Malaysia's Aerotree Defence to purchase three EC135s

Malaysia's Aerotree Defence & Services has signed a letter of intent with Eurocopter for three EC135 helicopters for use in military training and utility roles.

Singapore signs 20-year support deal for M-346 fleet

Singapore's future fleet of 12 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainers will receive comprehensive in-service support from the Italian company and ST Aerospace following the confirmation of two contracts worth a combined €170 million ($241 million).

Singapore officers visit RI`s naval academy

Some officers of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) visited Indonesia`s Naval Academy and Education Development Command here on Tuesday.

At the Naval Academy (AAL) the delegation led by LTC Vince Tan was received by the chief of the Marine Department Col. Deddy Susanto, and chief of the Science and Technology Department Lt Col Arya Cakra Wibawa.

RI, US air forces conducting joint exercise

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AL) and the United States Air Force (USAF) are organizing a joint exercise at the Abdurahman Saleh air base in Malang district, East Java.

Commander of the air base Vice Marshal A Dwi Putranto who led the opening ceremony of the joint exercise on Monday said the exercise which took place at the taxi way of the air base`s 32 air squadron wing 2 was for the first time held at the air base.

Code-named "Teak Iron - 2011" the 12-day exercise will end on July 8. The exercise is a manifestation of both sides` wish to forge the existing cooperation.

Pemerintah Kucurkan Dana Segar untuk Industri Pertahanan

Kementerian Pertahanan dan Kementerian Badan Usaha Milik Negara berjanji segera mengucurkan dana segar bagi Badan Usaha Milik Negara di bidang pertahanan. Paling tidak dana yang akan digelontorkan Rp 700 miliar yang akan diberikan pada PT Dirgantara Indonesia."Yang sekarang running way PT Pindad. Ini tidak perlu banyak intervensi," ujar Mustafa Abubakar Menteri Badan Usaha Milik Negara usai penandatanganan kerjasama di Kantor Kementerian Pertahanan, Kamis, 27 Juni 2011.

24 Pesawat Tempur F-16 Hibah AS Dikirim Bertahap

F-16 TNI AU

Panglima TNI Laksamana TNI Agus Suhartono berharap hibah 24 pesawat tempur jenis F-16 dari Pemerintah Amerika Serikat (AS) akan melengkapi alat utama sistem persenjataan (alutsista) yang dimiliki TNI Angkatan Udara.

Kemhan Berencana Promosikan Produk Alutsista Dalam Negeri Pada Pameran BRIDEX 2011

Jakarta, DMC - Dalam rangka mempromosikan produk-produk Alutsista dan Non Alutsista hasil produksi industri pertahanan dalam negeri pada skala internasional, Kementerian Pertahanan Republik Indonesia (Kemhan RI) melalui Direktorat Teknik dan Industri Direktorat Jenderal Potensi Pertahanan (Dit Tekind Ditjen Pothan) berencana mengikuti dan membuka pavilum dalam ajang pameran Brunei Darussalam International Defence Exhibition & Coference (BRIDEX) 2011 di Brunei Darussalam.

Thai leader defends leaving UN heritage site body

BANGKOK – Thailand's prime minister on Sunday defended his country's decision to quit the U.N.'s World Heritage Convention, saying its committee's consideration of a Cambodian plan to manage a protected temple on Thailand's border would increase tensions.

Abhisit Vejjajiva told reporters it didn't make sense for Cambodia to unilaterally offer a plan for managing the Preah Vihear temple site, which is mostly easily accessible through land under dispute by both countries. At least 20 people have died in attacks in the area surrounding the temple since 2008, when the site received World Heritage status over Thailand's objections.

Manila, Muslim rebels meet on peace deal

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Philippine government and Muslim separatist negotiators met Monday in Malaysia as part of efforts to draft a peace agreement to end a decades-old insurgency in the southern Philippines.

A Malaysian official at a hotel in the capital Kuala Lumpur, where the two-day meeting between Manila and the Moro Islamic Liberation Force (MILF) is being held, confirmed it had begun but could not give further details.

Guns, grenades and iPads for Singapore soldiers

SINGAPORE (AFP) – New recruits to Singapore's military, air force and navy are to get a new standard-issue item of equipment besides their rifle -- the iPad.

