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Des videos sur la corvette SIGMA appartenant à la marine de guerre indonésienne


Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZKq_VvB7GY&feature=related

Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ghM_in1iyw&NR=1

la corvette Class SIGMA The "KRI Diponegoro"

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Indonesia begins sea trials of first SIGMA 10514 frigate

Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
18 July 2016





Key Points
Indonesia has begun sea trials of its most complex indigenously assembled warship to date
The platform is on track to be delivered to the Indonesian Navy in January 2017
Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has begun sea trials of the country's first SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided-missile frigate on order for the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL).

The vessel, which will be the future KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata (331), began its sea trials in the week starting 11 July in waters off Ujung, Surabaya. The trials included a speed test, a crash stop test, and turning manoeuvres, the company told IHS Jane's on 18 July.

Raden Eddy Martadinata was launched by PT PAL on 18 January at the company's shipyard in Surabaya. The frigate is one of two platforms being constructed jointly by Dutch shipbuilder Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and PT PAL under a contract signed with the Indonesian Ministry of Defence in June 2012.

According to specifications provided by PT PAL, the PKR frigate has a standard displacement of approximately 2,400 tonnes, can accommodate a crew of 120, and it can hold a 10-tonne helicopter on its flight deck. The platform has a top speed of 28 kt, a maximum range of 5,000 n miles at 14 kt, and a standard range of 4,000 n miles at 18 kt.

Raden Eddy Martadinata 's weapons include an Oto Melara 76 mm main gun, launchers for MBDA MM40 Exocet Block II anti-ship missiles, six (two triple) Eurotorp B515 torpedo launchers, the Rheinmetall Defence Millennium 35 mm close-in weapon system, and a 12-cell vertical launch system that can deploy the MBDA VL-MICA surface-to-air missiles.

The weapon systems will be completed with a modified version of Thales' TACTICOS combat management system.

The platform is on track for delivery to the TNI-AL in January 2017, said PT PAL.

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MINUSCA a ajouté 7 photos de juillet à l’album La MINUSCA honore la compagnie du génie indonesien — à Bangui.

Bangui, 19 juillet 2016 – Deux cents soldats indonésiens de la compagnie du génie de la Minusca ont été décorés mardi à Bangui par le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies en Centrafrique, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga. Ces Casques bleus ont reçu la médaille de la paix des Nations Unies, qui représente selon le chef de la mission, la preuve du travail ardu accompli par ces « génies » indonésiens.

Déployés en Centrafrique depuis le 15 août 2015 et basés à Bangui, ces hommes ont pour attributions principales, le rétablissement des axes routiers ainsi que la construction et la réfection des infrastructures de la Force de la Minusca. D’après le Lieutenant-Colonel Denden Sumarlin, Commandant du contingent indonésien, depuis la date de leur déploiement en Centrafrique, ses hommes ont réalisé plus de 120 ouvrages allant de la construction des infrastructures militaires, à la construction ou à la maintenance des routes en passant par l’aide aux personnes déplacés par le conflit. « Nous entretenons également une très bonne relation avec les autorités centrafricaines », a-t-il soutenu.

Pour sa part, le Représentant spécial a remercié les soldats « pour le dur travail accompli avec succès en Centrafrique ». Il a aussi adressé ses remerciements au peuple indonésien pour avoir accepté d’envoyer des soldats dans les opérations de maintien de la paix à travers le monde et particulièrement en Centrafrique.

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Saab submits Gripen bid for Indonesian fighter requirement

Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
20 July 2016



Saab has submitted a proposal to Indonesian authorities to supply its JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter aircraft to meet the air combat requirements of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU), Peter Carlqvist, head of Saab Indonesia, has confirmed to IHS Jane's .

Carlqvist said that the proposal is flexible over the version of Gripen aircraft that can be supplied to the TNI-AU but that the company remains "100%" committed to meeting Indonesia's requirements for localised industrial participation. The proposal was submitted earlier this year, although Carlqvist said the company is still waiting for the formal bidding process to commence.

