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This project if finally pushed through must be synchronized with LAPAN N70 & Regio R80 R&D before taking any step further. With limited resources, should we pursue this project and abandon our long planned project? Because KAI planning for jet, while we want to build bigger prop.

According to my view, PT Dirgantara will finish N 245 first before taking other steps. Both companies are also using their best talent and engineers at KFX/IFX program. As we know 200-300 Indonesian engineers will be sent for KFX/IFX prorgam based on PT Dirgantara Director statement, during the process some senior engineers will be staying in Indonesia to develop N 245 along with a bunch of junior engineers (and fresh graduates engineers).

So in essence, the project will be discussed and studied by few engineers from both countries and might become a go project after N 245 and KFX/IFX expected first flight that are planned to happen during the same time (2019-2020).

 

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Indonesia Aerospace (Dirgantara Indonesia) with Mini Cooper (My Favorite Car)
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2016-01-21 21:07

Korea launches indigenous fighter project

An artist's concept of KF-X fighter

6 prototypes will be produced by 2021

By Jun Ji-hye

Korea officially kicked off a project to develop indigenous high-tech fighter jets, Thursday, with the goal of producing six prototypes in 2021 and completing development by 2026.

Officials from all entities involved held their first meeting at the headquarters of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the main contractor, in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province.

They are KAI, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin, the Indonesian Defense Ministry and Indonesia's state-run defense firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI).

The government plans to spend 8.5 trillion won in the development program, and an additional 10 trillion won to produce 120 jets by 2032 to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of F-4s and F-5s.

DAPA said the nation will domestically develop some 90 items necessary to the development, including the active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and electronic optics targeting pod (EOTGP), which the U.S. government earlier refused to hand over to Korea for security reasons.

"Our goal is to localize 65 percent of the components for the aircraft," DAPA said in a release.

The project will also proceed with the help of Lockheed Martin which will transfer 21 technologies used in the F-35 stealth fighter. In early December, the U.S. government approved the transfer of the technologies in a "large frame," according to DAPA.

For its part, the Indonesian government will invest some 1.6 trillion won in the project, and its defense firm will participate in the process of design and component production. The country will also be given one prototype and technology data afterward.

But concerns still remain over the possibility that the U.S. might once again refuse to approve the handover of some of the technologies requested by Seoul, as negotiations between DAPA and Lockheed officials are still ongoing to list the details, as hundreds of technical items are part of them.

DAPA head Chang Myoung-jin earlier said that negotiations will continue for the next two to three years.

In addition, some critics are still skeptical about whether the nation will be able to domestically develop the AESA radar and other integral technologies by the target deadline.

As part of efforts to manage such risks involving the multi-million-dollar project, the National Assembly established a subcommittee comprised of professors and experts in the aerospace field to consistently monitor the expenses and schedule of the development process, according to DAPA.

It said in a release, "We will dispatch professional manpower comprised of DAPA and Air Force officials to KAI headquarters from the end of this month in an effort to maximize oversight."

KAI President and CEO Ha Sung-yong said, "We will concentrate all our capacity to succeed in the KF-X project and contribute to the nation's economy."

Before its official kickoff, the program had suffered a severe crisis after the U.S. government refused in April to allow Lockheed to hand over four core technologies ― the AESA radar, the EOTGP, infrared search and radio frequency (RF) jammer and infrared search and tracking (IRST).

A transfer of a total of 25 technologies was included in an offset deal with Lockheed Martin in return for Korea's purchase of 40 F-35s, signed in September of 2014.

Amid growing skepticism about the feasibility of the KF-X program at the time, DAPA said that the nation could domestically develop them and the U.S. government had promised to approve the transfer of the other 21 technologies.


Follow Jun Ji-hye on Twitter @TheKopJihye

Korea starts KF-X fighter development

 

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CN 235 220 For Indonesia Air Force.. Prepare to test Flight

 

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indonesia plans to build aerospace design center - (d)
Senin, 25 Januari 2016 16:51 WIB | 399 Views
Pewarta: Sella Gareta

CEO of PT Dirgantara Indonesia, Budi Santoso (left) alongside with Chief Engineering N219, Palmana Bhanandhi, cheched the N-219's cockpit, in PT Dirgantara Indonesia's production hangar, last December. (ANTARA FOTO/Novrian Arbi)

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Ministry of Industry is planning to build an aerospace design center in the Bandung Institute of Technology.

Director General of Metal, Transportation Machine and Electronics of the Ministry of Industry, I Gusti Putu Suryawirawan, stated here on Monday that the design center will help the country excel in the aerospace program.

"We are still developing the plan in hopes of restoring the glory of the national aerospace industry," Suryawirawan remarked after attending a meeting with the Indonesia Aircraft and Component Manufacturer Association (Inacom) in the ministry.

The design center will be the hub for implementing some aerospace programs, such as identifying the potential of the national aircraft component manufacturing industry.

Moreover, the center will provide technical guidance to enhance the competency and standards of the national aircraft component manufacturing industry.

