscal policies.

He said the government hoped the facilities would boost investment and accelerate realization of aircraft maintenance facilities.

Saleh said now was the right momentum to develop MRO industries in Indonesia in view of the increasing air transportation business.

He said both domestic and foreign airline companies would continue to aggressively operate in Indonesia and Indonesian human resources have proven themselves to be capable of serving the industry.

Aircraft maintenance business in Indonesia is considered huge, the director general of metal, machinery, transportation equipment and electronic industries, I Gusti Putu Suryawirawan, said.

He said around 60 percent of maintenance of the aircraft operating in Indonesia is carried out abroad.

"Aircraft maintenance industry is capital- as well as labor-intensive and it needs special skilled manpower," he said.

The Indonesian government has spurred the development of aircraft MRO and components industries because air transportation is also part of infrastructure to support the country's regions which are vast and comprise islands.

"The steps taken by GMF and other companies including components' producers, make us more confident that we have the ability to meet the needs of air transportation industry," he said.

Putu and Minister Saleh visited the pavilions of Garuda Indonesia including the Garuda Maintenance Facility (GMF) AeroAsia, aircraft company PT Dirgantara Indonesia and industry ministry at the Singapore Airshow.

The government praised several producers of aircraft components that took part in the show with their products.

The producers grouped in the Indonesia Aircraft and Component Manufacturers Association (Inacom) included PT Dirgantara Indonesia and Infoglobal Avionik.

Others who participated included Santoso Teknindo, Yogya Presisi Teknika Industri, Pudak Scientific, Bandung International Aviation and Jakarta Aerospace.

Inacom was established by 30 component industries in 2015, supported by the Ministry of Industry.

Sumber : Antara

 

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Russia Considers Supplying Indonesia With MC-21Airliners

JAKARTA (Sputnik) — Russia is considering providing Indonesia with MC-21 planes, and wishes to establish industrial cooperation between the two countries on this project, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said Friday.


"For the future, we consider not only the possibility of supplying MC-21s to the local market, but we also wish to find a partner for industrial cooperation to produce certain MC-21 parts in Indonesia," Manturov told reporters.

Russia Considers Supplying Indonesia With MC-21 Airliners / Sputnik International

Source: Indonesia Military News & Discussion Thread | Page 614

 

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Singapore Airshow 2016: First Philippine NC212i prepares for flight trials

Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
17 February 2016

The first of two NC212i light utility turboprop transport aircraft on order for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will begin its first flight trials at the end of February 2016, Indonesia's state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara told IHS Jane's at Singapore Airshow 2016.

"We are currently in the process of finalising testing parameters that have been drawn up based on operational requirements that have been given by the PAF" aid Ade Yuyu Wahyuna, PT Dirgantara's vice-president of business development and marketing. "Initial tests within the company are expected to take about a month after which there will be final acceptance tests that will involve Philippine government officials around April 2016", he added.

Singapore Airshow 2016: First Philippine NC212i prepares for flight trials | IHS Jane's 360

 

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CN 235 220 MPA in Singapore Airshow

 

[Dungeness]

Impressive! Is the maker a private company or state owned company?

 

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Impressive! Is the maker a private company or state owned company?

PT Dirgantara Indonesia is state owned company. They produce some helicopter under licence....

For private company, we have new comer for PT Regio Aviasi with R 80 turboprop aircraft.

RAI - REGIO AVIASI INDUSTRI

 

[kaka404]

Impressive! Is the maker a private company or state owned company?

indonesian aerospace (IAe) or Dirgantara Indonesia is a state-owned company

they also do a lot of aircraft component manufacturing
ps... ptdi's subsidaries include
IPTN North America, Inc an aerospace part service and trading company
PT. Nusantara Turbin dan Propulsi an aero-engine, and industrial turbine part manufacturing and service
PT General Eelectric Nusantara Turbine Service same as above but for GE stuff...

 

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Singapore Airshow 2016: Indonesia prepares for second shot at Philippine MPA requirement
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
16 February 2016


Indonesian state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara has confirmed that it will be submitting a bid for the Philippine Department of National Defense's (DND's) second attempt to procure two maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) platforms.

The DND previously tried to acquire two MPAs for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) under a PHP5.97 billion (USD125 million) programme known as the Long-Range Patrol Aircraft (LRPA) acquisition project in 2014. However, the bidding process ended towards the middle of the year after contenders failed to meet technical and documentary requirements stipulated by the Philippine government.

Offering its CN235-220 MPA, PT Dirgantara was one of eight companies that submitted a bid in 2014.

Singapore Airshow 2016: Indonesia prepares for second shot at Philippine MPA requirement | IHS Jane's 360

 

[Dungeness]

PT Dirgantara Indonesia is state owned company. They produce some helicopter under licence....

For private company, we have new comer for PT Regio Aviasi with R 80 turboprop aircraft.

RAI - REGIO AVIASI INDUSTRI

Is it the same company that made N250 before 1998 Asia financial crisis?

 

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Is it the same company that made N250 before 1998 Asia financial crisis?

yes...

 

[Dungeness]

indonesian aerospace (IAe) or Dirgantara Indonesia is a state-owned company

they also do a lot of aircraft component manufacturing

It seems Indonesia's SOE is doing a pretty good job in aerospace industry. So it is not like you have to take private company as a solve-all-problem magic formula, like we heard from our Indian friends here.

 

[kaka404]

It seems Indonesia's SOE is doing a pretty good job in aerospace industry. So it is not like you have to take private company as a solve-all-problem magic formula, like we heard from our Indian friends here.

i think that depend on the country it self (leadership, politically, socially and stuff like that)
for example, there was times when some of indonesian SOE is a budget drain.