The defence ministry said Monday it will be issuing "about 8,000" of the sleek, touch-screen tablet computers -- already wildly popular with the city-state's tech-savvy youth -- to recruits from November.

The ministry said it was also planning to issue the devices to other servicemen next year. The cheapest iPad2 device currently retails in Singapore for Sg$668 ($538).

China, Vietnam to resolve maritime row: report

South China Sea Map (Wikipedia)

China and Vietnam have pledged to resolve a row over competing South China Sea territorial claims "peacefully", Chinese state media quoted both sides saying Sunday after tensions rose over the issue.

The two neighbours pledged to reach a "peaceful resolution of the maritime dispute between the two countries through negotiations and friendly consultations," a report by China`s official Xinhua news agency said.

Indonesia speeds up border negotiations with neighbors

Indonesia will hold several meetings in the coming months to settle unresolved border problems with Malaysia, Vietnam and Timor Leste, an official said here Thursday.

Indonesia has concluded almost all of its territorial sea and continental shelf boundary agreements with its neighbors, with the exception of those with the three countries, as well as with Singapore, the Philippines and the Republic of Palau, director of regional politics and security Rachmat Budiman said.

China delivers military uniforms to Cambodia

PHNOM PENH - The government of China on Thursday delivered 50,000 sets of military uniforms to Cambodia, signaling a closer defense cooperation between the two nations.

The hand-over ceremony was held at the Military Airport in Phnom Penh between Zhang Jianlin, Chinese military attach to Cambodia, and Lt. Gen. Sun Samnang, director general of Cambodia' s Defense Ministry's logistics and finance department, under the witness of the four-star general Moeung Samphan, a secretary of state for Cambodian Defense Ministry.

TNI AL Akan Beli Dua Kapal Survei

Antaranews

TNI Angkatan Laut akan membeli dua kapal survei dan pemetaan atas dan bawah permukaan laut baik untuk kepentingan pertahanan dan militer maupun umum.

EMPAT PESAWAT TEMPUR F-5 TIGER GELAR OPS DI LANUD EL TARI

Ind-AF F-15 Tiger (Defense Industry Daily)

LANUD EL TARI (22/6),- Empat pesawat tempur F-5 Tiger dari Skadron Udara 14 Iswahyudi tiba di Lanud El Tari, Selasa-Jumat (21-24/6), dalam rangka operasi Pagar Camar, Lintas Camar, Alur Camar 2011 Combine Latihan Terbang Jelajah. Dalam Operasi yang digelar selama 4 hari tersebut, hadir Danskadron Udara 14 Iswahyudi Mayor Pnb M. Arwani yang diterima Danlanud El Tari Letkol Nav Joko Winarto, SE sebagai Dansatlakops di apron Lanud El Tari Kupang.

Singapore Urges Parties to Come Clean in Maritime Claims Dispute

South China Sea (Wikipedia)

Singapore on Monday urged China to be more open about the extent of its territorial claims in the South China Sea, saying Beijing’s ambiguity was causing international concern.

The foreign ministry said while Singapore had no claims of its own, the city-state was a major trading nation whose interests could be affected by issues relating to freedom of navigation in the area.

Military to open Timor border to media

KUPANG: The Indonesian border zone with Timor Leste, which was previously closed to the media, will be opened to journalists, a military commander says.

Philippines Downplays China Naval Drills

 

MANILA - The Philippine military on June 18 sought to downplay the significance of recent Chinese naval exercises in the South China Sea, amid mounting tensions over territorial disputes in the area.

The Philippine Navy itself would conduct 11 days of joint exercises with its U.S. counterpart from June 28, Philippine armed forces spokesman Commodore Miguel Jose Rodriguez noted, citing a previously announced drill.

Asia shouldn't choose between US, China

Asian countries shouldn't have to choose between being allies of the U.S. or China but must foster cooperation between them, Malaysia's prime minister said Friday.

Asia must foster cooperation between the U.S., the world's military superpower, and emerging power China in order to tackle regional security problems such as human trafficking, terrorism, drug smuggling and nuclear proliferation, Najib said in Singapore at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, a regional security conference.

