Indonesia Defence Forum

[Inoyasha2]

RI calls for strategic military modernization transparency
Veeramalla Anjaiah, Singapore
Sat, June 01 2013, 10:17 PM


The ongoing military modernization programs in many Asian countries have the potential to create mistrust, miscalculations and tensions in the region. To avoid this, there should be strategic
transparency in the region, says a top Indonesian defense official.

“We should be mindful that there are indeed inherent perceptional sensitivities in military build-ups that could create miscalculations,misjudgment and mistrust,” Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said at The Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday.

Speaking at the third plenary session along with Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith and the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defense Philip Hammond, Purnomo said that strategic transparency could and should be performed at many levels.

“ First and foremost, transparency begins at home with an open and democratic system of government. A system where the defense budget is openly debated at the legislative level, where weaponry choices become public discourse and where military procurements are scrutinized by
the media,” Purnomo said.

Bilateral defense and security dialogue, Purnomo continued, could also serve as effective instruments to promote transparency. He commended Australia’s move to consult with its neighbors in formulating its defense policies and strategies.

Echoing a similar view, Smith said that Australia considered military modernization a natural part of any country’s economic development. But there was an urgent need to transparently disclose the
details of military modernization programs.

“Australia will continue to encourage all countries to be open about their defense policies, procurement plans and military planning”.

Australia unveiled its 2013 Defense White Paper on May 3, 2013. Indonesia, according to Purnomo, is currently in the process of preparing its next defense white paper. Indonesia published its last Defense White Paper in 2008.



*taken from JakartaPost

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

No urgency for military conscription
Yuliasri Perdani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Mon, June 03 2013, 11:12 AM


Rights groups are strongly opposed to the proposal for mandatory military service, saying that the plan would compromise the capability of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and that training from the program could easily be abused by subversive organizations.

The conscription proposal, included in the draft bill on an auxiliary reserve for national defense, provides a legal basis for the government to recruit and train civilians and mobilize them for combat purposes.

Article 8 (3) of the draft bill, for instance, stipulates that civil servants and laborers must join the auxiliary reserve (of the Army, the Navy or the Air Force) when they are qualified.

Al Araf of human rights group Imparsial, the Indonesian human rights monitor, said there is no urgency to introduce military service in the near future.

“According to the defense white paper issued in 2008, there is only the smallest chance of a major security threat in the next 10 to 50 years,” Al Araf said on Sunday.

Rather than spending on conscription, Al Araf believes the government should invest more on the TNI’s capabilities.

“Rather than spending so much on an auxiliary reserve, the government must focus on bolstering the main component: the TNI. We need to upgrade obsolete equipment and radically improve soldiers’ living standards,” he said.

Chairman of the Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) Neta S. Pane said that conscripts could easily be recruited by vigilante groups and would be more effective members of such groups.

“This plan could be a risk to public order. What if people who join the auxiliary reserve become a members of paramilitary of vigilante groups? Or are abused for short-term gain?” he said.

Defense expert Andi Wijayanto of the University of Indonesia supports the plan, arguing that by 2029, 165,000 individuals for the auxiliary reserve will be needed to be part of the national defense system.

Andi said that the number of individuals conscripted to the TNI’s auxiliary reserve would barely make a dent in the total number of the workforce, which stood at 118 million last year.

He also said that the plan would not add to the state budget.

“These people will only get one and a half months of training and if, after five years there is no national security threat, they are to free to go or to reapply. This will not be a drain on the state budget,” Andi told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.

Former TNI commander Gen. (ret.) Endriartono Sutarto said the conscription plan would benefit the civilians involved in the program.

“Should there be an external threat, the government will do everything to resolve it. But if diplomacy fails, we must engage in war. In this last resort, we must deploy all of our potential, including civilians, so they must be prepared,” he said.

The House of Representatives plans to deliberate the auxiliary reserve bill soon after the passage of the national security bill.

The national security bill has an article mandating the creation of an auxiliary reserve.

