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[Indos]

New development, look like the program development has been speed up

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Singapore Airshow 2022: KF-21 captures Asia-Pacific and European export interest​

15th February 2022 - 04:25 GMT | by Tim Martin in Singapore

KAI has held talks with potential KF-21 fighter jet export customers from Asia-Pacific and Europe.

The KAI KF-21 Boramae 4.5-generation fighter has attracted the attention of potential buyers from Asia-Pacific and Europe, as the manufacturer begins to ramp up preparations for the first flight of the new jet in July.

KAI has completed production of four aircraft to undergo testing as part of an engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) phase underwritten by South Korea.

The EMD will cover ground tests, flight tests, armament tests and a number of other airworthiness items, all to be held at the KAI facility in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province.

‘We expect to complete testing in less than two years and begin production in 2024,’ Jae Yun Park, aircraft business development manager at KAI, told Shephard.

In all, six prototypes are expected to undergo testing before production begins.

‘Roughly [production will cover] three squadrons and available to export customers after that,' Jae said. 'The government is going to decide and let us know when exactly it will be available for export programmes.

Some [of those interested] are in Asia-Pacific and some are in Europe.’
Park added that the US government would have to give export approval for KF-21 weapons packages before any such sales could move forward.

Singapore Airshow 2022: KF-21 captures Asia-Pacific and European export interest | Shephard

KAI has held talks with potential KF-21 fighter jet export customers from Asia-Pacific and Europe.

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[Indos]

Minister of Finance approved only 5.8 billion USD foreign loan since 2021, some have been used in 2021 like Hercules, T50 Golden Eagle, AM 400, etc

And then 1.1 billion USD for 6 Rafale I believe will also be used, I still see there is room for 2 submarine ( Scorpene ) in 2022 with PT PAL and Naval Group cooperation.

RMP (Rupiah Murni Pendamping) is down payment and subsequent payment in yearly basis for the foreign loan. So according to AH, even from those 5.8 billion USD foreign loan approval for defense equipment acquisition, not whole can be executed in real contract (with the activation on the loan)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1494044662549471234

 

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posibility USMC will donate 20-100 units tank LVT-7 to our marines

 

[Qutb-ud-din-Aibak]

Minister of Finance approved only 5.8 billion USD foreign loan since 2021, some have been used in 2021 like Hercules, T50 Golden Eagle, AM 400, etc

And then 1.1 billion USD for 6 Rafale I believe will also be used, I still see there is room for 2 submarine ( Scorpene ) in 2022 with PT PAL and Naval Group cooperation.

RMP (Rupiah Murni Pendamping) is down payment and subsequent payment in yearly basis for the foreign loan. So according to AH, even from those 5.8 billion USD foreign loan approval for defense equipment acquisition, not whole can be executed in real contract (with the activation on the loan)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1494044662549471234

MoD Prabowo Subianto is considered the most competent figure to continue the current administration’s development

Indonesian Survey & Polling (SPIN) research institute has released another survey result in its mission to map the current socio-political constellation among the public, one aspect of which is the relative popularity of potential national figures for the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

observerid.com

MoD Prabowo Subianto is considered the most competent figure to continue the current administration’s development​

 

[Indos]

MoD Prabowo Subianto is considered the most competent figure to continue the current administration’s development

Indonesian Survey & Polling (SPIN) research institute has released another survey result in its mission to map the current socio-political constellation among the public, one aspect of which is the relative popularity of potential national figures for the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

observerid.com

MoD Prabowo Subianto is considered the most competent figure to continue the current administration’s development​

There are 4 Presidential Candidate that gets a lot of popularity based on Survey

I only want to show the general look on Indonesia political landscape base on recent and respected survey companies result.

1. Ganjar Pranowo 22 %
2. Prabowo Subianto 20 %
3. Anies Baswedan 16 %
4. Ridwan Kamil 5-7 %

Ganjar as the most favorite I bet doesnt want to be VP and Prabowo also doesnt want to be VP as he has had 2 previous election as President candidate and he is head of Gerindra Party

Anies and Ridwan is likely to do coalition and become Presiden and VP candidate

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All of them, except Prabowo, are relatively young, around 50-56 years old

Prabowo is very old ( 70 years old )

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Indonesians like young leaders

Soekarno become President in his 45 years old ( 1945)
Soeharto become Presiden in his 40 years old (1968), actually he has already had power in late 1966 and has already become defacto leader in 1967.

