Indonesia Defence Forum

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Preparation of 5 October Indonesian Armed Force Celebration Day

 

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Javeline ATGM launched by Indonesian Army in Super Garuda Shield 2022

 

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AlhamduliLLAH, Indonesia will resume paying its financial obligation for KF21/IFX program next week, and then bigger payment is expected to happen next year. Reported by South Korean source.

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Planning Minister has agreed on Military satellite acquisition program, waiting for Finance Minister approval. I expect the satellite comes from Airbus.

Catatan-catatan Kritis Terhadap Program Satelit Pertahanan

Program satelit pertahanan sesungguhnya bukan program baru karena sebelumnya pernah tercantum di periode 2015-2019 dengan nama Satelit Komunikasi Pertahanan.

www.cnbcindonesia.com

Eurostar Series

A product of choice with major operators worldwide, the Eurostar series of high performance communications satellites is suited to all communications missions, is compatible with the whole range of launch vehicles and is the benchmark in the industry for in-orbit reliability.

www.airbus.com

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Eurostar E3000​

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Eurostar E3000 is a generic satellite model most commonly used for commercial and military communications satellites manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space (formerly Astrium). It is a member of Airbus Defence and Space's Eurostar family. It utilises a chemical, bi-propellant propulsion system for orbit raising and on-station manoeuvres with an optional plasma propulsion system (PPS).[1] The PPS harnesses the Newtonian effect as a result of the ionisation of xenon gas employed by the use of Hall effect plasma thrusters. This system is most commonly used for north–south station-keeping. The E3000 was the first commercial satellite family to use lithium–ion batteries rather than the older nickel-based technologies for power supply during eclipses.

The E3000 bus can be modified extensively to meet customer requirements, but most of the E3000 satellites have a launch mass of between 4,500 and 6,000 kg (9,900 and 13,200 lb), and solar arrays between 35 and 45 m (115 and 148 ft) providing between nine and sixteen kilowatts at end of life. They tend to feature between 50 and 90 transponders, most often in the Ku-band and C-band.

There have been 52 satellites built around the E3000 platform including ANASIS 2, Hispasat's Amazonas 1 and 2, Arabsat-5A, -5B, and -5C, Astra 1M, 1N, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3B and 5B, Eutelsat's W3A and Hot Bird 8–10, Intelsat 10-02, KA-SAT, Atlantic Bird 7, 70B Telesat's Anik F1R, F3 and Nimiq-4, Skynet 5A–C and the Inmarsat 4-series of satellites.[2] Each of the three Inmarsat 4 in service has a large deployable reflector as the main antenna.

In March 2015, Airbus Defence and Space received a delivery of new 3D-printed brackets for mounting telemetry and tele-command antennas, being the first space-qualified 3D-printed component of its kind.[3]

 

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Indonesia-South Korea Bilateral Relations Are Getting Stronger and More Solid​

06-10-2022 /

Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia Dr. (H.C.) Puan Maharani is pleased with the stronger and solid Indonesia-South Korea bilateral relations that have been going on since 1968. The reason is, since November 2017, through the "Republic of Korea-Republic of Indonesia Joint Vision Statement for Co-Prosperity and Peace", Indonesia's bilateral relations and cooperation with South Korea have entered a new chapter.

Not only that, the two country leaders agreed to upgrade the status of the partnership to a special strategic partnership and continued with the agreement of the Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Special Strategic Partnership (2021-2025). "With a focus on cooperation on four areas, namely: defense and foreign relations, bilateral trade and infrastructure development, people-to-people exchanges, and regional and global cooperation," said Puan in a written statement received by the Parliamentary team, Thursday (6/10/2022)

In addition, the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia appreciates the strengthening of cooperation between Indonesia and South Korea in the field of defense and security through The First RI-ROK Foreign and Defense Senior Officials Meeting. The cooperation is in the form of the defense equipment project of the KF-21 Boramae fighter aircraft and submarines.

"This includes capacity building for Indonesia's defense human resources," she continued. As for bilateral trade and infrastructure development, I appreciate the progress in several aspects, namely the IK-CEPA economic agreement to increase the pace of Indonesia's exports to South Korea, strategic investment cooperation in the electric car and battery industry and investment in the development of IKN reaching USD6.37 billion with 58 thousand workers.

"In 2020, it is a sign of the increasing synergy between Indonesia and South Korea with the signing of the first cooperation in the field of digital economy and Start-ups of the Republic of Indonesia-South Korea in the era of the G20 Presidency of Indonesia," explained the PDI-Perjuangan Faction Politician.