The TNI-AU requirement is long-standing and is centred on a programme to replace the service's Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighters, which entered service in 1980. The programme is expected to feature the initial acquisition of 16 aircraft for about USD1.5 billion, but could expand considerably in the future as the TNI-AU responds to growing territorial concerns within Southeast Asia.

Carlqvist said Saab has proposed the current Gripen C/D version but is also open to supplying the new Gripen E version, which was rolled out by the company in May at its Linköping production plant in Sweden. The Gripen E offers several enhancements over the C/D in terms of survivability, sensors, general systems, payload, communications, performance, range, and avionics.

"Saab has submitted a budgetary proposal for one squadron of the latest generation Gripen," said Carlqvist. "Since we know rapid delivery is important to the Indonesian Air Force, Gripen C/D is the proposed version, but if a longer delivery time is acceptable Gripen E can be offered."

Central to the proposal, he said, is Indonesia's Defence Industry Law 2012 (also known as Law Number 16) that requires foreign contractors to fully engage with local industry.

"Law 16 will be absolutely central to everything that we offer to Indonesia," he said.

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Indonesian president pushes to remove procurement agents

Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
21 July 2016




Indonesian president Joko Widodo has called on his Ministry of Defence (MoD) to ensure that it procures military equipment through government-to-government arrangements to support efforts towards transparency and accountability.

Underscoring the problem that Indonesia still faces with procurement agents - despite years of trying to eradicate their influence - Widodo said that middlemen involved in the process of purchasing defence equipment direct from industry were pushing up the costs of military acquisitions.

"To strengthen national defence the weapons procurement process should be between governments directly," Widodo said in a Cabinet meeting on 20 July according to state-run news agency Antara.

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Indonesian Armed Forces has purchased three Wifanusa unmanned WIG crafts
Jul 22, 2016




Indonesian Armed Forces has purchased three Wifanusa  unmanned Wing in Ground Effect crafts (WIG) crafts. That reported by defense-studies.blogspot.co.id.

Wing in Ground Effect crafts (WIG) are an emerging technology that provide transportation over water, with characteristics in between aircrafts and marine crafts.

The Wifanusa Drone is a mixed UAV-USV (unmanned surface vessel) flying boat design.

There are two types of drone OS – Wifanusa, the first OS – Wifanusa SL – D70 ( 4.2 meter wingspan ) and OS – Wifanusa SL – D28 ( 6.4 meter wingspan ). The second type has passed military airworthiness certification test.

This two ttype of drone is capable of flying 6-8 hours and 8-10 hours with autonomous range can reach 100 km and carry sophisticated cameras for surveillance and aerial photographs for mapping purposes . Capable of taking off and landing on land or in water .

The drone has purchased three units by the Ministry of Defence to be operated in the border region and also in the EEZ Natuna.




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Mistral Atlas missile system carries out successful trial in Indonesia
Jul 23, 2016





MBDA with Pt. Pindad successfully conducted a user trial of short range air defence weapon system Mistral Atlas in Indonesia . The missile was fired targeting a pilot-less target aircraft (PTA).

Mistral is an infrared homing surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European multinational company MBDA missile systems (formerly by Matra BAe Dynamics).

The missile was launched from the launching complex of the Integrated Test Range . The test was aimed at gauging the flight consistency and effectiveness of the missile besides ascertaining the serviceability of the system in various conditions.

The system is a twin launcher, which is vehicle mounted, but can be easily deployed on the ground or on top of a building for static missions. MISTRAL ATLAS is normally operated by a gunner and a crew commander. However, if the mission is carried out in a simple tactical environment, it can be operated by one single soldier.

It can be either operated autonomously, thanks to its latest generation thermal sight and its IFF or integrated to a fire control and co-ordination system such as the MCP (MISTRAL CO-ORDINATION POST) or I-MCP (Improved Missile Control Post).