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We are not like Japanese, we like fresh and young leader

 

[Qutb-ud-din-Aibak]

There are 4 Presidential Candidate that gets a lot of popularity based on Survey

I only want to show the general look on Indonesia political landscape base on recent and respected survey companies result.

1. Ganjar Pranowo 22 %
2. Prabowo Subianto 20 %
3. Anies Baswedan 16 %
4. Ridwan Kamil 5-7 %

Ganjar as the most favorite I bet doesnt want to be VP and Prabowo also doesnt want to be VP as he has had 2 previous election as President candidate and he is head of Gerindra Party

Anies and Ridwan is likely to do coalition and become Presiden and VP candidate

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All of them, except Prabowo, are relatively young, around 50-56 years old

Prabowo is very old ( 70 years old )

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Indonesians like young leaders

Soekarno become President in his 45 years old ( 1945)
Soeharto become Presiden in his 40 years old (1968), actually he has already had power in late 1966 and has already become defacto leader in 1967.

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We are not like Japanese, we like fresh and young leader

Prabowo is most capable

 

[Battlion25]

There are 4 Presidential Candidate that gets a lot of popularity based on Survey

I only want to show the general look on Indonesia political landscape base on recent and respected survey companies result.

1. Ganjar Pranowo 22 %
2. Prabowo Subianto 20 %
3. Anies Baswedan 16 %
4. Ridwan Kamil 5-7 %

Ganjar as the most favorite I bet doesnt want to be VP and Prabowo also doesnt want to be VP as he has had 2 previous election as President candidate and he is head of Gerindra Party

Anies and Ridwan is likely to do coalition and become Presiden and VP candidate

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All of them, except Prabowo, are relatively young, around 50-56 years old

Prabowo is very old ( 70 years old )

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Indonesians like young leaders

Soekarno become President in his 45 years old ( 1945)
Soeharto become Presiden in his 40 years old (1968), actually he has already had power in late 1966 and has already become defacto leader in 1967.

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We are not like Japanese, we like fresh and young leader

What about Sri Mulyani

 

[Indos]

What about Sri Mulyani

Sri Mulyani is still relatively young and popular, she still has a chance to be the next Finance Minister if she is agree, she is also respected by financial market.

If Prabowo lost, SMI and Erick Tohir will likely become another Minister in very important position in the next new administration, Finance Minister and SOE Minister.

She is also popular among Indonesian folks

She has pretty daughter

With her staff in Finance Ministry when she visited Italy for G20 meeting

She wants to contribute to develop Indonesia, this is why she leave World Bank despite she has became World Bank Managing Director before Jokowi called her to serve under his administration. She has lot of spirit and been proven as a responsible Minister so far.

Only fanboys who wants to spend 140 billion USD Prabowo foreign defense equipment plan within 5 years who dont like her..........

These include those so called Defense Analysts and all parliament members in Commission 1, except Democrat Party and Nasional Mandate Party (PAN) which have acted more responsibly over this matter.

AlhamduliLLAH, we have Jokowi and other responsible Ministers that can prevent the plan that not only can potentially destroy our economy but also our local defense industry by eliminating their future sales, thus limits their future growth (or even can bankrupt them all).

 

[Indos]

Only some one who doesnt understand about geopolitics who said we should balance trade with US which is currently in Indonesia surplus by buying F 15 EX. That small surplus is not really matter to US economy any way, LOL.

Joe Biden is also not as sensitive as Donald Trump in term of US trade deficit, the new administration will focus on balancing trade deficit with China instead with giant 355 billion USD deficit with that country in 2021, even US large trade deficit with Vietnam ( around 70 billion USD/2020) is now being ignored under Biden leadership.

Donald Trump is an anomaly in US politics, we should not see how US establishment think in the way Donald Trump thinks. Even he wants dis-engagement with European countries, wants to be friend with Russia, and also ignores ASEAN, something that is very different with they way US establishment actually does that can be seen with so many US administrations general behavior before and after Trump administration.

