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[pr1v4t33r]

Well Rafale is equal to the price of a Su-35. Both are around the 80Mil$ Mark.

care to cite the source?

 

[HannibalBarca]

care to cite the source?

Here the Su-35 price
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/th...ust-sold-24-lethal-su-35-fighters-china-14397

And Rafale
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/real-jet-fighter-prices-rafale-f-35-2015-16.423797/

 

[pr1v4t33r]

Here the Su-35 price
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/th...ust-sold-24-lethal-su-35-fighters-china-14397

And Rafale
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/real-jet-fighter-prices-rafale-f-35-2015-16.423797/

I think that comparison is kinda misleading. For rafale, the price that is quoted, exclude any development cost which most likely gonna be charge in any purchase by foreign parties. That's the price for domestic use.

 

[HannibalBarca]

I think that comparison is kinda misleading. For rafale, the price that is quoted, exclude any development cost which most likely gonna be charge in any purchase by foreign parties. That's the price for domestic use.

it was verified with the Indian purchase and Egyptian one, in other thread. The price is around the 80-90Mil mark. with few millions$ apart with each others.

But the Q is what is better for Indonesia? Rafale or Su-35 with almost same price range?
2 separate platform (F-16-Su-35 ETc..) or All in one? etC...

With what I see...it's like Indonesian Air force is filling the gap but without Really investing on a durable / strong Airforce, meant to stay for a long time or maybe Im wrong.
It's almost like they are wating for somthing, like the KFX project... but since it has been delayed, they filling today gap with more F-16 & few Su-35 and such.
Who knows...

 

[pr1v4t33r]

i'm still not convince about the price. As for the Q regarding better jet for Indonesian Air Force, i leave it for the others who really know the specs that is required by our AF and our MOD.

 

[Nike]

i'm still not convince about the price. As for the Q regarding better jet for Indonesian Air Force, i leave it for the others who really know the specs that is required by our AF and our MOD.

specs and prices must be balanced and so with Political situation

 

[Nike]

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Indonesia and Libya are Restoring Ties in Post-Gaddafi Era
The Arab Spring caused a break in relations, but the two countries are on track in rebuilding their partnership.

By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
April 29, 2017


Once strong partners, the relationship between Indonesia and Libya that commenced in 1991 was disrupted by the Arab Spring which affected Libya’s political landscape. Trade deteriorated, companies and investors halted their operations, and many Indonesians – both workers and students – decided to return home. However, today the two governments are apparently devoting efforts to restore their relations as the two countries re-acknowledge the importance of each other. This was publicly affirmed by the Indonesian President Joko Widodo last year in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jakarta.

Before the revolution, Indonesia had relatively strong ties with Libya. Although economic ties had been limited, the two countries were primarily linked by political interests. Both Libya and Indonesia are members of the Non-Aligned Movement and the OIC. These organizational channels had laid a groundwork for more consolidated political ties between Jakarta and Tripoli. High official visits also helped strengthen the partnership such as the visit of the then-Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri to Tripoli in September 2003, and the reciprocal visit by Muammar Gaddafi in 2004.

Economic ties, though small in figures, were still noticeable. According to the United Nations COMTRADE database, Libya’s exports to Indonesia in 2010 stood at US$154.08 million. The trade mostly focused on mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, organic chemicals, rubbers, iron, and steel. Indonesian contractors were also active in infrastructure projects – both energy and civil infrastructure – in Libya, which amounted to over US$2 billion.

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Seeing benefits from their complementary ties, a Committee Meeting (Sidang Komisi Bersama) between Indonesia and Libya was held in Yogyakarta in 2009. The meeting was intended to evaluate their previous relations and to discuss concrete efforts to improve their ties. During the meeting, the two governments were confident about the future prospect of their ties and discussed a number of endeavors to strengthen their cooperation in different fields, including tax, tourism, labor, culture, social, and aviation.

At the end of the meeting, the two also signed an MoU in the establishment of Komisi Bersama and two other agreements on political consultations and social welfare. In addition, the Joint Board of Libyan-Indonesian Businessmen was also established to identify economic opportunities available in both countries.