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Indonesia Marine Corps took delivery of 9 RM-70 Vampir 122mm MLRS from Czech Republic.



The Indonesian Marine Corps took delivery of nine RM-70 Vampir 122mm MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System), an upgraded version of the Czech RM-70. The system was upgraded by the Czech Company Excalibur Army. Indonesia plans to purchase a total of 36 RM-70 Vampir 122mm MLRS.




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Japan promotes US-2 aircraft sale to Indonesia

Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
05 August 2016



Senior defence officials from Japan met with counterparts from Indonesia on 4 August to promote defence exports to the southeast Asian country, the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.

The MoD said discussions were centred on Japan's provision of cyber-defence capabilities as well as the sale of ShinMaywa Industries' US-2 amphibious search-and-rescue (SAR) aircraft.

Following meetings led by Indonesian Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu and Ro Manabe, the director general of the Japan MoD's Bureau of Capability and Facilities Planning, the Indonesian MoD said that the two countries were looking at ways to expand defence industrial collaboration based on potential sales.

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Indonesia and Ukraine sign military technology accord

Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
09 August 2016

Indonesia and Ukraine have signed an agreement to expand co-operation in defence trade and military technologies, official statements in Jakarta have said. The agreement was signed during Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's visit to Indonesia, which ended 7 August.

Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU) the two countries will explore areas of potential defence trade, featuring Ukrainian exports to Indonesia and followed by defence industrial co-operation. Statements indicated that the accord will focus on opportunities in aerospace, military vehicles and defence electronics. It will also look to expand co-operation between the two countries' militaries.

Poroshenko said in a press briefing, "The agreement will significantly broaden our opportunities on military-technical, defence and logistics co-operation."

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Industry
Czechoslovak Group sells upgraded RM-70 multiple rocket launcher system to Indonesia
Jiri Kominek, Prague - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
11 August 2016
Czechoslovak Group, the largest conglomerate of defence manufacturers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, announced on 10 August that it had exported two batteries of the RM-70 Vampir multiple rocket launcher to Indonesia valued at over CZK100 million (USD4.1 million).

"We have exported a rocket launcher system produced with the co-operation of Czech and Slovak companies. The customer is the Indonesian Ministry of Defence and the end users are the Indonesian armed forces," Czechoslovak Group spokesperson Andrej Cirtek told reporters. Cirtek would not officially comment on the value of the contract.

The delivery includes eight RM-70 Vampir multiple rocket launchers mounted on the recently improved Tatra Defence model T815-7 8x8 armoured chassis, two Tatra Defence T815 8x8 armoured munitions carriers, one Tatra Defence T815 AV-15 heavy recovery vehicle, and one fire control unit.

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Indonesia tests newly acquired Chinese-made air defence system
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
16 August 2016
Key Points
Indonesia is preparing to induct a Chinese-made integrated air-defence system with its marine corps
Induction comes at a time when ties between the two countries are being increasingly tested over Beijing's stance in the South China Sea
The Indonesian Marine Corps (Korps Marinir, or KORMAR) has conducted the first test firings of a newly acquired air-defence system from China North Industries (NORINCO), a source close to the service confirmed with IHS Jane's on 15 August.

The tests, in which unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were deployed as targets, were conducted at the Batu Bintang beach in the Sukabumi regency of West Java on 12 August.

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Indonesian Navy retires Tisza-class support ship from military sealift command
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
17 August 2016
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has decommissioned a Hungary-built Tisza-class auxiliary support ship, KRI Karimata (960).

The ship was retired in a decommission ceremony on 15 August at the naval base in at Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, according to a statement issued by the TNI-AL's Military Sealift Command (KOLINLAMIL) the following day.

Karimata was commissioned into KOLINLAMIL in March 1965. The platform has an overall length of 78.8 m and can carry 875 tonnes of dry cargo and 11 tonnes of liquid, according to IHS Jane's Fighting Ships .

While in service with KOLINLAMIL, Karimata was mostly deployed as a freighter ship. The platform also took part in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) missions, including in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Aceh.