If some one said he is working in Indonesia Finance Ministry is not necessary suggest his opinion is true, even he already said what he said is his personal opinion. We need to be critical and do analysist not based on where the author works, education, etc, etc, but rather the substance of his writing, whether it is true or not. He is also not a high official in Finance Ministry.

I am talking about some one who wrote in CNBC Indonesia and Indonesian members in other forum who just swallow his opinion fully. Actually what he wrote has become a debate among Indonesian members here and in DT long before he made the article in CNBC Indonesia, with me as some one who always opposes that balancing act over such small trade deficit compared to giant US economy.

 

[Indos]

US Foreign Affairs understand it. This statement is relatively the same when the first time I read it during Obama administration period, it is still the same during Trump administration, but at the end of Trump administration, some one in US foreign affairs tried to change the narrative and tried to play down Indonesia but later it is edited and come back to its previous statement which is the same as Today.


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U.S.-INDONESIA RELATIONS

Indonesia is a vital partner in the Indo-Pacific Region and U.S.-Indonesia relations have taken on increasing importance. Indonesia is the world’s third largest democracy, largest Muslim-majority country, the seventh-largest economy by purchasing power, and a leader in ASEAN.

It possesses the world’s greatest marine biodiversity and its second greatest terrestrial biodiversity. Indonesia also borders the South China Sea, which has the world’s busiest sea lanes — over $5 trillion in cargo and as much as 50 percent of the world’s oil tankers pass through the South China Sea every year. The United States was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with Indonesia in 1949, following its independence from the Netherlands. Indonesia’s democratization and reform process since 1998 has increased its stability and security, and resulted in strengthened U.S.-Indonesia relations.

The United States and Indonesia initiated in 2010 a Comprehensive Partnership to foster consistent high-level engagement on democracy and civil society, education, security, resilience and mitigation , maritime, energy, and trade issues, among others. Based on its success, in 2015, the two countries upgraded the relationship to the U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership , extending cooperation to issues of regional and global significance.

U.S. Relations With Indonesia - United States Department of State

More information about Indonesia is available on the Indonesia country page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. U.S.-INDONESIA RELATIONS Indonesia is a vital partner in the Indo-Pacific Region, and U.S.-Indonesia relations have...

www.state.gov

 

[Indos]

Jupiter Aerobatic Team

This video is quite clear with zoom

 

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KRI ABDUL HALIM PERDANAKUSUMA -355 has been installed with scan eagle uav

 

[Indos]

Indonesian Armed Force keeps improving the welfare of its soldiers, including building houses for them. This houses are for Tamtama and Bintara, lowest rank soldiers.

 

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Pindad Sukses Lakukan Uji Tembak Medium Tank Harimau Kanon 105mm​

Cipatat - PT Pindad (Persero) melaksanakan uji tembak (firing test) produk First Article Medium Tank Harimau pada 24 - 25 Februari 2022 di Pusat Pendidikan Infanteri (Pusdikif) TNI AD Cipatat, Kabupaten Bandung Barat. Kegiatan uji tembak merupakan salah satu rangkaian dari Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) produk Medium Tank Harimau. Tujuan kegiatan uji tembak dilaksanakan untuk mengetahui dan memastikan kemampuan turret dengan kanon 105mm dalam kondisi baik, memenuhi persyaratan dan spesifikasi desain terbaru yang mendapatkan berbagai peningkatan.

Kegiatan uji tembak dihadiri oleh Plt. Kabid Matra Darat Pus Alpalhan Baranahan Kemhan, Kolonel Yudha Adillah selaku ketua tim Factory Acceptance Test Medium Tank Harimau, Kasubdit Siapsat dan Alutsista Pussenkav, Kolonel Beni Nugroho beserta jajaran. Hadir pula dalam kegiatan uji tembak adalah Direktur Teknologi & Pengembangan PT Pindad (Persero), Sigit Santosa, Vice President Penjaminan Mutu & K3LH, Prima Kharisma beserta jajaran VP & GM.