“The national security bill is being deliberated by a House special committee. If the government approves this bill, we can move on to the deliberation of the conscription bill,” said lawmaker T.B. Hasanuddin of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

No urgency for military conscription | The Jakarta Post

Till this day I never understood why country still uses Conscript? Even though they are inferior in every way compared to the regular. If the country is hurting for personnel's why don't they just hire Mercenaries. They're more cheaper & effective than relying on Conscript

 

[nufix]

No urgency for military conscription
Yuliasri Perdani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Mon, June 03 2013, 11:12 AM

Till this day I never understood why country still uses Conscript? Even though they are inferior in every way compared to the regular. If the country is hurting for personnel's why don't they just hire Mercenaries. They're more cheaper & effective than relying on Conscript

Conscription enables the country to have able bodies to be sent somewhere in times of desperate needs to mobilize men in mass number such as war. Training the people from zero until can shoot properly and run for at least 6 km in a certain amount of time needs at least 6 months, throwing grenades and calculating mortar ranges need more time, it is not effective to only train the countrymen when the war comes as in war the number of existing regular troops would be cut fast. It would be better to prepare the countrymen before the war happens so that the country can replace dead troops with reinforcement in a short time.

 

[Julian Rachman]

i think the problem why conscription still can't be implemented in Indonesia is human right's ,and peoples ego. and of course not all of the countrymen would accept something like conscription applied widely.
mohon bantuannya yaa masbro nufix & reashot.......kalo saya ada kata-2 yg salah mohon diingatkan...

 

[Inoyasha2]

US woos RI, China offensive on S. China Sea
Veeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Singapore
Mon, June 03 2013, 11:14 AM


While China took a combined offensive and persuasive approach when talking about its role in the South China Sea, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel singled-out Indonesia during a two-day international dialog on security and defense here.

Indonesia must play a strategic role in maintaining regional order and the US wants to build a strong relationship with the archipelagic nation, the Pentagon chief said over the weekend.

“As a large, diverse and democratic country, Indonesia has a key role in helping lead this region,” Hagel said at the first plenary session of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday.

“The United States and Indonesia — the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation — are building new habits of cooperation that reflect a shared vision for a peaceful and prosperous region,’ Hagel said in his speech.

“The United States and Indonesia are working together on humanitarian assistance and disaster response, maritime security, international peacekeeping and combating transnational threats”

Hagel also mentioned that it was the long-term US strategy to build strong relationships with rising powers such as India, Indonesia and China as part of its pivot or rebalancing to Asia.

Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported that China on Sunday deflected criticism over its actions in several maritime disputes with its neighbors and defended its relationship with North Korea.

Lt. Gen. Qi Jianguo, deputy chief of the People’s Liberation Army, reiterated at an annual security conference in Singapore that the Chinese government and military only seek peaceful development and that other countries should not view its strengthening military as a threat.

China is embroiled in a series of running disputes with its neighbors, including with Japan that soured bilateral relations and with several countries around the South China Sea who dispute China’s claims to potentially oil-rich areas of the sea.

Beijing and Tokyo have been caught up in a long-running battle over what the Japanese call the Senkaku Islands and the Chinese call Diaoyutai. China recently asserted its dominance by sending government ships into Japanese territorial waters in April.

Qi said China was only safeguarding its sovereignty in its dispute with Japan, where both claim ownership of the islands —other countries in the South China Sea such as Vietnam and the Philippines also maintain ownership claims.

“Chinese warships and patrolling activity are totally legitimate; it is uncontroversial to patrol within our territory,” Qi said when being questioned by delegates.

The deputy chief faced a series of pointed questions about China’s growing military and regional assertiveness and joked that he thought he would have “an easier time than Chuck Hagel”.

Reiterating China’s stance, Qi said it wanted to resolve disputes through bilateral negotiations. Some countries want multilateral talks, feeling China’s size is too much of an advantage in direct talks.

Meanwhile Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Japan is strengthening its economy and military to play a responsible international role, seeking to defuse suspicion of neighbors scarred by attacks and occupations in the last century.

Japan, a US ally in dispute with China over maritime territory and within range of North Korean missiles, “caused tremendous damage and suffering” in the past but wants to look to the future by promoting cooperation, Onodera said here on Saturday.