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Land Platforms
Indonesia lays plan to acquire 20 units of M109 self-propelled howitzers
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
19 August 2016
The Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat, or TNI-AD) has requested for funding allocation from Jakarta to acquire up to 20 units of the M109 Series of 155 mm self-propelled howitzers to augment the service's indirect-fire support capabilities.

The request was disclosed in a transcript of a meeting on the country's defence budget for 2017, and reviewed by IHS Jane's on 18 August.

"The objective of the acquisition is to meet the TNI-AD's current requirement for such a platform", said the transcript, which has however given no details on where the TNI-AD plans to acquire the artillery systems from.

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Indonesia acquires Chinese-developed CIWS for another Kapitan Pattimura-class corvette

Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
24 August 2016

Key Points
Indonesia has selected the Type 730 close-in weapon system for a second Kapitan Pattimura corvette
Selection is in line with a wider adoption of Chinese-made weapon systems within the Indonesian Armed Forces
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has signed a contract for a single Type 730 close-in weapon system (CIWS) from China North Industries (NORINCO), sources at the TNI-AL's headquarters in Cilangkap, Jakarta, confirmed with IHS Jane's on 23 August.

The system will be installed onboard the service's Kapitan Pattimura (Parchim I)-class corvette, KRI Silas Papare (386), and replace the ship's 30 mm gun located in the forward section.

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Ukraine sent the first batch of new BTR-4M wheeled armoured vehicles to Indonesia
Aug 24, 2016




The Ukrainian Defense company has sent the first batch of new BTR-4M wheeled armoured vehicles for Indonesian Marine.

The vessel Texel with Ukrainian BTR-4M wheeled armoured vehicles was spotted by Yörük Işık during the transit of Bosphorus. Earlier «Ukroboronprom» won the bids of the Indonesian Defense Ministry for the wheeled armored vehicles.

Indonesia’s needs for wheeled armoured personnel carriers are a total of 55 units. The armored vehicles are for the Marines, to replace the aging Indonesian BTR-50.

The new version of BTR-4M have Deutz engine and received the upgrade package giving it fully amphibious capabilities. The new armoured amphibious vehicle can swim at sea and negotiate inland water obstacles without any configuration changes.





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Indonesia has performed live firing tests with Chinese-made Type 90 35mm anti-aicraft gun.


According Chinese Internet source, Indonesian Marine Corps conducted a live-fire testing on Chinese-made Type 90 twin-barreled 35 mm towed anti-aircraft gun on August 12, 2016. The test was conducted at a beach in the Sukabumi regency of West Java. Present at the test site were technicians from China North Industries (NORINCO), manufacturer of this air defense system.






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Indonesia receives 16 Leopard RI main battle tanks
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Aug 29, 2016




The Indonesia Army has received 16 Leopard RI main battle tanks from Germany. That was reported by Tom Antonov.

The tanks are part of a USD280 million contract encompassing the Leopard 2 RIs, 42 Leopard 2+ MBTs, 42 upgraded Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles, and 11 armoured recovery and engineering vehicles from surplus German Army stocks.

The used Leopard 2s have been modified to suit Indonesia’s tropical climate, therefore the Tanks are internally named Leopard 2RI (RI referring to “Republic of Indonesia”).

According to the schedule, Rheinmetall sends all orders of the Indonesia army, in the fourth quarter 2016.


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Budget Cuts and the TNI’s Modernization Program
(Source: The Jakarta Post; published Sept 5, 2016)
By Imanuddin Razak
JAKARTA --- State budget revisions usually happen because of a number of reasons, most often revenue shortfalls. However, this year’s budget revisions, or cuts to be precise, are different as they have now been made twice. After revising the 2016 state budget in June in line with the slump in the global oil price, the government took further austerity measures late last month to cope with the higher-than-predicted revenue shortfall.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo issued Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No. 8/2016 on Aug. 26 setting out a second round of budget cuts amounting to Rp 137.6 trillion (about US$10.4 billion) following a projected Rp 219 trillion state revenue shortfall, particularly stemming from low tax revenues, this year. Around Rp 64.7 trillion will be slashed from ministries and state institutions.

