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are they on top of a sub??
ps: i feel like making a sensational blog and fill it with my "opinions" about our armed forces... who knows... maybe some idiot think that my "opinions" is a fact and spread it around.
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Indonesian Army established a heavy Battalion unit as precusor of would be Heavy Assault Brigade
07 Desember 2017
Batalyon Mandala Yudha merupakan embrio Brigade Tim Pertempuran Berat Kostrad (photo : Kostrad)
(Penkostrad). Pangkostrad Letjen TNI Edy Rahmayadi meresmikan Batalyon Mandala Yudha, sekaligus melantik Letkol Inf M. Asmi sebagai Komandan Batalyon (Danyon) Mandala Yudha yang pertama, bertempat di serambi kehormatan, Markas Kostrad, Gambir, Jakarta Pusat, Rabu (6/12).
Dalam sambutannya Pangkostrad menyampaikan guna mengantisipasi tuntutan profesional dalam setiap penugasan di masa depan, maka dibentuklah organisasi dan tugas satuan Batalyon Mandala Yudha yang merupakan satuan tempur dengan penggabungan berbagai unsur kecabangan di dalamnya. Kecepatan manuver dan perlindungan lapis baja adalah keunggulan yang dimiliki Batalyon Mandala Yudha, sehingga diharapkan dalam penyelesaian tugas pokok dapat dilaksanakan secara efektif dan optimal.
Perlu diketahui bahwa Batalyon Mandala Yudha dalam proses pembentukannya diproyeksikan sebagai embrio dari Brigade Tim Pertempuran Berat, dengan komposisi satuan tempur Infanteri, satuan bantuan tempur Artileri Medan (Armed), Artileri Pertahanan Udara (Arhanud) dan satuan Helikopter tempur Penerbad, serta didukung oleh satuan Zeni, Peralatan dan Perhubungan dalam penyiapan operasional batalyon tersebut. Keberadaannya akan merealisasi konsep “Modular Brigade” yang diharapkan kedepan menjadi satuan setingkat Brigade yang lengkap, kuat, dan efektif serta memiliki Efek Penggentar (Deterrence Effect) terhadap ancaman kekuatan lawan.
“ Keberadaan Batalyon Mandala Yudha ini merupakan jawaban dari pembentukan satuan siap gerak TNI, dalam menghadapi penugasan yang bersifat urgen dan dapat dikerahkan dalam waktu singkat meliputi proyeksi tugas Operasi Militer Perang (OMP) maupun Operasi Militer Selain Perang (OMSP), baik dalam skala nasional maupun internasional,” ungkap Pangkostrad.
Markas Batalyon Mandala Yudha Kostrad dilengkapi dengan perumahan dinas personel dan keluarganya, perkantoran, Markas Komando Batalyon, gudang Alutsista serta lahan latihan tempur dan manuver. Semua berada dalam satu kompleks dan tentunya sangat memungkinkan terakomodasinya pelaksanaan tugas pokok satuan, Markas tersebut berdiri di atas lahan 700 hektar, di Ciuyah, Lebak, Prov. Banten.
Hadir dalam peresmian Batalyon Mandala Yudha tersebut, Kaskostrad, Panglima Divisi Infanteri 1 dan 2 Kostrad, Ir Kostrad, Koorsahli Pangkostrad, Asren Kostrad, para Asisten Kaskostrad, Kabalak Kostrad serta para Komandan Satuan Jajaran Kostrad.
(Kostrad)
07 Desember 2017
Batalyon Mandala Yudha merupakan embrio Brigade Tim Pertempuran Berat Kostrad (photo : Kostrad)
(Penkostrad). Pangkostrad Letjen TNI Edy Rahmayadi meresmikan Batalyon Mandala Yudha, sekaligus melantik Letkol Inf M. Asmi sebagai Komandan Batalyon (Danyon) Mandala Yudha yang pertama, bertempat di serambi kehormatan, Markas Kostrad, Gambir, Jakarta Pusat, Rabu (6/12).