“A strong Japan will play a responsible role in the area of regional security and exercise strong leadership as expected by the international community,” Onodera said, as quoted by Reuters.



taken from Jakarta Post

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

RI, US to hold joint exercises, involving 1,800 personnel
Veeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Singapore | World | Wed, June 05 2013, 10:09 AM

Trilateral talks: Timor Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (left) mingles with US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (center) and Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro before the keynote address of the 12th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Asia Security Summit: The Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday. (Reuters/Edgar Su)

In a clear sign of growing bilateral defense cooperation, Indonesia and the United States — as the co-chairs of the regional counterterrorism initiative — are set to hold joint exercises, involving hundreds of special forces personnel from various countries in Sentul, Bogor, West Java, later this year, a minister said.

“There will be a major joint counterterrorism training exercises involving 1,800 special forces from 18 countries in Sentul in September,” Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro told The Jakarta Post and Antara news agency on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday night.

Besides the US and Indonesia, the 10-day training will involve other ASEAN member countries plus South Korea, Australia, Russia, China, India, New Zealand and Japan.

According to Purnomo, the military ties between the two countries were growing stronger in recent years.

Purnomo also noted that Indonesia was ready to upgrade its military ties with the US and consider buying American weapons for its military modernization program.

“We welcome the US offer to help our military modernization program,” he said on Saturday, adding that a high-level US delegation would visit Jakarta to discuss the offer further.

During a meeting with US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Purnomo said that the US reiterated its commitment to enhance military cooperation with the country and support the military modernization through US military sales.

“The two ministers reaffirmed the importance of deepening ties in support of the US-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership,” Pentagon spokesperson George Little said after the meeting.

Little added that the two countries had reviewed progress made in recent years to increase exercises and training, as well as regular defense policy dialogues.

However, the arms offer was not a complete sweetener. According to Little, Hagel laid the emphasis on the importance of human rights accountability for sustaining the momentum in defense ties.

Both countries are currently working together on humanitarian assistance and disaster response preparedness, maritime security, international peacekeeping, and combating transnational threats.

Indonesia welcomed the US pivot to Asia as it contributes to maintaining the balance of power in the region. “We welcome the US rebalancing in Asia. It is necessary for regional stability, dynamic equilibrium and maintaining the balance of power in Asia. If it is for mutual benefit and brings new synergy to the region, why not,” Purnomo added.

As part of rebalancing in the region, US would station 60 percent of its naval assets as well as air force assets in the Asia-Pacific region by 2020.

It would also station or rotate four littoral combat ships in Singapore. The first ship USS Freedom has already docked in Singapore. It would also rotate 2,500 US marines in Darwin, Australia, every year.

Indonesia currently allocates around 1.3 percent of its GDP for military spending. It has a goal of attaining minimum essential forces by 2024.

As the economy grows more than 6 percent and the military budget surges, major powers are showing interest in establishing defense ties and cooperation with Jakarta.

RI, US to hold joint exercises, involving 1,800 personnel | The Jakarta Post

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

New Army Chief Moeldoko Vows Military Change
By Yeremia Sukoyo on 10:52 am June 5, 2013.

Army chief Gen. Moeldoko, left, is congratulated by outgoing Army chief Gen. Wibowo. The new chief seeks to discipline the often arrogant Indonesian Military (TNI). (AFP Photo/Adek Berry)

Newly installed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Moeldoko vows to change the culture of the Indonesian military, including getting rid of arrogant behavior against civilians that has recently triggered conflicts between military officers and civilians.

A series of violent clashes that pit soldiers against police and residents continue to escalate in recent months. A group of soldiers stormed a penitentiary in Yogyakarta in March, shooting four prisoners dead. In the same month, dozens of soldiers attacked and burned down a police station in Ogan Komering Ulu, South Sumatra.

In April, 10 Army soldiers attacked the office of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in South Jakarta.

“I want the officers to be more polite, humble and to understand what civilians want [from them],” said Moeldoko on Tuesday.

He said he wanted all military personnel — from the lowest rank to the highest — to be individuals with a humble personality.

The four-star general, who was installed last month, also hoped to improve the military’s professionalism, but he reminded the public that the process could take time.“I hope the people can be patient,” he said.

Moeldoko said that improvement over a period of time was necessary because the cultural change would begin with fixing the armed forces’ education and training model.