Puan believes that the cooperation relationship between Indonesia and South Korea will be stronger, especially in the economic sector where the increasing trend of bilateral trade reached USD18 billion in 2021, an increase quite sharply from the previous year of USD13 billion. Moreover, the synergy between Indonesia and South Korea is increasingly solid and productive. He also encouraged the concrete implementation of the Indonesia-Korea Economic Partnership Agreement.

"I invite the House of Representatives of South Korea to jointly support and encourage the two Governments to continue to develop bilateral cooperation for the common prosperity and welfare of the two countries," concluded Puan. (p/aha)

Hubungan Bilateral Indonesia-Korea Selatan Semakin Kuat dan Solid

mber 2017, melalui Republic of Korea-Republic of Indonesia Joint Vision Statement for Co-Prosperity and Peace", hubungan dan kerja sama bilateral Indonesia dengan Korea Selatan memasuki babak baru. Tak hanya itu, Kedua pemimpin negara sepakat untuk meningkatkan status kemitraan menjadi...

www.dpr.go.id

 

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NEW INDONESIAN NAVY MCMV (Mine Counter-Measure Vessel)

On January 29th, 2019 ABEKING & RASMUSSEN signed a contract with the Indonesian MoD for the design and construction of two Minehunting Vessels for the Indonesian Navy.

Incorporating latest design and production techniques the 62 m design has continuously been developed by ABEKING & RASMUSSEN over the past years ranging back to the German Navy‘s „Frankenthal“-Class. The MCM suite includes a state of the art minehunting sonar as well as unmanned vehicles.

We thank the Indonesian MoD and feel honored to have been chosen to become the trusted supplier of MCMV for the Indonesian Navy.

 

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Ship Naming & Ship Launching at Abeking & Rasmussen shipbuilding, Lemwerder, germany.​

KRI PULAU FANI & KRI PULAU FANILDO​

 

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panther navy aviation (puspenerbal tni-al)

 

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Bell 412 EPI ArmyAviation

 

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Coordinator Minister of politics, law and security, Mahfud MD, met with Deputy Defense Minister, Muhammad Herindra, to discuss KFX/IFX program. In the meeting, there are also present of Technology and Research Heads from Defense Ministry. I hope they discuss the result of Pitch Black 2022 where just 2 F35 RASF (Australia) can eliminate 6 F 15 SG (Singapore) without even those F15 SG knowing the present of Australian F35.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1581954541788233729

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The fifth-generation fighters flew against dedicated opposing teams from many countries. Although the results of the mock air combats have not been revealed, according to International Military website Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-15SG pilot Major Arumugam Sivaraj who was part of the opposing team said that thanks to this exercise his side was able to gain experience. It was in fact revealed to the press that during one of his sorties he flew against RAAF F-35As and that the Lightning IIs were able to locate all aircraft belonging to the opposing force.

During one engagement the RAAF deployed 2 F-35As against 6 RSAF F-15SGs. RSAF Detachment Commander Colonel Mark Tan explained, that the RAAF joint strike fighters were able to find all its opponents in the air and then kill all the them before being detected by the opponents too.

The F-35 is the latest fifth-generation fighter and will replace aging fleet of fourth-generation fighters in service with the US and their allies.

Two RAAF F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters killed Six RSAF F-15SG fighters in a single mock engagement during Exercise Pitch Black 2022 - The Aviation Geek Club

Two RAAF F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters killed Six RSAF F-15SG fighters in a single mock engagement during Exercise Pitch Black 2022

theaviationgeekclub.com

 

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Indonesia's efforts to reclaim its right over Sand Island Cluster​

14th October 2022

Map of the Sand Island cluster that is currently still in dispute. (ANTARA/Kornelis Kaha/rst)


The Sand Island Cluster, or what the Australians call Ashmore Reef, is not widely known by the Indonesian people.

This is because the polemic over the Sand Island Cluster is not as big as the Sipadan and Ligitan cases or the Ambalat Block, both of which involve Indonesia and Malaysia.

The Sand Island Cluster in Timor Sea is located 320 kilometers from the West-North coast of Australia, though only 140 km south of Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Based on pre-colonial history, the Sand Island Cluster, which is currently called Ashmore Reef, was actually an integral part of Indonesia.

This claim is indicated by the large number of traditional Indonesian fishermen, who have been fishing for a long time around the Sand Island Cluster to the mainland of Broome, Australia.