Despite an ongoing plan, the government has conducted some technical guidance on rubber sealing, interiors, metal components, tools and jig, aircraft components' quality standards, retreaded aircraft tires, and main and nose landing gear for the N-219 commuter aircraft.

The ministry is helping to develop synergy in the national component industry, which has the potential to collaborate with the state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia and PT Regio Aviasi Industry (RAI) to encourage the national industry involved in the manufacture of N-219 components.

The N-219 is a 19-seater passenger aircraft produced by PT Dirgantara Indonesia using the expertise of local engineers and technicians. It will be head to head with the famous bushmaster Canadian DHC-6 Twin Otter.

The growing national aerospace industry is expected to boost Indonesia's economic growth, provide jobs, attract investment, and help the nation excel in technology.

 

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South Korea launches KFX project with aim of two-thirds local content
Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
21 January 2016


South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has formally launched its project to complete the development of the Korean Fighter Experimental (KFX) aircraft, stating it is aiming to locally source two-thirds of the platform's technologies.

DAPA said on 21 January that it held the FKX launch meeting at the offices of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) - the prime contractor - in Sacheon, in South Gyeongsang Province, in which representatives from participating entities attended. These included KAI, DAPA, Lockheed Martin, and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI).

In its statement, DAPA also outlined the objectives of the KFX programme. These include:

- to produce six KFX prototypes by 2021, followed by four years of trials and the completion of development by mid-2026;

http://www.janes.com/article/57406/...-project-with-aim-of-two-thirds-local-content

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Indonesia announces new aerospace design centre
Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
25 January 2016


The Indonesian government plans to establish an aerospace design centre to propel the country's capabilities in developing aircraft and related technologies for commercial and military applications.

The proposed facility will be developed within the Bandung Institute of Technology, which has close links with the country's armed forces and state-owned aerospace manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI).

Announcing the development on 25 January, Gusti Putu Suryawirawan, the Ministry of Industry's director general of metal, machinery, transportation equipment, and electronic industries, said the design centre would play a key role in shaping Indonesia's required industrial aerospace capability.

He confirmed the centre, which is expected to be established within the next year, would be involved in the implementation of national aerospace programmes, identifying priorities for the domestic manufacturing industry, providing technical guidance for local industry as well as seeking to enhance related industrial standards.

http://www.janes.com/article/57465/indonesia-announces-new-aerospace-design-centre

 

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PT Dirgantara Indonesia and PT LEN will develop MALE UCAV

PT LEN Industri is an Indonesian state owned enterprise specializing in civilian and defense electronic product.

PT Dirgantara will also develop the weapon system.

Based on the plan, the prototype will be ready in 2017 and have its first flight in 2018

The news is in Indonesian

http://finance.detik.com/read/2016/...ggih-buatan-ptdi-bisa-terbang-24-jam-non-stop
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Current drone that has been ordered by Indonesian Armed Force is Wulung UAV, manufactured in PT Dirgantara Indonesia and designed by BPPT (Indonesian Government Research Agency).

Wulung UAV

 

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Indonesia offer N 219 to Lao Airlines
http://www.beritasatu.com/ekonomi/345394-indonesia-tawarkan-pesawat-ke-laos.html

 

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Indonesia offer N 219 to Lao Airlines
http://www.beritasatu.com/ekonomi/345394-indonesia-tawarkan-pesawat-ke-laos.html

dapet kelinci percobaan satu lagi

 

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dapet kelinci percobaan satu lagi

I hope the Canadian aircraft company (mentioned from CEO PT DI Interview) realized to built N 219 when our production facility still lack of capacity production.

 

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UK Aerospace specialist; Paul Calver , site visit to PT Dirgantara Indonesia in Bandung #aerospace #IndonesiaMatters

UK Aerospace specialist; Paul Calver meeting at PT Dirgantara Indonesia

Maybe N219 Second Prototype

 

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PT DI eyes A320 maintenance
certification from EASA
Arya Dipa, The Jakarta Post, Bandung | Business | Sat, April 28 2012, 4:53 PM

(JP/Arya Dipa)
Business News

State aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) is currently in the process of obtaining certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to maintain Airbus A320 narrow body airplanes.

“We are currently undergoing an audit process from EASA, including facilities, quality, and the capabilities of our technicians in the maintenance division,” PT DI spokesman Rahendi Triatna said Friday.

“The capacity of how many aircraft can be maintained at a certain time depends on our space area.”

The intent is to tap the potential of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) businesses with more A320 aircraft being operated by airlines both in Indonesia and globally.

Privately run Indonesia AirAsia (IAA), for example, is planning to hand over all MRO activities for its fleet of exclusively A320s to PT DI once the aircraft maker obtains the EASA certification.

Rahendi was upbeat that the EASA certification would be garnered by this year.

PT DI currently has 20 aviation certifications from various institutions.

“Those certifications show that we conform to safety requirements in the aerospace industry, both from the governments and customers,” he said.

“They provide positive effects to the company in developing its international business,” he added.