Analysts have said that the military’s involvement in civilian affairs is rooted deeply in the Suharto era since the 32-year New Order gave the military unchecked power.

“The military has ruled for so long that they find it difficult to realize that times have changed and the civilians should lead them,” said Bantarto Bandoro, a lecturer at the Indonesian Defense University.

Moeldoko also promised to bring all soldiers in violation of the law to court, saying that perpetrators of attacks have been processed according to the law.

In the Cebongan prison attack, army officers suspected of breaking into the prison three months ago and shooting four detainees were a step closer to being brought in front of a judge, he said.

“The process of preparing the dossiers of all suspects in the Cebongan case has been completed and we have submitted them all to the military tribunal,” Moeldoko said. “Be assured that the military tribunal will work in line with the regulations.”

The detainees awaiting trial are Hendrik Angel Sahetapi, Yohanes Juan Manbait, Gameliel Yermianto Rohi Riwu and Adrianus Candra Galaja.

Military investigators have said that the motive for the killings was revenge for the death three days earlier of their Kopassus colleague First Sgt. Heru Santoso, for which the four detainees had been arrested.

Human rights groups, arguing that military tribunals in Indonesia lacked accountability, transparency and neutrality, have called for the army officials to be brought to a civilian court.

Under Indonesian law, soldiers cannot be tried in civilian courts, regardless of the nature of their offense, although there have been a few notable exceptions in which officers were brought in front of an ad hoc human rights court regarding human rights violations.

In a separate case, the Diponegoro Police Regional Military in Central Java has named six military officers as suspects in the murder of a civilian, Rido Hehanusa.

It was reported that Rido and his friends got into a fight with several people who were believed to be military officers at the Liquid Cafe, Semarang, on Thursday.

After the fight, an unknown men approached Rido and took him away on a taxi. At 11 pm, Rido was found dead and was taken to a hospital in Semarang.

The military sent Rido’s remains to his hometown in Maluku and covered all expenses.

New Army Chief Moeldoko Vows Military Change - The Jakarta Globe

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

i think the problem why conscription still can't be implemented in Indonesia is human right's ,and peoples ego. and of course not all of the countrymen would accept something like conscription applied widely.
mohon bantuannya yaa masbro nufix & reashot.......kalo saya ada kata-2 yg salah mohon diingatkan...

Infrastruktur ama duitnya aja belum jelas dr mana malah udh bicara soal Wamil . Benerin TNI dulu baru nanti diskusi tentang wamil.

 

[Inoyasha2]

Infrastruktur ama duitnya aja belum jelas dr mana malah udh bicara soal Wamil . Benerin TNI dulu baru nanti diskusi tentang wamil.

heh oleh ngomong jowo neng kene to?

 

[nametag]

Infrastruktur ama duitnya aja belum jelas dr mana malah udh bicara soal Wamil . Benerin TNI dulu baru nanti diskusi tentang wamil.

Bedakan antara wamil dan komponen cadangan bro. Yang mau dibentuk itu komponen cadangan. justru karena masalah duit itulah makanya diadakan komponen cadangan. Kalau melihat luas wilayah Indonesia dan jumlah penduduknya maka jumlah tentara saat ini kurang. Kalau menambah jumlah TNI dan melengkapinya dengan alutsista modern justru lebih mahal. Dengan adanya komponen cadangan justru bisa menekan biayanya. Contoh saja kita lihat dari sisi gaji, komponen cadangan walaupun digaji tapi tidak perlu ada uang pensiun, atau tunjangan-tunjangan lain yang mungkin diterima anggota TNI reguler. Jadi ini salah satu cara memenuhi kebutuhan pertahanan dengan cara murah.

 

[nufix]

Netherlands to Deliver Weapons to Indonesia After All

Nick Ottens | June 4, 2013

The Netherlands intend to sell naval ship equipment and technology to Indonesia in an arms deal that could be worth €345 million, the government announced on Tuesday.

Last year, the Netherlands canceled a €200 million tanks sale to its former colony after lawmakers had expressed worried about human rights abuses there. Among them was the Labor Party’s Frans Timmermans who is now foreign minister.

The latest deal will not involve the Dutch Government. Rather a Dutch company has applied to sell technology for frigates that are supposed to be build in Romania as well as Indonesia itself. Timmerman’s department insists that the delivery meets all legal requirements for weapons exports.