In addition, there are the graves of Rote ancestors and various other artifacts in the Sand Island cluster. The island is also used as a rest area by fishermen after a night of catching sea cucumbers and fish in the Sand Island waters.

Sand Island is often used as a transit point by Indonesian fishermen from other areas when they sail to the southern part of Indonesia, such as to the Rote Islands waters.

However, since a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Indonesia and Australia was signed in 1974, Australia immediately claimed Sand Island as its property, causing a detrimental to Indonesia.

International law observer from Nusa Cendana University Kupang T.W. Tadeus considered that a mistake was committed on the part of the Indonesian Government in 1974 when the MoU was signed.


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In the 1974 MoU, the Indonesian government sought Australia’s help to monitor Sand Island for conservation purposes.

“Indirectly, Indonesia also handed over the Sand Island to Australia. This has become a problem to this day," he pointed out.

In 1976, the Australian government claimed that Sand Island, which was included in the Indonesian territory, became its property. It was this claim that later became a prolonged polemic over the ownership of the island.

However, according to customs and traditions of the surrounding community, the people of NTT should still be able to access and tap into the potential of the sea around the island. However, based on data from the NTT Police, from 2004 to 2006, some three thousand NTT fishermen were arrested while entering the area.

The last incident occurred in 2021 when several fishermen were arrested and their boats were sunk by the Australian border police, as they were considered to have violated national boundaries and caught fish in the Sand Island waters.

The act of burning several Indonesian fishing boats infuriated Director General of Marine and Fishery Resources Supervision (PSDKP) of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Rear Admiral Adin Nurawaluddin.

In protest of this action, his side then canceled patrols with the Australian Border Force (ABF). This is because Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, emphasized the importance of the state's role in controlling fishing vessels as an effort to maintain the sustainability of marine and fishery resources.


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Oil and gas potential

Sand Island and the surrounding area are estimated to contain large amounts of oil and natural gas. Moreover, oil and gas exploration is found in that area.

Hence, the West Timor Care Foundation (YPTB) along with the Australian Jubilee Research Center in September 2022 urged the Australian government to immediately stop oil and gas drilling in the Sand Island waters.

They were concerned about a recurrence of the incidents that took place in 2009. At that time, the Montara oil refinery had exploded and destroyed hundreds of hectares of the fishermen's seaweed.

Moreover, the number of fish catches had decreased. Several fishermen and their children were injured and died as a result of being exposed to oil excessively flowing into the NTT waters.

Several areas, such as the Timor Sea and Sand Island waters, are also known to have natural gas and oil potential that is estimated to reach five million barrels.

The unilateral claim to Pasir Island by Australia is allegedly caused by the country’s aspirations to dominate oil and gas in the region.


Related news: BMKG cautions of extreme, long days without rain in NTT

This was proven after the MoU signing in 1974 when Australia moved quickly by cooperating with an Australian oil and gas contractor, Woodside, to research oil content in the area and then discover the potential.

The holder of the mandate for the customary rights of indigenous people in Timor Sea, including those in the Sand Island cluster, Ferdi Tanoni, urged the central government to seriously address the issue of maritime boundary lines on Sand Island, as the area is prone to disputes.

This is since the region's potential is able to support the country's economy, considering the fact that until now, the agreement signed since 1974 had never been re-ratified by Indonesia and Australia.

By controlling the Sand Island cluster, NTT Province has the opportunity to increase regional and state revenues based on its huge potential.

Tanoni then questioned the reason behind the government's deployment of several troops to defend the Ambalat case but decided to stay silent for the Sand Island case.

Hence, Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives and the Government should immediately take various diplomatic and legal efforts to regain the rights of the country that has been annexed by Australia.


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The Australian government must be able to show proof of ownership of Sand Island to justify its claim. Until now, the evidence has never been shown.

The claim to the Sand Island cluster is contrary to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). According to the convention, if the distance between two countries is less than 400 nautical miles, then the median line is used.

In reality, the distance between Australia, Timor Leste, and Indonesia is less than 400 miles. Thus, Indonesia should have equal rights in the Timor Sea.

Hence, Indonesia must do something to regain its rights to the Sand Island cluster. This case can be settled through court or arbitration.

This is in accordance with the result of the 1982 UNCLOS. The Sipadan-Ligitan case can be used as a basis guide for Indonesia to win the case.

The best medium for resolving this case is arbitration. In addition to being cost-effective, the arbitration process does not take too long but has an absolute and binding decision.