The certifications include those from the Transportation Ministry Air Transportation Directorate General for civil aircraft and the Indonesian Military Aircraft Authority (IMAA) for military aircraft, AS9100, as well as those issued by the National Aerospace and Defense Contractor Accreditation Program (NADCAP) and the Performance Review Institute (PRI) for products manufacturing process.

IAA president director Dharmadi said he was committed to appointing PT DI to maintain all of the current 17 A320s being operated by the wholly owned subsidiary of AirAsia Group.

“Maintenance facilities for Airbus are currently only located in Singapore and Thailand. If PT DI can carry out the maintenance, we believe it will be cheaper to conduct it here instead of flying abroad,” he said.

“PT DI will also be able to maintain Airbus planes in the Asian region.”

Dharmadi said the airline will add four more A320s by the end of this year and operate 34 units of the popular narrow body plane by the end of 2015.

“We will be then aiming to add five additional airplanes each year,” he said.

Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is also operating a number of A320s through its strategic business unit (SBU), Citilink low-cost carrier, while Mandala Airlines has resumed operations also with A320.

Garuda subsidiary GMF AeroAsia has already been certified for MRO works from A-Check to C-Check for the A320. (nvn)

- See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...-certification-easa.html#sthash.WE6c2gFV.dpuf


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The visit is likely to get certification process, so it can handle Air Asia planes.

Air Asia maintenance is handled by ST Aerospace (Singapore) currently as far as I know....

 

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Garuda Indonesia unit operates new hangar for narrow body aircraft, eyes SE Asia market

By Insider Admin Sep 28, 2015

JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – The country’s largest aircraft maintenance company GMF Aero Asia, a subsidiary of flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia, officially begins the operation of its fourth aircraft hangar (4th), which is dubbed as the largest hangar for narrow body aircraft in the world. The hangar has the capacity to accommodate 16 narrow body aircraft, such as Boeing 737, at one time.

The new hangar will certainly boost GMF Aero Asia’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) business.

The hangar was officiated by State Enterprise Minister Rini Soemarno on Monday (Sept 28) and attended by President Director of Garuda Indoensia Arif Wibowo and Director General for Air Transportation Suprasetio.

The hangar’s construction began in 2013 by PT Wijaya Karya (Pesero) Tbk and financed by BNI.

Currently, GMF is the market leader in MRO business in the country by controlling 70 percent of MRO business. Of the MRO works, about 75 percent comes from Garuda Indonesia, the company’s parent firm and the remaining 25 percent comes from other airlines.

As the aviation industry grows fast partly driven by the increase of number of narrow body aircraft used by low-cost air carriers, the demand for MRO works also increase. The value of maintenance, repair and overhaul from aircrafts had also increased.

President Director of GMF Aero Asia Richard Budihadianto said earlier that the value of MRO business in Indonesia today is estimated to have reached US$ 1 billion per annum. About 70 percent of the MRO demand is served by overseas hangars, while domestic hangars only serve 30 percent of the domestic MRO needs.

The biggest challenge for MRO operators like GMF is the increase capacity and capability. Capacity means the amount of MRO works carried out, while the capability is the level of works provided.

The demand for MRO is expected to further increase with the implementation of the so-called Open Sky Policy. This means that more and more airlines from abroad will fly to various destinations in Indonesia. This would open up business opportunities for GMF Aero Asia as these aircraft would need maintenance, from overnight service, light maintenance, medium check to overhaul.

In 2013, GMF Aero Asia posted net profit of US$19 million, while sales reached US$230 million.

GMF AeroAsia has also secured international certificates of approval from Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) of US and EASA from Europe as well as approval from 20 countries including Australia and Singapore.

With the certificates of approval, GMF has full capabilities to serve B-737 series aircraft, however its capacity is limited. For new wide body aircraft B-777, GMF only has the capability to provide mid-range maintenance works, so it still needs to improve our capacity on that area.

Apart from Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air (PT Lion Mentari Airlines) also has its owned hangar. Lion Air officially opened its hangar, called Batam Aero Technic in January 2014. The Batam Aero Technic is the first of four hangar being built by Lion Air.

Batam Aero Technic has 100 engineers who have the capability and qualification for aircraft maintenance and repair services. The facility will enable Lion Air to maintain and repair its Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft at its own hangar. (*)

http://www.theinsiderstories.com/ga...for-narrow-body-aircraft-eyes-se-asia-market/
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The World Biggest Hangar Operates

• 14:42:14, 29 September 2015

PT Garuda Maintenance Facility (GMF) Aero Asia, yesterday, started to operate hangar 4 which also as the world biggest hangar right now for narrow body airplane.

Additional Capacity for this workshop aimed to support GMF Aero Asia’s target to become top three in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in South-East Asia at 2020 and top 10 worldwide at 2030.

With financial support from BNI, PT WIJAYA KARYA (Persero) Tbk. completes this 67 thousand m2 hangar approximately for 2 years.

For more details, please read Media Indonesia (Printed Version) page 17 on September 29, 2015.

http://www.wika.co.id/detailpost/the-world-biggest-hangar-operates-wika