Dalam sambutannya Pangkostrad menyampaikan guna mengantisipasi tuntutan profesional dalam setiap penugasan di masa depan, maka dibentuklah organisasi dan tugas satuan Batalyon Mandala Yudha yang merupakan satuan tempur dengan penggabungan berbagai unsur kecabangan di dalamnya. Kecepatan manuver dan perlindungan lapis baja adalah keunggulan yang dimiliki Batalyon Mandala Yudha, sehingga diharapkan dalam penyelesaian tugas pokok dapat dilaksanakan secara efektif dan optimal.
Perlu diketahui bahwa Batalyon Mandala Yudha dalam proses pembentukannya diproyeksikan sebagai embrio dari Brigade Tim Pertempuran Berat, dengan komposisi satuan tempur Infanteri, satuan bantuan tempur Artileri Medan (Armed), Artileri Pertahanan Udara (Arhanud) dan satuan Helikopter tempur Penerbad, serta didukung oleh satuan Zeni, Peralatan dan Perhubungan dalam penyiapan operasional batalyon tersebut. Keberadaannya akan merealisasi konsep “Modular Brigade” yang diharapkan kedepan menjadi satuan setingkat Brigade yang lengkap, kuat, dan efektif serta memiliki Efek Penggentar (Deterrence Effect) terhadap ancaman kekuatan lawan.
“ Keberadaan Batalyon Mandala Yudha ini merupakan jawaban dari pembentukan satuan siap gerak TNI, dalam menghadapi penugasan yang bersifat urgen dan dapat dikerahkan dalam waktu singkat meliputi proyeksi tugas Operasi Militer Perang (OMP) maupun Operasi Militer Selain Perang (OMSP), baik dalam skala nasional maupun internasional,” ungkap Pangkostrad.
Markas Batalyon Mandala Yudha Kostrad dilengkapi dengan perumahan dinas personel dan keluarganya, perkantoran, Markas Komando Batalyon, gudang Alutsista serta lahan latihan tempur dan manuver. Semua berada dalam satu kompleks dan tentunya sangat memungkinkan terakomodasinya pelaksanaan tugas pokok satuan, Markas tersebut berdiri di atas lahan 700 hektar, di Ciuyah, Lebak, Prov. Banten.
Hadir dalam peresmian Batalyon Mandala Yudha tersebut, Kaskostrad, Panglima Divisi Infanteri 1 dan 2 Kostrad, Ir Kostrad, Koorsahli Pangkostrad, Asren Kostrad, para Asisten Kaskostrad, Kabalak Kostrad serta para Komandan Satuan Jajaran Kostrad.
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Indonesian Army Field Artillery Battalion officials during a visit to NEXTER in France, September 2017. Maybe looking for another new batch of CAESAR 155mm SPH?
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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- After nearly five years, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex completed regeneration work on the last six Block-25 F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft for the Government of Indonesia.
The delivery is the result of an aircraft acquisition and refurbishment agreement approved by the U.S. government to deliver a total of 24 Block-25 C and D variant F-16s to the Indonesian Air Force.
The aircraft, formerly flown by U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard units, had been warehoused by the Ogden ALC's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group located at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Ariz.
The jets will depart on a five-day transoceanic flight and will require mid-air refueling and two overnight stops before arriving in Indonesia.
In addition to Hill AFB's Ogden ALC, the F-16 System Program Office, Defense Logistics Agency and several other Defense Department organizations contributed to the success of this acquisition program.
(75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs contributed to this article.)
http://www.pacaf.af.mil/News/Articl...-completes-delivery-of-24-f-16s-to-indonesia/
The delivery is the result of an aircraft acquisition and refurbishment agreement approved by the U.S. government to deliver a total of 24 Block-25 C and D variant F-16s to the Indonesian Air Force.
The aircraft, formerly flown by U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard units, had been warehoused by the Ogden ALC's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group located at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Ariz.
The jets will depart on a five-day transoceanic flight and will require mid-air refueling and two overnight stops before arriving in Indonesia.
In addition to Hill AFB's Ogden ALC, the F-16 System Program Office, Defense Logistics Agency and several other Defense Department organizations contributed to the success of this acquisition program.