The across-the-board budget cuts will have an impact on the Defense Ministry’s budget, which includes spending on the Indonesian Military (TNI). All in all, defense spending will be reduced by some Rp 2.8 trillion this year. The savings will result from efficiencies in operational expenditure worth Rp 1.1 trillion and the rest from efficiencies in other expenditures.

Cost structure-wise, 40 percent of the Defense Ministry/TNI budget is spent on routine spending, such as on salaries for ministry employees and TNI personnel, 20 percent on procurement of military equipment and weaponry and the remaining 40 percent on capital expenditure, including on personnel welfare and housing provision.

In view of the above cost structure, it is therefore next to impossible to cut the routine spending of the Defense Ministry/TNI, unless the country’s economy is really in a bad shape. The only possible way is to cut spending on either the procurement of military equipment and weaponry or capital expenditure, or both.

However, upon looking further into the current state of TNI equipment and weaponry, it is also nearly impossible to slash the budget for equipment and weapons procurement, at least until the country can meet its commitment to the Minimum Essential Force (MEF) 2024.

Initiated in 1999 in the reform era, the MEF 2024 serves as a basis of transition until Indonesia is able to initiate a military innovation program that will adopt the most advanced military technology to start a revolution in military affairs and which will hopefully transform the TNI into an agile 21st century force.

Apart from the MEF 2024, President Jokowi’s “global maritime fulcrum” campaign has also added to the complexity of the TNI’s modernization program. The campaign, aimed at strengthening Indonesia’s maritime infrastructure and security apparatus to better propel Indonesia’s economic and political rise, has also led to the commitment to prompt modernization of the military’s equipment and weaponry, particularly that of the Navy.

Also part of the consideration in not reducing the budget for military equipment and weapons procurement is the fact that payment for all these procurements has been made in installments, a commitment to timely payment of which is an essential part of the sustainability of the country’s military modernization program in the future. Otherwise, we may find it difficult to purchase modern military equipment and weapons from top foreign producers as a result of our failure to pay previous installments on time.

Upon observing the above conditions, the last possible resort of the military budget cuts is to slash capital expenditure.

Until now, the Defense Ministry/TNI has been correct in not aggressively pursuing its ambition of providing more housing for its personnel, but using existing housing complexes instead. There have been reports of the eviction of retired officers and their family members from their official residences.

However, this policy must be enforced, especially during an economic crisis like today. Moreover, those official residences have from the beginning been allocated for use by active officers only.

Apart from housing, other programs that have no direct correlation with defense or military affairs should also be cut or postponed. One program in point is the Bela Negara (state defense), which was launched in October last year. The program, which is designed for Indonesian citizens of all backgrounds and income levels, has been initiated and conducted by the Defense Ministry.

Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has insisted the program is aimed at building national character, instilling discipline and promoting solidarity that could eventually prepare citizens for dealing with threats and playing a role in the event of war. It is also aimed at instilling the country’s Pancasila ideology so that foreign ideas cannot easily corrupt the minds of citizens.

The program has so far used the Defense Ministry’s budget, with some Rp 45 billion having been earmarked for the first year. Sustainable organization of such a program will certainly need state money although the ministry has insisted that in the future local governments will be expected to foot the bill.

Such a program is indeed important for an archipelagic and pluralistic nation like Indonesia but its organization could be postponed to a later time when the country’s economy has improved, or the ministry could cooperate and share the burden with related ministries, such as the Education Ministry and Social Affairs Ministry, in administering the program.

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18 nations participate in ASEAN Exercise 16-3
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Areas of the world riddled with natural disasters and cursed by the secondary effects of mother nature’s wrath demand a responsive force that thinks, trains and plans ahead.