Limited economic exchanges were juxtaposed by pronounced humanitarian aid and assistance by Libya to Indonesia. The most important manifestation of this was Libyan aid in the aftermath of an earthquake that hit the city of Yogyakarta in 2009.

When the Arab Spring took place in 2011, however, the strong relations that Libya and Indonesia had long built for many years were disrupted. The turmoil that resulted in the downfall Muammar Gaddafi’s long dictatorial regime also resulted in a deterioration of the country’s relationships with its partners, and Indonesia was no exception. Nonetheless, as both Jakarta and Tripoli acknowledge their significance to each other, as soon as the political turmoil that hit Libya ended, the two long partners quickly devoted efforts to restore their relationship.

During the transition period, Indonesia presented itself as a reliable political partner by showing that it had a similar experience following the end of the dictatorial Suharto regime in 1998 and that it was willing to assist Libya in the transitioning process of its political landscape. This has received a positive response from the Libyan side. During the OIC meeting in Jakarta in 2016, the latter said that it is willing to learn about democracy from Indonesia.

Besides their encounters at the OIC meeting, Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi also met with her Libyan counterpart Mohammed Attaher during the Bali Democracy Forum in late 2016. Previously, in 2014, Indonesia, represented by Muhammadiyah Chairman, Din Syamsudin and Deputy Energy and the then-Mineral Minister Susilo Siswoutomo, participated in the celebration of Libya’s Independence and Revolution Day. These high-profile exchanges were largely driven by the willingness to rebuild their long-held relations.

Beyond political ties, the two countries have also attempted to rebuild their economic relationship. As an oil-rich country and home to six million people, Libya serves Indonesia as a lucrative energy partner and export market. Meanwhile, for policymakers in Tripoli, Indonesia is seen as a gateway to growing Asia and a promising market. Both governments have recently pledged to improve ties in different fields, with energy being the primary focus.

These plans have gradually been realized. For instance, Indonesian private energy firm PT Medco, which delayed production from its Libyan oil and gas project from its 2014 target due to political conditions in Libya, has restarted talks with the new government for the building of production facilities. Before the revolution, Medco already had a presence in Libya Area 47 with 80 workers. The company had prepared $500 million for capital expenditure in 2011, half of which was allocated for oil and LNG exploration.

Energy has indeed been central to Indonesia-Libya relations. With 48 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, Libya is a crucial energy partner for Jakarta. After halting the purchase of oil from Libya, Indonesia resumed purchasing oil from the country in 2012. In the past years, Jakarta has purchased nearly $1 billion worth of crude oil from the North African country.

Other companies that had been operating in Libya for many years and were interrupted during the Arab Spring have also shown their interests to resume their operations. These developments offer positive signs that Indonesia-Libya economic relations will improve even more in the near future.

The restoration of Indonesia’s ties with Libya has also been helped by soft power endeavors. Besides frequent meetings in sport events, academic exchanges constitute an increasingly important part of the current relations. In spite of the fact that the number of Indonesian students in Libya faced a decline during the political turmoil in 2011 where some of them decided to return home, it is reportedly increasing once again. Even though it is difficult to find exact number, the establishment of the Indonesian Student Association in Libya (KKMI Libya) and the activities it organizes demonstrate the significant presence of students from Indonesia in Libya.

This, however, is not a one-way street. In 2014, the Libyan Ambassador to Indonesia Sadiq MO Ben Sadik said that there has been an increasing number of Libyans studying at different universities in Indonesia. While the wave of Libyan students to Indonesia began in 2009, it increased noticeably when the Arab Spring took place in Libya.

Even though these efforts are still at the beginning stage, they have undeniably come to shape the course of Indonesia-Libya relations in post-Gaddafi era. These political, economic, and cultural developments have also fed into optimistic readings about the relationship’s future trajectory. There is an opportunity, if the current trends hold, to not only restore but also to develop a meaningful strategic relationship over the coming years grounded on mutual interests and concerns.

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat is a PhD researcher at the University of Manchester.

http://thediplomat.com/2017/04/indonesia-and-libya-are-restoring-ties-in-post-gaddafi-era/

 

[Star Bugs]

As for 5th gen, Where it was said, Indonesia would buy F-35, and I said, it will not be available at least for 2035-2040 when every "Today" customers get theirs... Same for PakFa... So the only 5th gen solution available shortly will be FC-31, And that could come with ToT or/& Licencing.

