Good News From Indonesia

[The Jakarta Post]: A team from the Indonesian Military (TNI) has become the overall victor at the Brunei International Skill-At-Arms Meet for the third time. Previously, Indonesia snatched the top rank in 2005 and 2008. The TNI beat contingents from the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia and Malaysia at the event, which was held from Jan. [...]

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Russia is set to sell up to 60 infantry fighting vehicles to Indonesia in a deal worth more than $100 million, the Izvestia newspaper cited an unnamed military source as saying on Tuesday. The deal will be finalized on February 10, the source said, adding that 20 BMP-3 vehicles will be delivered before the end [...]

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Indonesia has ordered six additional Sukhoi Su-30MK2 aircraft, with the first two to be delivered in 2012. Jakarta will receive two more in 2013 and the final pair in 2014, said Indonesian air force chief of staff Imam Sufaat. His comments were quoted in a report by official government news agency Antara. The report added [...]

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Bandung, W Java (ANTARA News) – PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) will soon start producing the latest type of N-219, which is a STOL (short-take off and landing) plane. This year PTDI will build two prototypes for test flying and status tests on land, Technology and Development Director of PTDI Dita Ardonni Jafri said in Bandung [...]

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Indonesia will receive its first four Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft in March 2012. The aircraft will be based at Abd Saleh air force base in Malang, on Indonesia’s main island of Java, where support facilities have been set up for the Brazilian turboprop, said a report by official Indonesian news agency Antara, [...]

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TNI Commander describes the process of purchasing defense equipment was carried out in II year strategic plan 2010-2014. Meanwhile, Commander of the explanation is related to the question among members of Commission I of the House regarding the plan to the Air Force buy the Super Tucano aircraft to be placed in the squadron of [...]

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In the middle of nowhere Swedish John Lundin and his Indonesian wife Lizza is designing and producing high speed boats for patrolling and to ambush pirates with the help of some of the world’s sharpest brains in designing speedy boats. The latest project is a gigantic trimaran 60 metres long with the speed of around [...]

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According to Indonesian media reports, the Minister of Defence of Indonesia, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, recently confirmed plans to purchase military equipment from various European countries. The minister, in particular, highlighted the government’s intent to buy Leopard 2 main battle tanks from the German Army, as well as Apache attack helicopters. The reports emphasise that Indonesia is [...]

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Setelah kemerdekaan, kita tahu bahwa Sekutu dan Belanda yang menang perang melawan Jerman begitu bersemangat untuk membuat Indonesia menjadi jajahannya lagi. Bukan apa-apa, Sekutu (dalam hal ini Inggris) dan Belanda adalah 2 negara yang porak poranda karena perang, dan mereka membutuhkan sumber dana yang luar biasa besar, untuk membangun kembali negerinya yang menjadi puing-puing. Dan [...]

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[The Jakarta Post]: The Indonesian Battalion (Indobatt) recently won a sports competition that was organised between UN peacekeeping forces from various countries in Lebanon, from Nov. 4 to 20. Indobatt soldiers finished first in two of the four sporting events contested in the Sector East Inter Contingent Championship 2011, which comprised basket ball, volleyball, futsal [...]

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