Medium Tank Harimau merupakan salah satu dari 7 program pengembangan strategis pemerintah untuk meningkatkan kemampuan BUMN Industri Pertahanan dalam membangun penguasaan teknologi menuju kemandirian alutsista dalam negeri. Bekerja sama dengan FNSS Turki, Pindad sudah mendapatkan pengetahuan, pengalaman, dan referensi standar internasional mengenai pengembangan tank.


Sebelumnya, Medium Tank Harimau menjalani serangkaian Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) yang dilaksanakan di fasilitas uji FNSS Turki pada 8 – 14 Agustus 2021. Rangkaian uji yang dijalani antara lain; uji rintangan tanjakan 60%, uji lintas parit, uji pengereman, uji lintas miring 30%, uji radius putar, uji kemampuan mengarung dan berbagai uji lainnya. Setelah menjalani berbagai rangkaian uji FAT di FNSS Turki, Medium Tank Harimau menjalani uji selanjutnya di Indonesia dan difokuskan pada uji tembak kanon kaliber 105 mm.


Uji tembak / firing test dilakukan dengan posisi Medium Tank Harimau statis dan target tembakan statis berjarak 1250 meter berukuran 4x4 meter menggunakan jenis peluru HEP-T (High Explosive Plastic Tracer) & peluru TPCSDS-T (Target Practice Cone Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Tracer). Sesi pertama merupakan uji visual turret 105 mm untuk memastikan integrasi dan konfigurasi pada desain terbaru Medium Tank Harimau sudah memenuhi persyaratan dan spesifikasi. Pengujian dilakukan dengan memeriksa prinsip kerja, laras, alat bidik, fitur, gerakan hingga tombol-tombol sudah bergungsi dengan baik.


Sesi kedua merupakan uji tembak turret dengan kanon 105 mm. Manager Mutu Industrial 2 PT Pindad (Persero), Suparno bertindak sebagai Kepala Pelaksana Kegiatan Uji Tembak memberikan aba-aba penembakan Medium Tank Harimau. Pengujian tembak diawali dengan menembak dengan posisi menghadap arah depan, lalu dilanjutkan dengan arah kanan, kiri dan diakhiri arah belakang. Masing-masing posisi tembak dilakukan pengujian dengan menggunakan peluru sebanyak 1 butir. Hasil uji tembak adalah Medium Tank Harimau sukses menembak tepat sasaran dengan turret tetap stabil dan seluruh fungsi turret berfungsi baik sesuai persyaratan.


Setelah melaksanakan uji tembak, Medium Tank Harimau dengan desain dan konfigurasi terbaru melaksanakan berbagai uji daya gerak. Rangkaian uji yang dilaksanakan adalah uji percepatan dan uji perlambatan yang dilaksanakan pada ruas jalan tol km 125 Padalarang - Bandung. Kemudian, dilanjutkan dengan uji balok sejajar, uji embarkasi, uji tanggul dan uji insani yang dilaksanakan di PT Pindad (Persero), Bandung.


Salah satu peningkatan pada desain terbaru Medium Tank Harimau adalah desain sudut hidung depan kendaraan dan sudut pandang pengemudi. Desain terbaru pada Medium Tank Harimau menghindarkan benturan antara kanon pada turret dengan bodi pada sudut depresi -10°. Selain itu, desain terbaru memberikan jarak pandang yang lebih luas bagi pengemudi. Cakupan pandangan dari pengemudi sudah memenuhi syarat untuk melakukan manuver dan memberikan visibilitas yang lebih baik.


Factory Acceptance Test pada produk Medium Tank Harimau menjadi momentum penting bagi PT Pindad (Persero) sebagai bukti kapabilitas dalam penguasaan teknologi bidang pertahanan terutama produk kendaraan tempur. Dengan berbagai peningkatan pada desain serta keberhasilan pada uji tembak First Article Medium Tank Harimau, diharapkan PT Pindad (Persero) mampu memajukan dan menguatkan pertahanan nasional

 

[Indos]

30 Bell 412 order has been approved by Minister of planning, but not yet approved by Minister of Finance.

We should wait April 2022 to see whether this order will go ahead or not as that is the time Minister of Finance release several approved foreign loan programs, but real order will wait Minister of Finance MRP (down payment) approval to be included in 2023 state budget.

The figure is for 20 new helicopter and 10 used ones.

There is English translation