PS: It was an opinion about a subject, in anyway it was meant to push or anger some of you...

Aaaww... please don't get my emoticon get into you. I'm not angry. I'm just sayin', you know.

I'm sure Rafale could make maintenance cost down as you suggested. But the reason for not choosing it is also based on our bad experience in the past an EU country.

FC-31 is indeed a bargain for a fifth gen ( IF it is really fifth gen by all specifications). However, as bargain as it is, it still cost millions of USD. So before my air force decides to take a look at it, China has to convince several air forces around the world that 31 is VERY good, and it has to be air forces with some degree of sophisticated experience. Air forces from sub-saharan nations definitely don't count. Except S. Africa.

 

[HannibalBarca]

Aaaww... please don't get my emoticon get into you. I'm not angry. I'm just sayin', you know.

I'm sure Rafale could make maintenance cost down as you suggested. But the reason for not choosing it is also based on our bad experience in the past an EU country.

FC-31 is indeed a bargain for a fifth gen ( IF it is really fifth gen by all specifications). However, as bargain as it is, it still cost millions of USD. So before my air force decides to take a look at it, China has to convince several air forces around the world that 31 is VERY good, and it has to be air forces with some degree of sophisticated experience. Air forces from sub-saharan nations definitely don't count. Except S. Africa.

As for FC-31, ofc it's better to see it combat proven, bf investing in it.
Here the potential buyers of FC-31 around the globe: Egypt/KSA+ some other GCC/Pakistan and South asian counties+ maybe few N-Africans

 

[Nike]

credit to ori owner, F16V with TNI AU livery color, JDAM, AMRAAM 120 D and AIM 9X along with Sniper ATP

 

[HannibalBarca]

credit to ori owner, F16V with TNI AU livery color, JDAM, AMRAAM 120 D and AIM 9X along with Sniper ATP

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One Q: Why the choice of this camo on Indo fighter jets? History on it? or?

 

[rondo.royal2]

@Jakartans@PkDef

IFF .. Itu ga termasuk ruang lingkup pernika . Kenapa ? karena dia untuk identifikasi .. Iff itu memang terenkripsi digital tapi dia bukan masuk EW

EW atau pernika itu ada 3.. ESM ECM ECCM

Kalo model mematikan transponder atau IFF itu ga masuk ke ECCM dan ECM ..ESM

ECCM itu menyangkut kekebalan radar .. Seperti gain tinggi.. Frekuensi hopping.. Power tinggi ..prf tinggi .. Scan cepat lincah acak.. Dll

ECM itu jammer dan pengecoh

ESM itu seperti RWR atau elint

Ruang lingkup pernika atau EW ada di radar dan rudal

Sedangkankan iff.. bms.. Datalink seperti link16.. Radio komunikasi .. Dan yang lain yg sifatnya informasi.. Walaupun terproteksi berbagai cara seperti salah satunya adalah enkripsi itu masuk lingkup cyber defence karena ada informasi disana .. Supaya tidak di jebol hacker

Kadiskomplek tni au ini memegang pernika (EW) dan cyber

Indomiliter ini mungkin belum paham EW dan perbedaannya dg yg lain

Kemungkinan yg dimaksud " belum prioritas "yg dikatakan kadiskomplek tni au itu cyber defence bukan pernika (EW) . cyber defence seperti datalink ..karena untuk membangun butuh banyak duit .. Sekarang saja masih nyicil beli satelit militer

Indomiliter seharusnya menulis ESM buatan len karena termasuk pernika .. Dari pada menggolongkan iff dan bms sebagai pernika.

 

[Nike]

One Q: Why the choice of this camo on Indo fighter jets? History on it? or?

this disrupting pattern camo is good to blend in your surrounding area (grey sky with clouds)

 

[GraveDigger388]

credit to ori owner, F16V with TNI AU livery color, JDAM, AMRAAM 120 D and AIM 9X along with Sniper ATP

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CFT too?

 

[Svantana]

The Philippines ssv Davao Del Sur 602 LPD launched yesterday by Indonesian MoD