Opposition parties were taken aback nevertheless. Both the liberal Democrats and far left Socialists accused Labor of changing his position, something Désirée Bonis, its foreign policy spokeswoman, denied. “Indonesia is a friendly nation and a democracy,” she said. “So there’s nothing wrong with this.”

The previous coalition, which included the conservatives besides Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s liberals, who are still in power, similarly argued last year, however, that human rights in the island nation had “marked improved,” even if there were still “internal tensions” in the Maluku and Papua islands, majority christian provinces that once aspired to autonomy or independence. It wanted to sell up to one hundred German made Leopard tanks to the country—which could hardly have been deployed to the Moluccas or Papua given the mountainous terrain and dense forestation there—but the anti-immigration Freedom Party, which otherwise supported Rutte’s minority government, objected because Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim country.

Indonesia later bought the tanks from Germany.

Netherlands to Deliver Weapons to Indonesia After All | Atlantic Sentinel


Dutch firm gets green light for military exports to Indonesia

Wednesday 05 June 2013

The cabinet has given the green light to a Dutch firm to export frigate parts to the value of €345m to Indonesia, the NRC reports on Wednesday.

The company, which was not named in the parliamentary briefing, will make the deliveries via a shipyard in Romania and another in Indonesia, the NRC said. The ships themselves will be built in those countries.

This procedure, says the cabinet, does not conflict with European Union criteria on weapons exports.

Last year, the planned export of tanks to Indonesia was cancelled after a majority of MPs said they were concerned about the human rights situation in the former Dutch colony.

- See more at: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archiv..._gets_green_light_fo.php#sthash.jEz6QsPX.dpuf


The smell of money is hard to be refused, c'mon sell us those tanks too !

 

[Ahmad_Yusuf]

Have to love the double standards of the west. The should worry about their own human rights record and the record of a certain middle eastern nation that they LOVE to sell weapons to before they start preaching to Indonesia.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Marine battalion created on Setokok Island
Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam | Archipelago | Wed, June 05 2013, 10:19 PM

The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) has started the development of the Marine Corps’10 Infantry Battalion headquarters on Setokok Island, Batam, Riau Islands, on Wednesday, as part of its efforts to strengthen border security.

The marine battalion headquarters will occupy 37 hectares of areas and be built within 10 months.

“The headquarters will be an ideal prototype for marine battalions due to its position in being surrounded by the ocean,” said Navy chief of staff Adm.Marsetio during the first stone ceremony of the project construction.

It is expected that by Febuary 2014, all facilities such as helipad, shooting range and supporting buildings will be completed.

Marsetio said it was President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono himself that instructed the creation of a marine battalion in Riau Islands when he sailed to Nipah Island from Singapore.

According to the President, the marine battalion was aimed at improving the country’s borders and islands’ protection arrangements.

“Indonesia is the biggest archipelagic country in the world; therefore, it is necessary to create an ideal position for a battalion,” said Marsetio.

The Riau Islands, he said, was an area that bordered the South China Sea and several neighboring countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam so it was possible for conflicts in border areas to occur in the future.

The ceremony was attended by Riau Islands governor Muhammad Sani and several high-rank officials from the TNI AL, the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) and the Defense Ministry. (fan/ebf)

Marine battalion created on Setokok Island | The Jakarta Post

PTDI and EADS To Improve Aircraft Production In Indonesia

Dahlan Iskan

Jakarta, June 6(Bernama) - Indonesian Aviation Company (PTDI) along with European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) agreed to conduct cooperation in improving helicopter and aircraft production as well as the spare parts production, Indonesia's Antara reported.

"PTDI and EADS agreed to improve aircraft and helicopter production to fulfill the local demand and international market," said Indonesian State Enterprise Minister Dahlan Iskan after welcoming EADS's CEO Thomas Enders, here, Tuesday.

The EADS is a well-known aircraft manufacturer being supported by several aircraft industries such as Airbus, Eurocopter and Eurofighter.

Dahlan said Indonesia only operates few number of Helicopters compared to Brazil.

The minister said Airbus is to enhance cooperation on Helicopter production.

