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Interpol to discuss IS at Bali assembly

Indonesia is set to utilize its strategic position as the host of the 85th International Police (Interpol) General Assembly in Bali to push the 167 Interpol members attending the event for greater cooperation to contain the spread of the Islamic State (IS) movement in the Asia Pacific Region.

Indonesia shares a great interest in this topic especially after a number of terrorism-related cases in recent years revealed the increasing influence of IS on various extremist cells in the country.

Vice President Jusuf Kalla is scheduled to open the conference on Monday.

Interpol president Mireille Ballestrazzi and secretary general Jürgen Stock will also be present at the event, which will run from Nov. 7 to 10. It is expected to discuss a number of key topics including establishing a system for Interpol member countries to assess and tackle the threat posed by returning terrorist fighters.

National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, meanwhile, are set to share Indonesia’s experience in combatting terrorism and tackling illegal fishing respectively.

Police chiefs from 59 member countries have confirmed their attendance, while the others will send delegations to represent them.

National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said Indonesia needed to push for greater cooperation especially on the extradition of Indonesians fighting alongside IS in Iraq and Syria.

As an initial move, Boy said the National Police would seek greater cooperation with police authorities in the Middle East. Indonesian fighters returning from Iraq and Syria have reportedly orchestrated a number of attacks in Indonesia.

One person on the wanted list is Bahrun Naim, who is linked to at least four terrorism plots in Indonesia, including a plan to attack Singapore with a rocket from Batam, Riau Islands.

“We expect that we can bring those fighters home. For example, many Indonesians have become victims because of attacks carried out by Bahrun’s groups in Indonesia. We brought home [terrorist] Umar Patek from Pakistan in the past, so we hope we can do the same with Bahrun,” Boy said.

He said he hoped all Interpol member countries could swiftly follow up any red notices on terrorism sent by Indonesia in the future.

There are currently around 300 Indonesian citizens fighting alongside IS in the Middle East.

Terrorism analyst Ridwan Habib from the University of Indonesia (UI) said Indonesia should be able to push for a scheme whereby a member country could directly send a red notice to a destination country.

Under the current system, Ridwan said, a member country must send its red notice to Interpol headquarters in Lyon, France. It is then delivered to the destination country to be followed up. Such red tape could hamper counterterrorism efforts that needed a swift response for better results, said Ridwan.

Ridwan said the Bali forum was the best opportunity to push for this reform. “If the decision is taken in Bali then it would be something revolutionary,” Ridwan said.

He said direct intelligence sharing had been practiced by intelligence agencies at the international level, so there was no reason for Interpol not to apply the same concept in order to step up the fight against terrorism.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/11/07/interpol-to-discuss-is-at-bali-assembly.html

 

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Pindad Gandeng Meprolight untuk Kembangkan Optik Senapan
November 7, 2016
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Optik Pindad Mepro X4
Masa-masa ketika seorang prajurit harus mengintip ke lubang pisir dan menyelaraskannya ke tiang pejera mekanik sudah lama berlalu di negara-negara maju. Penggunaan optik sudah menggejala bahkan sudah lama menjadi standar.

Bukan apa-apa, optik yang terpasang di atas senapan standar prajurit memang sudah merevolusi doktrin infanteri. Tidak hanya meningkatkan kecepatan akuisisi sasaran, kewaspadaan situasional penembak jadi meningkat drastis berkat penggunaan sistem optik tersebut. Hal ini krusial dalam situasi pertempuran jarak dekat di dalam ruangan sempit, karena banyaknya sudut dan titik mati yang butuh kewaspadaan.

Nah, dalam Indo Defence 2016, PT Pindad tampil beda. Jika pada IDEF 2014 Pindad menggunakan ragam optik dari perusahaan yang berbeda-beda untuk dipasangkan ke atas senjata produksinya seperti Finmeccanica Thermal Sight, Trijicon ACOG dan Trijicon Reflex, maka pada IDEF 2016 Pindad sudah merujuk ke satu merk saja yang menjadi penyedia optik untuk senapan-senapannya.

Perusahaan yang digandeng untuk menyediakan optik adalah Meprolight, perusahaan yang bernaung di bawah Mako Group asal Israel. Optik buatan Meprolight sudah menjadi standar dari prajurit IDF (Israeli Defense Force). Di dalam TNI, Kostrad tercatat menggunakan optik jarak dekat Meprolight M21I berbasis tritium untuk senapan serbu SS-1R5 yang digunakan Batalion Raider Kostrad.