Indonesia's efforts to reclaim its right over Sand Island Cluster

The Sand Island Cluster, or what the Australians call Ashmore Reef, is not widely known by the Indonesian people. This is because the polemic over the Sand ...

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Another reason of why we should focus on KF21 instead of Rafale and F15 EX

 

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Prabowo is reported to visit USA next week, I believe it is related to geopolitics (China, Russia, and G20 meeting in Indonesia) than anything else.

I expect refurbishing and upgrading of Indonesian 23 F 16 Block 52 is part of the conversation. I hope all of them can gradually undergo upgraded program in Indonesia for 2025-2029 period. Since the planes are relatively newly refurbished by US, so I expect less time required to refurbish and upgrade them all compared to our Falcon Star Program (10 F 16 A/B refurbish and upgrade program in Indonesia). This is something that has already been approved by Minister of Planning, so more rational to expect this will be the one that is discussed.

I doubt any F15 Eagle conversation will take place during the meeting since the program is not yet approved by our Minister of Planning (not part of newly released blue book) and basically US has approved the sell if Indonesia really wants it. If it is about finalizing F15 EX contract, then you should meet Boeing officials instead of US Defense Minister and CIA Chief....

But, of course, Prabowo has dream to buy 42 Rafale and 36 F15 EX under his period as Defense Minister, but once again in Indonesia the acquisition of defense equipment that requires money needs approval of Minister of Planning (Bappenas) and Minister of Finance. So far Indonesia only buy 6 Rafale planes that is just become effective contract last month. We are already in the end of 2022 and Prabowo will resign in middle of 2023 as he wants to be President candidate for 2024 election. (our law forbid any Cabinet member to run for President).

My take on next Indonesia President

Regarding next Indonesia President, I expect it will likely be between Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan. Prabowo is in second place based on majority of 2022 survey. His popularity is in decreasing mode as last year he was still the most popular candidate for President.

I think after Anies is backed by Nasdem Party and then soon will likely be endorsed by Demokrat and PKS Parties as well, his popularity will likely be boosted and I expect in middle of November survey (the result will be released in December 2022) he will likely sit in the second place after Ganjar Pranowo.

Indonesia’s young voters set to pick change over ‘old elite’ Prabowo: Survey

The younger generation would choose either Central Java Governor Ganjar or outgoing Jakarta Governor Anies as their president. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

 

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Indonesian strategist now has likely seen as wanting to see KF21 as backbone fighters (which is really designed to face future challenge where STEALTH is very crucial factor to win air battle). Pitch Black 2022 result has become the fact any one cannot deny. I am glad with this announcement.

This is why interim fighters are approved which can give Indonesia Air Force quick readiness with much less money spent than acquiring 42 Rafale and 36 F15 EX that if approved only will come in 2027 and beyond. Beside that, Rafale and F15EX are really expensive, and cannot be relied to face future challenge (China using J31 in their Aircraft Carrier, Australia has 100 F35, and Singapore that will replace their F16 with F35 after 2030), something (Rafale beyond 1 squadron and F15 EX) that is unlogic to be choosen since KF21 program inshaAllah will reach mass production phase in the end 2027.

The engine is basically quite similar with Rafale (that I expect and hope only be bought for just 1 squadron). Well I can expect most likely both Rafale squadron and Mirage 2000 squadron will be united under one Air Force base.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1582657812307451910

 

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Too many fanboys saying Indonesian Sukhoi planes are hangar queen should some time be slapped. No way Indonesian Sukhoi planes will not get spare parts from Russia or ammunitions from Russia. Our relationship with Russia is fine.

This is just a month ago.

Atraksi ini adalah rangkaian pembukaan Makassar International Eight Festival and Forum 2022 atau Makassar F8 pada Rabu 7 September 2022 di Anjungan Pantai Losari Makassar

Do they even forget just week ago 3 Indonesian Sukhoi are sent back to Makassar base in Sulawesi island from Iswahyudi base in Java ?

 

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This is something what we say that Finance Ministry has quite deep knowledge of what is going on and they are part of informed folks about defense. The reason Finance Ministry dont pay the down payment and hasnt made the contract effective is to let PT PAL and Babcock designer do the redesign work and so no need to worry about the contract penalty if the construction is late thus resulting in late delivery as the contract is not even effective yet.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1582815345206710273

 

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Who said SMI is in Washington with Prabowo ?

Yesterday she was with Jokowi for Nusantara event

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