Indonesia Defence Forum

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Joint patrol, Indonesian police paramilitary unit ( Brimob ) and Indonesian Army. Papua province

 

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After supporting the military naval transport of the Border Security Task Force in 2022 which will serve in Papua for the next nine months, KRI Tanjung Kambani-971 carried out the embarkation of troops from Battalion 315/Garuda, Intai Combat Kostrad platoon and Muara Perairan Task Force Battalion The Marine Corps follows the material. Embarkation of troops and materials was carried out at Cargodock Mile 05 PT. Freeport Indonesia Ds. Amamapare Far East Mimika District, Mimika Regency, Papua, Saturday (11/6).

 

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Indonesian F 16 with AIM-120 C 7 AMRAAM

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1535971819605610496

 

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Indonesia Police Paramilitary unit ( Brimob ) will get additional troops of around 36.000, so if we add current strength at 45.108 personel, it means the total strength will be close to 100.000 troops. This is gradual increase with the completion target at 2045. One of the main tasks for the new addition is for guarding the new capital in Kalimantan island.

Source :

Brimob Bakal Tempatkan 36 Ribu Personel di 3 Wilayah Tugas Baru

Setelah resmi dikuatkan Kapolri, Brimob berencana menempatkan 36 ribu personel di 3 satker wilayah baru.

www.cnnindonesia.com

Brimob

 

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Jokowi Tomorrow resufle ( changing his ministers )

Hadi Cahyanto will replace our Defense Minister, Prabowo Subianto ...???

Interesting event Tomorrow.....

Ada Prabowo, Ini Deretan Pejabat yang Datangi Istana Sore Ini

Kepada wartawan, Sofyan enggan berbicara banyak saat ditanya perihal pemanggilan yang mendadak itu.

www.cnbcindonesia.com

 

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Hadi Cahyanto is our former Armed Force General. He is loyal to President, and honest.

Hadi Cahyanto is likely the one that can possibly formulate and execute what Jokowi wants in term of making defense spending as investment into our defense industry.

Jokowi still has around 3 years to reform our defense spending into a more investment driven and very pro local defense industry, something that he actually really wants to happen. Only fool and corrupt who think we can survive by importing defense equipments since we as a nation has faced several embargoes from powerful industrialized nations before.

Reaching independency in defense equipment is of course not something that can be achieved overnight, but at least we can see the lack of seriousness from current Defense Ministry acquisition and long term plan and how much the ministry spend on R&D ( with results and followed by real orders ). Ministry of Defense R&D figure in 2023 budget is very disappointing.

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1536733141251067905

 

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This Indonesian F 16 block C/D that is part of 24 second hand F 16 ordered during SBY administration.

While this one is F16 A/B MLU that gets refurbished and upgraded in Indonesia. 5 planes have completed Falcon Star program while the rest 5 planes are still undergoing Falcon Star Program ( refurbish and upgraded program in Indonesia under LM supervision ).

 

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Flying together, see the camouflage is different

 

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German President met with Jokowi in Bogor, West Java, Yesterday. It is his first foreign state visit after being elected as German President for the second time.

 

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Look on the comment section tone, that is real general public (real constituent) sentiment, not very very small minority of military fanboys we see in many forums and amateur Youtube channels.

If you want to win election, support local industry. Next President debate will likely bring this matter as well. Anyway, it is easy to send information to President candidate nowadays in this internet era.

It will be bad for publicity in Indonesia public if you choose to order 42 Rafale and 36 F 15 EX while you dont even give money for KF21/IFX program and pay for Indonesia financial contribution in yearly basis based on the deal.

The ball (and the blame) is in Prabowo hand

Do you support KF21/IFX program by using Defense budget where Defense Ministry has the highest budget so far compare to other ministries ? Indonesia needs to pay our financial obligation in our KF21/IFX cost share (20 %).

There is document already spread showing President support on KF21/IFX continuation. Finance Minister and Planning Minister (Bappenas) also shows support (shown on the document that many public has read), but Finance Minister said the payment should come from Defense Ministry budget as she said Defense Ministry has already had the highest budget compared to other Ministers budget, KF 21/IFX program is also part of Defense Minister program since SBY administration, so the ball and the blame is in Prabowo if Indonesia doesnt pay its financial contribution on the program after President decide to continue the program in March 2021.

Erick Tohir (SOE Minister) contribution

SOE Minister has already asked PMN for Indonesian Aerospace that can be used to strengthen the program since modernizing the production facility in N 219 and CN 235 means the production staff and workers will learn in automation production that is also used in KF21/IFX program. More over I see possible N 219 new version will use many composite materials that is also used in KF21/IFX program, something that is already stated by DI Director.

So possible new facility in composite production for N 219 program can also be used for KF21/IFX program. This is why some alluminium parts of several KF21/IFX prototypes are made in Bandung, Indonesia, using present production facility. There is a document I posted in KFX/IFX thread telling this fact.

I see the rational to prioritize N 219 and CN 235 program in term of production facility expansion and modernization because those planes have already in production stage and have already had another new orders (10 for N 219 and 10 for CN 235, for this thanks to Prabowo Subianto because the order come from Defense Minister), while KF21/IFX program still need some time to complete the development phase where the development center is in Korea for production and testing of the prototypes.

Despite so, strengthening N 219 and CN 235 program also means strengthening KF21/IFX program in both financially (retaining and expanding the engineers and production staff quantity) and technically (improving the production staff and workers expertise in automation production system and advanced composite material production- possible new composite production facility acquisition from PMN that can be used in both N 219 and KF21/IFX program).

KF21/IFX production hangar in Indonesian Aerospace

Older picture when the facility was still empty