Ada dua jenis optik Mepro yang dibawa Pindad, yang satu adalah optik jarak menengah Mepro X4 yang dipasangkan dengan senapan tempur SS-3. Mepro X4 bolehlah dikatakan sebanding dengan Trijicon ACOG, menawarkan pembesaran tetap 4x yang berguna untuk menyasar sasaran pada jarak 400-600 meter. Retikulanya dilengkapi kompensator untuk titik jatuh peluru sehingga penembak tak perlu sulit menyetel kenop elevasi.

Satu-satunya kenop pengatur retikula yang tersedia adalah kenop putar di sisi kanan untuk mengatur simpangan angin pada retikula. Berbeda dengan ACOG yang mengandalkan tritium, X4 menggunakan pencahayaan berbasis baterai sehingga tingkat kecerlangannya dapat diatur melalui kenop di sisi atas tubuh X4. X4 memiliki fitur mati otomatis apabila tidak digunakan dalam jangka waktu lama untuk mengantisipasi apabila penembak lupa mematikannya.

Untuk optik jarak dekat, tersedia Meprolight M21I yang dipasangkan ke PM3, pistol mitraliur atau submachinegun baru gacoan Pindad. Berbeda dengan X4 yang masih memasang logo Meprolight kecil, pada M21I sudah ada label Pindad berukuran besar yang disablonkan ke sisi kiri badan optik.

Pemasangan logo Pindad sudah pasti menunjukkan adanya suatu skema kerjasama antara Meprolight dengan Pindad, terutama untuk alih teknologi sebagai syarat penjualan alutsista ke dalam negeri. M21I dilengkapi pencahayaan tritium untuk retikula, sehingga tidak membutuhkan baterai untuk sumber tenaga. Tritium pada M21I dapat bertahan menyala selama 10-15 tahun, sesuai dengan penggunaan di lapangan.

Dengan lensa berawarna biru, M21I memudahkan transisi dari tempat terang ke gelap dan sebaliknya, sehingga tidak membuat mata penembak cepat lelah. M21I versi Pindad sudah dilengkapi ARD (Anti Reflective Device) berbentuk silinder yang dipasang di depan lensa optik, untuk meminimkan pantulan dan mengurangi glare pada lensa optik. Menurut pengalaman pribadi penulis yang pernah menggunakan optik ini beberapa kali, akuisisi sasaran dan nyala retikulanya memang memadai untuk kondisi di luar dan dalam ruangan, dengan FoV (Field of Vision) alias bidang pandang lebar yang lebih baik dari Aimpoint Comp M2.

Dengan lengkapnya portofolio Pindad yang sudah memiliki lini optik sendiri, tentu diharapkan akan ditindaklanjuti dengan pembelian oleh para penggunannya. Tidak hanya demi standarisasi alutsista dan kompetisi dengan negara lain, tetapi tentu juga untuk mendukung kemajuan TNI maupun Polri dalam menghadapi ancaman dalam dan luar negeri.
http://angkasa.co.id/info/militer/optik-meprolight-lengkapi-portofolio-pindad/

 

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Leopard 2RI firing exercise in Natuna Island
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Nice. A much larger size pic. Credit to Yonkav 1 Kostrad.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMdS_k-B2Vu/

 

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A five part videos of the Indonesian Army Kostrad 10th Field Artillery Battalion (Yonarmed 10) Astros II MLRS live firing tests.

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^^ Sorry just the links. Don't know how to upload video from instagram.

 

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Fiji looks to grow defence links with Indonesia

Fiji Defence Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola Photo: supp

Fiji is developing its defence links with Indonesia.

Fiji's Defence Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola has invited his Indonesian counterpart General Ryamizard Ryacudu to an official visit to Fiji.

This follows a meeting between the two in Jakarta on Saturday when their two governments reaffirmed development ties and discussed defence co-operation.

The Fiji Times reports that areas of strategic interest, including peacekeeping and counter terrorism, were discussed.

Ratu Inoke indicated that Fiji is keen to pursue technical assistance and capacity-building opportunities in these areas coupled with joint training exercises.

Earlier, Indonesia's Antara news agency reported that General Ryacudu signalled intelligence sharing initiatives with Fiji, and offered an Indonesian-made weaponry system as well.

The system includes arms and ships.

Fiji's Minister for Defence and National Security Ratu Inoke Kubuabola (left) with the Chief of the Tentara Nasional Armed Forces of Indonesia Gatot Nurmantyo. Photo: Fiji Department of Information

Ratu Inoke said the two sides were committed to improve defense cooperation, and planned to sign a memorandum of understanding related to defense cooperation in the first quarter of 2017.