(75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs contributed to this article.)
http://www.pacaf.af.mil/News/Articl...-completes-delivery-of-24-f-16s-to-indonesia/
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Hibah pesawat C-130H, A-1337 dari Australia untuk Indonesia yang telah diperbarui dengan tampilan pesawat TNI, kini sedang bersiap untuk terbang dari Lanud RAAF Wagga menuju Lanud RAAF Richmond.
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Image Credit: Indonesia Defense Ministry
Russia Bomber Flight Over Indonesia Highlights Defense Ties
A closer look at the context behind a recent development.
By Prashanth Parameswaran
December 06, 2017
On Monday, news surfaced that Russian strategic bombers and aircraft had flown over Indonesia. The development was just the latest in a series that spotlighted the longstanding defense relationship between Russia and Indonesia as well as Moscow’s ongoing efforts to deepen ties with Southeast Asian states in spite the lingering challenges in doing so.
Russia and Indonesia have long had a defense relationship, and Moscow today still remains Jakarta’s largest military supplier. Both sides have also been mulling several deals as well as broader advances in defense cooperation recently, looking at not just purchases but also more ambitious areas like technology transfers and joint development and production despite challenges therein (See: “Indonesia, Russia Ink Defense Protocol Amid Fighter Jet Deal”).
Of late, as we have seen with a few other Southeast Asian states as well, some of the recent interactions in bilateral ties have been given an even higher profile by Moscow because of wider regional strategic considerations. Russia under Vladimir Putin – ambitious abroad and increasingly isolated from the West — has been looking to boost its presence in the Asia-Pacific, including in Southeast Asia, over the past few years, and Indonesia has unsurprisingly been a part of this conversation.
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As an example, just last week, two Russian Pacific Fleet ships – Admiral Panteleyev, a large anti-submarine ship, and Boris Butoma, a large sea tanker – were on a two-day unofficial visit to Indonesia in a voyage that did not receive much international media coverage. During the visit, the two countries held joint drills and Russian sailors interacted with Indonesian personnel in several friendly sports matches and participated in a sightseeing tour.
That was just the latest voyage by the two ships which have been making several stops in the region, including in Brunei for the Golden Jubilee celebration of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah’s accession to the throne – reported as the first visit in more than a quarter-century – a stop in the Philippines where there was a turnover of Russian weapons and Philippine officials, and in Thailand where a series of commemorative activities were being held as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) marks its 50th anniversary this year (See: “ASEAN’s First Naval Exercise in Perspective”).
This week, in yet another defense interaction that put the spotlight on the Russia-Indonesia bilateral defense relationship, the Russian defense ministry confirmed on December 5 that two T-95MS strategic bombers and two Il-76MD aircraft had made a flight from Amur region to Biak airfield in course of what it described as an “international visit.”
During the flight, the Tu-95MS carried out an in-flight refueling by the Il-78 tankers over the Pacific Ocean, the Russian defense ministry said in a statement. It added that the flight was carried out “in strict accordance with the International Air Law.” No further details were provided on the specific nature of the interaction.
https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/russia-bomber-flight-over-indonesia-highlights-defense-ties/
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MoD inspect propellant factory (nitro glycerint) at PT dahana facilities
SEKJEN KEMHAN TINJAU PEMBANGUNAN PABRIK NITROGLISERIN DI PT DAHANA
7 DECEMBER 2017 DIANEKO_LC LEAVE A COMMENT
Sekjen Kemhan Tinjau Pembangunan Pabrik Nitrogliserin di PT Dahana (Kemhan)
Sekretaris Jenderal Kemhan RI Marsdya TNI Hadiyan Sumintaatmadja melakukan kunjungan kerja ke PT Dahana yang berada di kecamatan Cibogo, Subang, Selasa (5/12). Tujuan kunjungan tersebut adalah rapat Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Perusahaan (RKAP) 2018 dan meninjau secara langsung perkembangan akhir pembangunan pabrik Nitrogliserin (Ng) yang berada di dalam kawasan Energetic Material Center (EMC) milik PT Dahana.