7th Fleet Expands Partnership with Indonesian Navy

From U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs

JAKARTA, Indonesia (NNS) -- Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet said, June 17, the U.S. Navy will expand its "strong and growing" friendship with the Indonesian Navy.

Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, made the comments to about 100 students at the Indonesian Navy's staff college in Jakarta.

DANREM 161/WIRA SAKTI : TNI AKAN TERUS MEMBENAHI INFRASTRUKTUR

Komandan Korem 161/Wira Sakti Kupang Kolonel Inf Edison Napitupulu mengatakan, TNI akan terus membenahi infrastruktur pendukung personel yang bertugas di wilayah perbatasan Nusa Tenggara Timur.

"Infrastruktur pendukung yang sangat dibutuhkan prajurit di perbatasan saat ini adalah komunikasi dan air bersih,". Beliau mengemukakan hal itu menjawab pertanyaan seputar perhatian TNI terhadap infrastruktur bagi personel yang bertugas di wilayah perbatasan antara Nusa Tenggara Timur dan Timor Leste pada acara silahturrahmi dengan wartawan di Kupang, Senin, (20/6).

KEMBALI FIGHTER IWJ RAIH 1000 DAN 2000 JAM TERBANG

LANUD ISWAHJUDI (21/6),-  Prestasi demi prestasi ditorehkan kembali oleh penerbang tempur Skadron Udara 3 Lanud Iswahjudi, diantaranya Komandan Skadron Udara 3, Letkol Pnb Ian Hyena Fuady, yang merupakan salah satu dari lima (5) penerbang tempur F-16/Fighting Falcon, yang mencatatkan diri meraih 2000 jam terbang.

Sementara pada waktu yang sama diraih pula 1000 jam terbang oleh Kapten Pnb  Gusti Made Yoga Bettle  Ambara, setelah bergulat dengan pesawat tempur F-16 Fighting Falcon selama lebih kurang 9 tahun di Skadron Udara 3 Lanud Iswahjudi.

KRI MALAHAYATI-362 MERAPAT DI PELABUHAN BENOA BALI

Palaksa Lanal Denpasar Mayor Laut (P) Daymond Iwan mewakili Komandan Lanal Denpasar beserta Perwira staf dan anggota Lanal Denpasar menyambut kedatangan KRI Malahayati-362 di Dermaga Pelabuhan Benoa Bali (20/6).

Militer AS-RI Ingin Kerjasama Tanggap Bencana

Militer Amerika Serikat (AS) berminat memperluas kerjasama dengan Indonesia dan negara-negara tetangga dengan mengupayakan mekanisme tanggap darurat dan bantuan kemanusiaan yang lebih efektif di daerah-daerah pesisir yang terkena bencana alam. Ini mengingat wilayah-wilayah pesisir di Samudera Pasifik, termasuk Indonesia, sangat rentan dilanda gempa bumi dan tsunami.

Kerjasama itu menjadi salah satu agenda yang dibawa Panglima Armada ke-7 Militer AS, Laksamana Madya Scott van Buskirk, dalam kunjungan tiga hari ke Indonesia.

PAL INDONESIA Menyerahkan Kapal Ke-4, Landing Platform Dock 125 Meter "KRI Banda Aceh - 593"

PAL Indonesia

PT PAL INDONESIA (PERSERO) melaksanakan serah terima kapal Landing Platform Dock 125 meter (LPD 125 meter) Hull no W000240 kapal yang keempat pesanan Kementerian Pertahanan Republik Indonesia. Pemesanan kapal ini merupakan bentuk dukungan nyata Kementerian Pertahanan R.I untuk menggunaan produksi dalam negeri.

Menhan: Belum Ada Kerja Sama Produksi "M4"

Antaranews

Menteri Pertahahan Purnomo Yusgiantoro mengatakan, hingga kini belum ada tawaran kerja sama pertahanan dengan Malaysia untuk memproduksi senapan jenis Karabin M4.