The FBC reported that Ratu Inoke was in Jakarta last week for the 7th Indonesia Defence Expo.

There, he acknowledged Indonesia's assistance towards the establishment of the Regional Police Academy and other forms of assistance.

He also noted that Fiji and Indonesia have enjoyed over 40 years of bilateral relations that were further strengthened by the Fiji-Indonesia Police Cooperation MOU signed in 2011.


http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=377092



Fiji thanks Indonesia
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Update: 1:47PM THE Indonesian military has again being acknowledged for its assistance in reconstructing Queen Victoria School (QVS) in Tailevu north.

The school was severely damaged by Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston.

Minister for Defence and National Security Ratu Inoke Kubuabola who is currently in Indonesia expressed the Fijian Government's gratitude towards the deployment of the 100 military engineers during his meeting with the Chief of the Tentara Nasional Armed Forces/Indonesia National Armed Forces (TNI) Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo.

In a Government statement, Ratu Inoke expressed the hope that the cordial relations between Fiji and Indonesia could be further strengthened by the collaboration between the TNI and the Republic of Fiji Military Forces through a Defence Cooperation Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) which he proposed.

He stated that such cooperation would augur well for Fiji to be able to learn from the TNI in areas of training, education and capacity building including joint exercises between the military and navy of the two countries.

Ratu Inoke further extended an invitation to General Gatot to visit Fiji when he finds the time in the near future.

General Gatot stated they were grateful to contribute to the Fiji'S reconstruction efforts through his soldiers at QVS.


http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=377515

 

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Indo Defence 2016: PT DRU lays keel for 117 m LST on order for Indonesian Navy

- A ship to transport the Indonesian Marines Corps' amphibious vehicles has been laid down
- Vessel is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2018

Indonesian shipbuilder PT Daya Radar Utama (DRU) has laid the keel for a 4,500-tonne landing ship tank (LST) on order for the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL).

The vessel was laid down in early August 2016, and is currently on schedule for launch in 2017, said Frans Tedjakusuma, a business development manager at PT DRU. He was speaking to IHS Jane's on 3 November at the Indo Defence 2016 exhibition in Jakarta.

The company previously built a similar but slightly longer ship, KRI Teluk Bintuni , which is now in service with the TNI-AL as a carrier for the army's Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs).

"The difference between the ship under construction, and Teluk Bintuni , is that this new ship has not been designed to carry main battle tanks," said Tedjakusuma, adding that the platform will carry the Indonesian Marines' (Korps Marinir, or KORMAR's) BMP-3F amphibious tanks instead.

According to specifications provided by the company, the vessel features an overall length of 117 m, an overall breadth of 16.4 m, and a draught of 3 m. The platform is powered by two 3,285 kW engines and has a top speed of 16 kt, with a range of 6,000 n miles at 14 kt. The vessel can carry up to 15 BMP-3F tanks, and a 10-tonne helicopter on its flight deck.

The LST can be equipped with up to two 40 mm gun systems on the foredeck, and 12.7 mm machine gun positions at various locations throughout the vessel.

The platform is currently scheduled for delivery to the TNI-AL in the first quarter of 2018.

http://www.janes.com/article/65314/...el-for-117-m-lst-on-order-for-indonesian-navy

 

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Badak FSV, 50 units initial order

ILSV, 20 units initial order

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New Opportunities for PAL Indonesia and Garda Persada After Indo Defence Expo 2016

State-owned shipbuilder PAL Indonesia joined hands with Malaysian shipbuilder Boustead Naval Shipyard and Indonesian battery technology supplier Garda Persada during the Indo Defence Expo and Forum 2016 at the Jakarta International Expo in Kemayoran on Wednesday (02/11).

PAL president director Firman Arifin, Boustead Naval Shipyard executive deputy chairman Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor and Garda Persada president director Umi Kalsum signed a memorandum of understanding.

PAL will design and produce ships at Boustead Naval Shipyard for the Malaysian Navy, which expressed interest in cooperating with the company after it saw the warships it built for the Philippines. Firman hopes the process will begin this year.

"Based on our project with the Philippines, we managed to spend two years on the whole process of shipbuilding and testing. It will be pretty much the same in this project," Firman said.

According to Nor, the Malaysian government fully encourages international cooperation. Fajar Harry Sampurno of the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises said the Indonesian government also fully supports the cooperation.

Malaysia and Indonesia also cooperated in the 1990s, when Indonesia bought CN-235 aircraft. However, that cooperation had stopped due to the 1997 financial crisis.