Sekjen mengatakan, pertahanan negara bukan hanya tanggung jawab Kementerian Pertahanan dan TNI saja, tetapi menjadi tanggung jawab seluruh komponen bangsa, termasuk peran BUMN, utamanya peran dalam penguatan industri untuk mendukung penyediaan alutsista TNI sesuai bidang dan fungsinya.
Dalam kunjungan kerja sehari tersebut, Sekjen Kemhan mendapat penjelasan singkat tentang maket dan produk oleh Dirut PT Dahana Budi Antono. Dilanjutkan dengan penayangan safety induction (induksi keselamatan), penayangan kemajuan pembangunan pabrik Nitro Griserin (NG) oleh Dirtekbanghan dan diakhiri dengan plan tour meninjau lokasi NG (Nitro Griserin), CE (Catride Emulsion) dan Nonel (Non Electric Detonator).
Sekjen berharap, langkah awal ini sangat berarti untuk menentukan langkah selanjutnya menuju hasil akhir yang gemilang dalam menunjang kemandirian industri pertahanan. Ini merupakan nilai strategis pemenuhan kebutuhan nitrogliserin (Ng) sebagai bahan dasar propelan. “Kita mampu dan bisa, yang penting kita selalu bekerja keras. melalui kerja keras, saya yakin kita semua mampu mewujudkan penguatan alutsista TNI,” tegas Sekjen.
“Selama ini industri senjata, khususnya isian peluru masih didatangkan dari luar negeri, padahal untuk mewujudkan kemandirian dalam negeri, perlu adanya industri yang mampu menyediakan bahan untuk mengarah ke arah tersebut,” katanya.
Lebih lanjut Sekjen sangat mengapresiasi terlaksananya kegiatan tersebut, karena peresmian sarana produksi nitrogliserin (bahan dasar propelan) menjadi salah satu bukti upaya menuju kemandirian Alutsista, khususnya propelan. Semuanya adalah hasil kerja keras anak bangsa yang patut disyukuri dan kita banggakan. Kemandirian industri pertahanan merupakan hal yang sangat penting dalam mewujudkan sistem pertahanan negara yang kuat, maju dan mandiri.
Industri yang kuat diharapkan mampu memberikan multiplier effect baik terhadap pembangunan ekonomi maupun penguasaan teknologi dari bangsa indonesia. tidaklah berlebihan bila PT Dahana (persero) menjadi salah satu industri strategis indonesia khususnya dalam memproduksi industri propelan dalam menunjang kemandirian industri pertahanan.
Turut hadir mendampingi Sekjen Kemhan, Sahli Ekonomi Kemhan, Dirjen Pothan Kemhan, Kabalitbang Kemhan, SesItjen Kemhan serta Kapuskom Publik Kemhan.
Sumber : Pen Kemhan
SEKJEN KEMHAN TINJAU PEMBANGUNAN PABRIK NITROGLISERIN DI PT DAHANA
7 DECEMBER 2017 DIANEKO_LC LEAVE A COMMENT
Sekjen Kemhan Tinjau Pembangunan Pabrik Nitrogliserin di PT Dahana (Kemhan)
Sekretaris Jenderal Kemhan RI Marsdya TNI Hadiyan Sumintaatmadja melakukan kunjungan kerja ke PT Dahana yang berada di kecamatan Cibogo, Subang, Selasa (5/12). Tujuan kunjungan tersebut adalah rapat Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Perusahaan (RKAP) 2018 dan meninjau secara langsung perkembangan akhir pembangunan pabrik Nitrogliserin (Ng) yang berada di dalam kawasan Energetic Material Center (EMC) milik PT Dahana.
Sekjen mengatakan, pertahanan negara bukan hanya tanggung jawab Kementerian Pertahanan dan TNI saja, tetapi menjadi tanggung jawab seluruh komponen bangsa, termasuk peran BUMN, utamanya peran dalam penguatan industri untuk mendukung penyediaan alutsista TNI sesuai bidang dan fungsinya.
