The Indonesian Air Force’s Chief of Staff, Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo confirmed on Thursday that the service was no longer pursuing the purchase of Sukhoi Su-35 multirole aircraft. In… Continue reading "Indonesia Abandons Su-35 Buy, Now Seeks F-15EXs And Rafales"
Indonesia is set to become the tenth operator of the Airbus A400M aircraft after the Southeast Asian Nation signed on for at least two of the type on Thursday. In… Continue reading "Indonesia Orders A400M"
Babcock has secured its first export customer for the Arrowhead 140 Frigate design at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2021 exhibition in London. Indonesian State-Owned shipbuilder PT PAL… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Babcock Secures Export Contract for Arrowhead 140 with Indonesia"
Indonesia is to receive 15 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMV) from Australia. The vehicles will serve overseas as part of the country’s U.N peacekeeping commitments. Prabowo Subianto, the Indonesian Minister of… Continue reading "Australia to Donate 15 Bushmaster PMVs to Indonesia"
In late August, several U.S Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to undertake a bomber task force (BTF) mission in the Indo-Pacific region. Since arriving… Continue reading "USAF B-52s Deployed to Guam Exercise with Japan, Indonesia"
Indonesia-based shipbuilder North Sea Boats, also known as PT Lundin, launched future KRI Golok (688) for the Indonesian Navy – Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL) on the 21st of… Continue reading "PT Lundin Launches Trimaran Stealth Vessel for Indonesian Navy"
An excerpt from a speech made by Indonesia General Pekasa during a teleconference appears to suggest the Indonesian army is moving away from “virginity testing” its female recruits. According to… Continue reading "Indonesian Army Ending ‘Virginity Tests’ For Female Recruits"
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) and the Indonesian Ministry of Defense both indicated they will be seeking to add additional T-50TH and T-50i Golden Eagle lead-in fighter trainers (LIFT)… Continue reading "Indonesia and Thailand to Buy Korean T-50 Jet Trainer Aircraft"
On June 14, six United States Air Force (USAF) F-16CM aircraft touched down in Indonesia to participate in the bilateral Cope West 2021 exercise, according to a Pacific Air Forces… Continue reading "Indonesia and The United States Kick off Nine Day Military Exercise Cope West 2021."
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced on Thursday, the 10th of June, that it has signed a contract with Indonesia for the supply of eight warships. This includes six new-build FREMM class frigates… Continue reading "Fincantieri Secures Contract For Eight Ships From Indonesia"