Regenerasi F16 Bisa Dilakukan di Indonesia

F-16 TNI AU

Jakarta - Selasa 10 Mei 2011, rombongan Komisi I bertemu dengan Industri Pertahanan AS. Pertemuan yang dikoordinasikan oleh Cohen Group. Pertemuan ini dihadiri oleh lima pelaku industri pertahanan di AS, seperti produsen Boeing (Stenley Roth ), Northrop Grumman (Bill Ennis/John Brooks), Lockheed Martin (Cuck Jones/Rick Krikland), Honeywell (Eric Wagner) dan Sikorsky dan Pratt & Withney.

ELANG KHATULISTIWA KEMBALI KE HOMEBASE

Tepat pukul 11.00 WIB pesawat Hercules A-1328 dari Skadron Udara 31 Lanud Halim Perdana Kusuma, dipiloti Mayor Pnb Djaelani dan Copilot Kapten Pnb Sunar, yang mengangkut 65 crew Skadron Udara 1 tiba di Lanud Supadio, Jumat (17/6).

Satkopaska Koarmatim Berhasil Bebaskan Dua Kapal Cargo

Operasi pembebasan yang dilakukan oleh Tim Satuan Pasukan Katak Komando Armada RI Kawasan Timur (Satkopaska Koarmatim) terhadap dua kapal Cargo KM. Bintang Jaya IX dan XV berjalan mulus. Penyergapan yang dipimpin langsung oleh Komandan Satkopaska Koarmatim Kolonel Laut (P) Yeheskiel K, dengan kendaraan tempur air sea rider dan Combat Boat disekitar Pelabuhan Gresik itu nyaris tidak ada perlawanan berarti dari para penyandera, Minggu (12/6) malam.

FAREWELL DI LAUT SEBAGAI APRESIASI MTF UNIFIL TERHADAP KEBERHASILAN KRI FRANS KAISIEPO-368 SELAMA PENUGASAN DI LEBANON

Kehadiran salah satu Kapal Perang Republik Indonesia (KRI) Frans Kaisiepo-368 telah mengukir sejarah baru bagi MTF UNIFIL. Satgas MTF UNIFIL merupakan Peacekeepers (Pasukan perdamaian) yang pertama kali dibentuk pada tahun 2006 oleh Dewan Keamanan PBB serta merupakan Peacekeeper pertama dalam operasi maritim. Pengiriman Kapal Perang Republik Indonesia (KRI) merupakan yang pertama kali diantara negara-negara di kawasan Asia Tenggara.

WAKASAD TUTUP LATMA SHARP KNIFE 2011

Sharp Knife 2011

Wakil Kepala Staf TNI AD Letnan Jenderal TNI Budiman didampingi Wakil Kepala Staf Umum PLA - China Letnan Jenderal Hou Shusen, menutup upacara Latma Kopassus TNI AD dengan Tentara Pembebasan Rakyat China (PLA) Tahun 2011, di Pusdikpassus Batujajar, Bandung, Jumat (17/6).

Militer RI-Filipina Sepakat Tingkatkan Pengamanan Perbatasan

Bendera Republik Philipina

 
Militer Indonesia dan Filipina sepakat untuk meningkatkan pengamanan wilayah perbatasan negara, terutama perbatasan laut melalui patroli terkoordinasi. 

Angkatan Laut RI-Korsel Jajaki Penanganan Perompak

KRI Ahmad Yani

 
TNI Angkatan Laut dan Angkatan Laut Korea Selatan (ROKN) sepakat untuk menjajaki kerja sama penanganan perompakan dan pembajakan, serta beragam kejahatan di laut lainnya, untuk mengantisipasi perompakan dan pembajakan di Laut Somalia. 

RI-AS Rintis Kerja Sama Kapal Selam

KRI Cakra (401)

 
TNI Angkatan Laut dan Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat (AS) sepakat untuk meningkatkan materi kerja sama dalam bidang latihan yakni operasi kapal selam dan penyapau ranjau laut. 

KRI Frans Kaisiepo Akhiri Misi di Lebanon

Kapal perang Republik Indonesia (KRI) Frans Kaisiepo-368 mengakhiri misinya sebagai bagian dari Satgas Maritim Pasukan Perdamaian PBB di Lebanon Selatan (Maritime Task Force/MTF-UNIFIL), setelah delapan bulan mengamankan perairan di negara tersebut.