Dalam kunjungan kerja sehari tersebut, Sekjen Kemhan mendapat penjelasan singkat tentang maket dan produk oleh Dirut PT Dahana Budi Antono. Dilanjutkan dengan penayangan safety induction (induksi keselamatan), penayangan kemajuan pembangunan pabrik Nitro Griserin (NG) oleh Dirtekbanghan dan diakhiri dengan plan tour meninjau lokasi NG (Nitro Griserin), CE (Catride Emulsion) dan Nonel (Non Electric Detonator).
Sekjen berharap, langkah awal ini sangat berarti untuk menentukan langkah selanjutnya menuju hasil akhir yang gemilang dalam menunjang kemandirian industri pertahanan. Ini merupakan nilai strategis pemenuhan kebutuhan nitrogliserin (Ng) sebagai bahan dasar propelan. “Kita mampu dan bisa, yang penting kita selalu bekerja keras. melalui kerja keras, saya yakin kita semua mampu mewujudkan penguatan alutsista TNI,” tegas Sekjen.
“Selama ini industri senjata, khususnya isian peluru masih didatangkan dari luar negeri, padahal untuk mewujudkan kemandirian dalam negeri, perlu adanya industri yang mampu menyediakan bahan untuk mengarah ke arah tersebut,” katanya.
Lebih lanjut Sekjen sangat mengapresiasi terlaksananya kegiatan tersebut, karena peresmian sarana produksi nitrogliserin (bahan dasar propelan) menjadi salah satu bukti upaya menuju kemandirian Alutsista, khususnya propelan. Semuanya adalah hasil kerja keras anak bangsa yang patut disyukuri dan kita banggakan. Kemandirian industri pertahanan merupakan hal yang sangat penting dalam mewujudkan sistem pertahanan negara yang kuat, maju dan mandiri.
Industri yang kuat diharapkan mampu memberikan multiplier effect baik terhadap pembangunan ekonomi maupun penguasaan teknologi dari bangsa indonesia. tidaklah berlebihan bila PT Dahana (persero) menjadi salah satu industri strategis indonesia khususnya dalam memproduksi industri propelan dalam menunjang kemandirian industri pertahanan.
Turut hadir mendampingi Sekjen Kemhan, Sahli Ekonomi Kemhan, Dirjen Pothan Kemhan, Kabalitbang Kemhan, SesItjen Kemhan serta Kapuskom Publik Kemhan.
Sumber : Pen Kemhan
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South Africa’s defence exports in 2016 were worth R4 billion
The 2016 calendar year saw the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) authorise export permits with a total value of R4 170 291 132.
According to the annual report for the 12 months starting 1 January, 2016 and ending 31 December 2016, the committee, under the chairmanship of Minister Jeff Radebe, authorised 2 913 export permits covering 88 countries. The NCACC report was signed off by Radebe in March this year but has only just found its way into the public domain.
The armoured personnel carrier (APC) expertise built up by the local defence industry again stood it in good stead with over a dozen countries taking up options to acquire South African APCs. This included Angola (24 vehicles worth R85 million); Ivory Coast (two vehicles worth R3.7 million), Denmark (two vehicles worth R9.7 million); Iraq (ten vehicles worth R94 million); Jordan (14 vehicles worth R235 million); Kazakhstan (four vehicles worth R18 million); Kenya (seven vehicles worth R35 million); Malaysia (one vehicle worth R3.5 million); Mali (seven vehicles worth R40 million); Thailand (20 vehicles worth R8.4 million) and Saudi Arabia (30 vehicles worth R290 million). Singapore received 19 armoured vehicles and 27 hulls worth R78 million.
What the NCACC terms “heavy weapons” were widely exported. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates received 620 40 mm guns. The UAE also acquired 27 mortars. indonesia and New Zealandacquired six 7.62 mm machineguns while Omanacquired 500 ‘machine guns’ valued at R53 million.
South African bombs, mortars and rockets last year legally found their way into the inventories of the Netherlands, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, with the Middle Eastern country buying more than 24 000 120m mortars, five thousand 81mm mortars and 94 60mm mortars.
Ammunition, including 20mm and 40mm, with some described as “various” was exported to Oman, Chile, Ghana, indonesia, Jordan, Tanzania, the United Araba Emirates and Venezuela. These exports amounted to around R215 million. One of the biggest small arms ammunition exports was to the UAE: 8.6 million rounds of 7.62 ammunition worth R102 million.
