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[Jakartans@PkDef]

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Sukarno (C) saluting from the deck of the cruiser Irian bought by fr. the Russians in 1963.

(Photo by Terence Spencer/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

Is it Martadinata on the right? (Left side of Bung Karno)

 

[Nike]

Is it Martadinata on the right? (Left side of Bung Karno)

Yup

 

[TheMightyBender]

How serious is the commitment of Indonesia to KFX? What would it take to swing you guys to our side (TFX)?

Also, I thought KFX is a stealth fighter. But the pictures above indicate that it is not. Am I mistaken?

 

[Nike]

How serious is the commitment of Indonesia to KFX? What would it take to swing you guys to our side (TFX)?

Also, I thought KFX is a stealth fighter. But the pictures above indicate that it is not. Am I mistaken?

well contract had been penned, it will be a breach to leave the project midway. Aside we already built research center and assembly center for KFX/IFX project in Indonesia.

 

[Zarvan]

 

[Star Bugs]

We're going to have over-the-top, and over-priced white dumbos. But.... I hope it's only in wiki.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

How serious is the commitment of Indonesia to KFX? What would it take to swing you guys to our side (TFX)?

Also, I thought KFX is a stealth fighter. But the pictures above indicate that it is not. Am I mistaken?

Block 2 & 3 are stealth fighter. What indonesia get will be Block 1.

 

[Nike]

Air Platforms
ADEX 2017: KAI refining KFX configuration ahead of key milestones
Gareth Jennings - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
17 October 2017

While the baseline twin-engined configuration for the KFX has been decided upon, the final refinements are being made ahead of upcoming design reviews. Source: IHS Markit/Gareth Jennings
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is in the process of refining the final configuration of its Korean Fighter Experimental (KFX) aircraft ahead of a number of milestones that are due in the coming months and years, Jane’s was told on 17 October.

Speaking at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX) 2017, a senior programme official said that, while the baseline twin-jet configuration has been chosen, the final refinements are now taking place ahead of a planned preliminary design review (PDR) mid next year.

“We are putting the final touches on the configuration, and plan to have a PDR in June 2018,” the official who asked not to be named said, adding that this PDR would be followed by a critical design review (CDR) in September 2019; a rollout of the first prototype in 2022; and an entry into service in 2026.

The KFX fighter was first revealed by South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) in 2010. Indonesia joined the project in 2012, with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) covering joint development of the platform that Jakarta refers to as IFX.

KAI is leading the USD8 billion project in partnership with Lockheed Martin, with Indonesia expected to invest USD1 billion to acquire fighter aircraft technologies, knowledge of production techniques, and an option to procure up to 50 fighters at a later date. Jakarta should also benefit from any future exports of the aircraft.

While initial operational capability (IOC) for the KFX/IFX was planned for 2023, budgetary constraints and concerns over technical risk prompted KAI to re-align the programme from a ‘fifth-generation’ fighter into a less sophisticated '4.5 generation'.

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[Zarvan]

Indonesia delays decommissioning of Ahmad Yani-class frigates amid South China Sea obligations

TNI-AL's Ahmad Yani-class frigate, KRI Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma. Source: TNI-AL
Key Points

• The Indonesian Navy has delayed the planned retirement of its ex-Royal Netherlands Navy frigates
• Move to ensure that the service can fulfil operational requirements and deployment obligations, especially in the South China Sea

The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut) has decided to postpone the retirement of its Ahmad Yani-class frigates amid operational requirements that necessitate continued service of the platforms for about one more year, the service has confirmed with Jane’s .

Citing a TNI-AL source from the service’s Western Fleet (KOARMABAR), Jane’sreported in February 2016 that the country will start to retire the first of its six Ahmad Yani-class frigates in 2017. This decision was made at the 2016 iteration of an annual naval technical and logistics work plan meeting, and the intention then was to retire the class at a rate of one ship a year from 2017 to 2022.

