Chestnut
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Considering our most pressing concern right now is KKB's and a potential Marawi situation, there's no need to focus on getting more MBT's (We're not getting more, we're sticking with lighter tanks) or destroyers (we're a littoral country, we're better off getting more frigates and corvettes like the US LCS than a full fledged destroyer). A Arleigh Burke can't police a street corner, a Leopard 2 can't break down someone's door at 2AM to search for weapon caches; you need bodies for that.Yeah right, we should stopped to established new KOSTRAD division and other frigates and corvettes we had should be scrapped, we should cancelled our NASSAM order, we should destroying PINDAD armored division manufacturing capability, we should looking solution like Philippine and their infantry minded attitude. Afterall our enemies right now and in the future is cave man wielding hatched and bows. What a great mind you had i am get a new revelation by each passing days.
The reason US can get a hold in Afghanistan in first place is because their shiny toys and network system along with all of their logistick units able to ensure there is no contender able to challenge their rules over the OCEAN and skies, what a great mind @Chestnut had to said those toys doesnt help US to suppress the enemies, well Tora Bora battle is fought with only rifles at hand maybe
Like it or not the reality of our security problems lies in better infantry gear, better infantry training, and long range surveillance than heavy hitting assets. The US didn't send in heavy assets when they first invaded Afghanistan, they sent in small scale SOF units supported by air support, which is what Super Tucanos and PGM equipped strike fighters are. They didn't need destroyers to fight a landlocked country nor stealth fighters to maintain air superiority against a country with no air force; stop talking out of your *** and putting words in my mouth.
And yes, as someone who works in the industry, I fully support stopping the government monopolization of the defense industry. Pindad quality is utter garbage because they don't have to compete with anybody else when they're the only people who make armored vehicles here and the military is obliged to purchase from them under KKIP. PAL and PTDI are forced to compete with local and international companies and thus are forced to constantly innovate, hence why they get foreign orders. Competition is good for business.
I don't get why it's so hard for Indonesian defense enthusiasts to just swallow the pride and admit we don't need to be like the US or Russia or China. We all have different security priorities.