There are at least 2,000 units of helicopters operating in Brazil, while in Indonesia only 200 uits," Dahlan said.

Dahlan, who was accompanied by Managing Director of PTDI Budi Santoso, said the EADS will intensify cooperation with PTDI on increasing the production of aircraft.

"Helicopter market in Indonesia still has wide potential as the country is operating a small number of helicopters," Dahlan said.

Airbus, said Dahlan, will act as a guarantor for the financing of helicopter development based on the agreement.

The Minister has assigned PTDI to follow up the agreement, including the targeted production capacity.

Meanwhile, Santoso said Indonesia will be an important partner for EADS in developing the aviation business and industry.

"EADS has considered PTDI as a strategic and significant partner on aircraft manufacture industry," Santoso said.

Previously, PTDI has delivered at least four unit of CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft for the South Korean Coast Guard (KCG) in 2012.

-- BERNAMA

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=954373

 

[Nusantara]

Have to love the double standards of the west. The should worry about their own human rights record and the record of a certain middle eastern nation that they LOVE to sell weapons to before they start preaching to Indonesia.

The power of money, hahaha

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Qnective Rolls out Secure Mobile Communications for Defence to Indonesia

Using Qtalk Defense able to exchange encrypted voice and data with one another confidentially and without the risk of third parties eavesdropping (photo : Qnective)

Qnective Rolls out Secure Mobile Communications Solution to Indonesia

The Swiss company Qnective (Overview: Qnective.com) has received a major order for its software solution Qtalk Defense for 120,000 users. This will incorporate the building of a secure communications network for various military and governmental organisations in Indonesia by using the public mobile networks. Members of each of these organisations will be able to exchange encrypted voice and data with one another confidentially and without the risk of third parties eavesdropping. Qtalk Defense is set up on standard smartphones (Android, Blackberry, iOS, Windows). Investing in additional digital networks has been avoided by using the existing public mobile networks.

The geographical situation of Indonesia, a country with more than 17,000 islands, made it essential for the Indonesian government that the secure communications solution is using the existing GSM networks. Like this, little additional customer costs for new hardware or infrastructure were generated. These challenges were mastered by the design and implementation of Qnective's mobile software solution, Qtalk Defense. Qtalk Defense is running on commonly held Android, Blackberry and iOS devices.

Qtalk Defense: Military grade encryption standard

Qtalk Defense is a communication solution that enables telephony, chat and SMS messaging services implementing sophisticated security mechanisms to protect the information when transmitted over any type of IP access network. Qtalk Defense belongs to the Qtalk family and it is specifically designed for governmental offices, public organizations or military departments requiring strong protection in their daily communications when using mobile devices or desktop computers. Moreover, the customer can request project-specific adaptations like, for example, replacing the encryption algorithms or other security parameters in the product. For Indonesia, the outline agreement includes the licenses for 120,000 users, training and support as well as the handling of the network operations on site with local partners

(PRNewswire)

Supadio Airbase now equipped with QW-3 Missiles

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PONTIANAK, KOMPAS.com - Base Supadio, West Kalimantan have a new weapons systems called the QW-3. The field trial was conducted at Kura-kura (Turtle) Beach Singkawang.

465 Soldiers Battalion from Paskhas Air Force test-firing QW-3 missiles in kura-kura beach Singkawang, West Kalimantan/Borneo (photo: Antara)

Commander of the Supadio air base Colonel Pnb Novyan Samyoga, Thursday (06/06/2013) explains, QW-3 will strengthen the defense system of Supadio air base. "We have a responsibility in the area up to the border with the neighboring countries. Missiles will improve the defense system equipment of the Air Force in west kalimantan," said Novyan. QW-3 missiles will be operated by the Air Force Special Forces Battalion 465, West Kalimantan.

A moving target for the QW-3 missiles test was a drone aircraft type S-70(photo: Antara)

This is the type of missile for the direct protection of vital assets, if the enemy aircraft could still penetrate air defenses in two ring before. Missile test was conducted in Singkawang Wednesday. Missiles tested at the S-70 drones and the bait which is released by S-70.

Lanud Supadio Dilengkapi dengan Rudal Kiwi 3 - Kompas.com