However, given current progress of the Martadinata (SIGMA 10514)-class’ induction, and ongoing service obligations, this schedule has since been delayed by about one more year to ensure that there are no operational gaps in the fleet’s deployment capacity especially in the Natuna Sea where there is now an increasing number of unregulated fishing cases, said the TNI-AL.

Indonesia commissioned its first Martadinata-class frigate, KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata (331), in April 2017. The second-of-class, which will be known as KRI IGusti Ngurah Rai with pennant number 332 once it is in service, was launched by state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL in September 2016. The country is expected to acquire follow-on ships in this class, but a formal procurement process for this has yet to begin.

The TNI-AL’s Ahmad Yani-class ships were formerly in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) as the Van Speijk class. After being in service for about 20 years, the ships were transferred to Indonesia between 1986 and 1989.

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[Jakartans@PkDef]

323 Raiders

 

[pr1v4t33r]

Progress for 110 meter CG vessel at Palindo Marine

 

[Svantana]

P2 armored vehicle with rcws

 

[Bennedict]

Block 2 & 3 are stealth fighter. What indonesia get will be Block 1.

Still a pretty good progress, a major technological leap for us to design and soon produce the advanced 4,5 gen fighter

How serious is the commitment of Indonesia to KFX? What would it take to swing you guys to our side (TFX)?

Also, I thought KFX is a stealth fighter. But the pictures above indicate that it is not. Am I mistaken?

It's wasnt developed as a fifth gen fighter anyway, more like 4,5 gen with Stealth charateristics (IWB, Stealth coatings, etc)

 

[barjo]

Still a pretty good progress, a major technological leap for us to design and soon produce the advanced 4,5 gen fighter


It's wasnt developed as a fifth gen fighter anyway, more like 4,5 gen with Stealth charateristics (IWB, Stealth coatings, etc)

next step RnD is engine, machinery and avionic development, structural now we're have enough capability

 

[Svantana]

Russia Contunues Negotiating with Indonesia for the Supply of Amphibious APCs

21 Oktober 2017


The BT-3F with gross combat weight 18.5 tons (photo : Tractor Plants)

MANAMA (Bahrain) - RIA Novosti. Russia is negotiating with Indonesia for the delivery of amphibious armored personnel carriers (BTR) BT-3F, Deputy Director General of Rosoboronexport (RoE), who heads the ROE delegation at this arms salon, Sergei Goreslavsky, told reporters on Tuesday at the BIDEC-2017 exhibition.

"The negotiations on this subject are underway, the command of the Armed Forces gives exceptional importance to two-armored vehicles," he said, responding to a journalist's question.

Goreslavsky noted that initially the Indonesian side raised the issue of doubling its fleet of fleet infantry fighting vehicles by Russian BMP-3F.

Earlier in some media, information was published, according to which Indonesia intends to abandon the purchase of amphibious Ukrainian production BTR-4 in favor of a new Russian armored vehicle BT-3F.


Indonesia want to double its fleet of BMP-3F (photo : defence.pk)

It was assumed that the negotiations will be held during the visit of the Indonesian delegation to the international military-technical forum "Army-2017".

According to these publications, Indonesia's Marines, testing the BTR-4 floating wheeled vehicles, concluded that the Ukrainian armored car was excessively "buried" in the water while overcoming water obstacles at full speed.

BT-3F developed by the enterprise "Kurganmashzavod" was first introduced at the forum "Army-2016". He can move on water and despatch from transport aircraft. The crew of the BT-3F is three men, with the armored personnel carrier taking on board up to 14 paratroopers.

On the roof of the combat vehicle is a remotely controlled combat module with a 7.62 mm machine gun with a thermal imaging sight and a laser range finder. A diesel engine with a capacity of 500 horsepower allows onshore to develop a speed of up to 70 kilometers per hour, and afloat - up to 10 kilometers per hour.

(RIA Novosti)
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