Fire control and related warning equipment was exported to Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, China, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Included in this category are transponders, integrated defensive suites, infrared detectors, LEDS systems, radar, system jammers and laser warning systems. The biggest contract was for Saudi Arabia, for 586 LEDS systems worth R82 million.
Other electronic equipment, including rangefinders and communication equipment was exported to Egypt, France, India, indonesia, Italy, Republic of Korea, Nepal, China, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam.
Five countries added South African counter-measures equipment to their inventories. Egypt, Germany, Italy, Malaysia and the United Araba Emirates now have South African periscopes, binoculars, ruggedised computers and observation and targeting systems at their disposal. South African software with military and defence applications valued at over R4 million was exported to India and Saudi Arabia in the 2016 calendar year.
According to the 2016 last quarter report, Germanyacquired 16 missiles worth R259 million (possibly for Algeria ). Total defence exports for the 2015 calendar year amounted to R2.7 billion. This compares to R2.98 billion for 2014, R3.2 billion the year before and R10.6 billion in 2012
source : Defenceweb
The 2016 calendar year saw the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) authorise export permits with a total value of R4 170 291 132.
According to the annual report for the 12 months starting 1 January, 2016 and ending 31 December 2016, the committee, under the chairmanship of Minister Jeff Radebe, authorised 2 913 export permits covering 88 countries. The NCACC report was signed off by Radebe in March this year but has only just found its way into the public domain.
The armoured personnel carrier (APC) expertise built up by the local defence industry again stood it in good stead with over a dozen countries taking up options to acquire South African APCs. This included Angola (24 vehicles worth R85 million); Ivory Coast (two vehicles worth R3.7 million), Denmark (two vehicles worth R9.7 million); Iraq (ten vehicles worth R94 million); Jordan (14 vehicles worth R235 million); Kazakhstan (four vehicles worth R18 million); Kenya (seven vehicles worth R35 million); Malaysia (one vehicle worth R3.5 million); Mali (seven vehicles worth R40 million); Thailand (20 vehicles worth R8.4 million) and Saudi Arabia (30 vehicles worth R290 million). Singapore received 19 armoured vehicles and 27 hulls worth R78 million.
What the NCACC terms “heavy weapons” were widely exported. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates received 620 40 mm guns. The UAE also acquired 27 mortars. indonesia and New Zealandacquired six 7.62 mm machineguns while Omanacquired 500 ‘machine guns’ valued at R53 million.
South African bombs, mortars and rockets last year legally found their way into the inventories of the Netherlands, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, with the Middle Eastern country buying more than 24 000 120m mortars, five thousand 81mm mortars and 94 60mm mortars.
Ammunition, including 20mm and 40mm, with some described as “various” was exported to Oman, Chile, Ghana, indonesia, Jordan, Tanzania, the United Araba Emirates and Venezuela. These exports amounted to around R215 million. One of the biggest small arms ammunition exports was to the UAE: 8.6 million rounds of 7.62 ammunition worth R102 million.
Fire control and related warning equipment was exported to Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, China, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Included in this category are transponders, integrated defensive suites, infrared detectors, LEDS systems, radar, system jammers and laser warning systems. The biggest contract was for Saudi Arabia, for 586 LEDS systems worth R82 million.
Other electronic equipment, including rangefinders and communication equipment was exported to Egypt, France, India, indonesia, Italy, Republic of Korea, Nepal, China, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam.
Five countries added South African counter-measures equipment to their inventories. Egypt, Germany, Italy, Malaysia and the United Araba Emirates now have South African periscopes, binoculars, ruggedised computers and observation and targeting systems at their disposal. South African software with military and defence applications valued at over R4 million was exported to India and Saudi Arabia in the 2016 calendar year.
According to the 2016 last quarter report, Germanyacquired 16 missiles worth R259 million (possibly for Algeria ). Total defence exports for the 2015 calendar year amounted to R2.7 billion. This compares to R2.98 billion for 2014, R3.2 billion the year before and R10.6 billion in 2012
source : Defenceweb
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