An exercise bringing together those very forces from 18 nations’ military and government organizations kicked off Sept. 5, 2016 at 14th Military Circle, Chonburi Province, Thailand. ASEAN Exercise 16-3 commenced with a fitting demonstration of an earthquake-induced collapsed building Search and Rescue operation.

Helicopters from Japan, Russia, Singapore and Thailand roared toward the airfield, dispatching fast-rope rescue teams and airlifting casualties. Meanwhile, teams on the ground moved casualties from the “hot zone,” a simulated collapsing building, to the “warm zone,” the immediate safety of an open field, and triaged according to casualty condition.

Teams from the Indian Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Royal Thai Army moved casualties secured on backboards swiftly to the pickup zone or field hospital. It was a grand display of pre-planned, coordinated and rehearsed disaster response, reinforcing the pay-off of the very familiarity and training this exercise will focus on.

“This exercise is intended to foster cooperation and to share experience, information and skills among military medics of the ASEAN member states and plus countries, while fostering capabilities of military units in the region through joint humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations,” said General Prawit Wongsuwon, Kingdom of Thailand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, during the opening ceremony.

AEx 16-3 is an opportunity for different nations to apply and hone common standard operating procedures and diversify each other’s capabilities for the inevitable calamities of the volatile Indo-Asia-Pacific.

A U.S. contingent of approximately 25 personnel from U.S. Pacific Command; U.S. Army Pacific; U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and Pacific Air Forces will work alongside the other nations in both the command post and field training exercises conducting medical planning, air medical evacuation, military medicine and chemical/ biological/ radiological/ nuclear defense.

Approximately 2,000 personnel are participating in the exercise from the 10 ASEAN member states Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam and “plus” countries Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Russia.

“This is considered an important milestone of defense cooperation,” Wongsuwon lauded the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus program, which, “which helps maintain peace, stability and security in the region.”

Humbling reminders of the significance of combined joint disaster response training come in the form of approximately 100 natural disasters on average each year in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. Sharing and honing real-world, on the ground, tactical and operational response capabilities facilitates effective, efficient response in a merciless environment.

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Indonesia received ex-RAAF C-130H full-mission simulator

CAE today Sept. 7 announced that the Indonesian Air Force has recently taken delivery and accepted for training a CAE-built C-130H full-mission simulator that was previously in-service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).





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Delivery of Leopard 2 RI MBTs to Indonesia to be completed early in 2017

Julian Kerr, Sydney - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
08 September 2016

Indonesia has taken delivery of 24 of the 61 Leopard 2 RI (Republic of Indonesia) main battle tanks (MBTs) ordered from Rheinmetall Defence in December 2012, sources told IHS Jane's on 8 September.

The balance of 37 MBTs would be delivered in two tranches, concluding in March 2017, the sources added.

The tanks form part of a USD280 million contract encompassing the Leopard 2 RIs, 42 Leopard 2+ MBTs - standard Leopard 2 A4s with the addition of a bustle-mounted air conditioning system - 42 upgraded Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles, and 11 armoured recovery and engineering vehicles from surplus German Army stocks.

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Indonesia takes delivery of new BTR-4M amphibious armoured personnel carriers from Ukraine





The Indonesian Marine Corps has taken delivery of the first batch of new Ukrainian BTR-4M amphibious armoured personnel carriers.

The ship MV Texel carrying five units of new BTR-4M amphibious armoured personnel carriers arrived at the dock port of Tanjung Priok in Indonesia on September 28. In August, the ship Texel with Ukrainian BTR-4M wheeled armoured vehicles was spotted by Yörük Işık during the transit of Bosphorus.

Indonesia’s needs for wheeled armoured personnel carriers are a total of 55 units. The armored vehicles are for the Marines, to replace the aging Indonesian BTR-50.

The new version of BTR-4M have Deutz engine and received the upgrade package giving it fully amphibious capabilities. The new armoured amphibious vehicle can swim at sea and negotiate inland water obstacles without any configuration changes.


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