PAL and Garda Persada will initially cooperate on local projects. Garda will supply batteries for PAL's ships, especially submarines. If the trial is successful, PAL and Garda Persada will also work together on international projects.

Umi said Garda will provide its latest battery technology – 500-kilogram batteries consisting of 480 cells that can last up to eight years.

Garda Persada is the first and only company in the country with expertise on batteries for the vehicles, aircraft, radios and ships used by the Indonesian Miliary (TNI).

According to Fajar, PAL and Garda's partnership is an example of the ongoing consolidation process in Indonesia's defense sector.

http://jakartaglobe.id/business/new...donesia-garda-persada-indo-defence-expo-2016/

 

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http://www.janes.com/article/65315/...s-interoperability-with-asia-pacific-partners

USN want to engage in more complex joint training program with TNI AL

 

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Indonesian Light Strike Vehicle will enter production in 2017

Indonesia Light Strike Vehicle (ILSV) (photo : Henrakusumah)
Prime contractor PT Jala Berikat Nusantara Perkasa announced at Indo Defence 2016 in Jakarta this week that the Indonesian Light Strike Vehicle (ILSV) will enter production in 2017, with an initial order for 20 having been placed by an undisclosed customer.

That was reported by www.monch.com.

Based on a Toyota Land Cruiser 4×4 chassis fitted with an all-welded steel monocoque hull, the example on show in Jakarta has an enclosed body, a different version from that first revealed here two years ago. A two man crew and six dismounts can be transported at road speeds up to 100 km/h; gross vehicle weight is around 2,750kg and a 175hp engine is fitted. Firing ports, relevant vision devices and provision for a roof-mounted 7.62mm MG are accompanied by individual blast-attenuating seats for all occupants.

A two man crew and six dismounts can be transported at road speeds up to 100 km/h; gross vehicle weight is around 2,750kg and a 175hp engine is fitted. Firing ports, relevant vision devices and provision for a roof-mounted 7.62mm MG are accompanied by individual blast-attenuating seats for all occupants.

Firing ports, relevant vision devices and provision for a roof-mounted 7.62mm MG are accompanied by individual blast-attenuating seats for all occupants.

http://defence-blog.com/army/indonesian-light-strike-vehicle-will-enter-production-in-2017.html

 

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Turangga APC 4×4 armored vehicle from PT. Tugas Anda

 

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Muslim Mob of 150,000 Demands Death of Christian Governor in Jakarta

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by THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.5 Nov 2016

A mob of 150,000 Muslim protesters took to the streets on Friday in Jakarta, Indonesia, calling for the death penalty for the capital’s Christian governor.

Clashes following the protest resulted in one death and another twelve people injured, according to Indonesian police.

Islamist groups denounced Gov. Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama for “insulting Islam,” after the governor suggested that a Qur’an verse allegedly prohibiting Muslims from voting for non-Muslim leaders is a lie. During the march, demonstrators carried signs demanding that the official be put to death for blasphemy.

“Our message is clear: if he is not declared a suspect today, we won’t stop until this happens,” organizers said. “We have already planned a three-day movement. We urge all Muslims across Indonesia to rise up in their own region.”

The route of the march was secured by some 20,000 police and military personnel for fears it erupts into violence. Police stopped a mob from entering the housing complex where Gov. Purnama lives in northern Jakarta by firing tear gas into the crowd.

As a Christian and an ethnic Chinese, Mr. Purnama has two strikes against him in the world’s most Muslim country and hardline Islamic groups have protested his rule ever since he was elected in 2014.


Friday’s rally was echoed by similar large demonstrations in multiple other cities, instigated by the radical Islam Defenders Front (FPI), a Muslim group that wishes to impose sharia law on Jakarta.

The larger Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) agreed that the governor’s statement constitutes blasphemy and should be investigated by law enforcement officials, yet claimed they were not involved in organizing the protest.

Following the protest, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo canceled a visit to Australia, scheduled from Sunday to Tuesday. The Foreign Affairs Ministry said the trip will be rescheduled because “current development has required the president to stay in Indonesia.”

A fine example how Western media always looks for ways to blame muslim and Islam. It's perfectly clear that the main goal is to put Ahok to justice and not to put him to death. All major muslim organizations urge order and calm. Many christians reach and reached high positions. Once the Chief of Armed Forces was a christian, there are multiple christian governors, majors and regents all across Indonesia, including in a muslim-dominated province in Kalimantan. There are also constantly christian ministers in the goverrnment and other high positions.

This news is laughable and way too narrow, despite the PhD status of the writer