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23 Okober 2018 Tenth F-35A for RAAF (photo : RAAF) The tenth F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to be delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has arrived at US Air Force Luke Air Force Base (AFB) in Arizona, joining Australia’s other JSF aircraft on the flightline. Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Steven Ciobo MP said the delivery of Australia’s tenth JSF was an important milestone in the Australian JSF Project. “Our tenth JSF was delivered to RAAF’s No. 3 Squadron at Luke AFB last week following a range of acceptance testing activities authorising delivery,” Minister Pyne said.  “This is a key milestone in our acquisition of the JSF, which is the most advanced, affordable fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighter to meet Australia’s need to defeat emerging threats well into the future”.  In a significant achievement for the Australian JSF Project, our ninth and tenth aircraft will operate on the Austra...

22 Oktober 2018 KF-X fighter (photo : naver) SEOUL: South Korea said on Monday a project to develop a fighter jet with Indonesia was on track, and it will negotiate a way for Indonesia to pay its contribution, of which about US$200 million is unpaid. Indonesia and South Korea agreed in 2014 to develop the "KF-X" fighter jet. The project is estimated to be worth about US$7.9 billion, and Indonesia had agreed to pay 20 percent of the development costs, but a senior Indonesia official said on Friday it was seeking "lighter" financial terms. South Korea's arms procurement agency Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) told a press briefing the project was on track. "During the South Korea-Indonesia summit in September, it was agreed to continue developing the KF-X," the spokesman said. "About the contribution, we plan to negotiate additionally." The spokesman confirmed that Indonesia's unpaid contribution was about 230 billion won (...

22 Oktober 2018 JF-17 of the Myanmar Air Force (photos : fyjs) The Burmese air force is expected to receive the JF-17 fighter aircraft Video images to be published in Social Media Online Burma recently revealed the possibility that the Air Force of Burma (Myanmar Air Force, Tatmadaw Lay) seems to have been handed fighter aircraft JF. -17 Thunder developed by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Pakistan and Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (CAC), China, at least six aircraft. Images in a short video sequence of a few seconds display the image of flying and spreading the wheel as if preparing to fly up and down the JF-17 fighter jet. The JF-17 fighter jet in the blush was taken by the Burmese Air Force, which flew tests at the CAC aircraft plant in China in 2017 The video has been identified as being recorded at the air base Pathein near the town of Pathein (Pa-Sim), which is the main city of the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady Region) south from the city of Yangon, to the west 190km by city...

21 Oktober 2018 Su-35 fighter aircraft (photo : edebiyatcicash) SINGAPORE - Indonesia will not cancel the deal on the acquisition of Russian fighter jets Su-35, despite the sanctions against the Russian Federation. The head of the republic’s defense ministry, Ryamizard Ryacudu, told the TASS correspondent on Saturday in the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Minister's Meeting  and Dialogue Partners (ADMM plus) in Singapore. "I will never cancel it. We are continuing the implementation of the contract," he said, responding to a question about the possibility of suspending agreements due to American sanctions. Ryacudu also said that Jakarta is counting on getting Russian fighters as soon as possible, and deliveries will begin after the latest agreements between some Indonesian departments are completed.  "Indonesia is counting on early deliveries of fighters, we are interested in this," the head of the department stressed. Accor...

19 Oktober 2018 Pesawat tempur KFX (image : sedaily) Jakarta - Pemerintah memutuskan untuk renegosiasi rencana kerja sama proyek pesawat tempur dengan Korea Selatan, Korea Fighter eXperiment dan Indonesia Fighter eXperiment (KFX dan IFX). Langkah tersebut dilakukan menimbang kondisi ekonomi Indonesia. Demikian disampaikan Menteri Koordinator Bidang Politik Hukum dan Keamanan (Polhukam) Wiranto usai rapat koordinasi di kantornya, Jumat (19/10/2018). "Dengan kondisi ekonomi nasional, maka Presiden telah memutuskan, bukan membatalkan, tapi merenegosiasikan," kata Wiranto. Poin renegosiasi Dia mengatakan, banyak poin yang akan dinegosiasikan ulang terkait program kerjasama tersebut, antara lain masalah pembiayaan dan alih teknologi. "Banyak hal kita bicarakan, kemampuan pembiayaan Indonesia, persentase cost sharing untuk development, cost produksi, alih teknologi ke Indonesia bagaimana, keuntungan HAKI bagaimana, lalu pemasaran bagaimana, ini banyak sekali, nggak bisa sejam ...

18 Oktober 2018 Pesawat tempur Su-35 (photo : Nicholas Sagan) Jakarta, CNN Indonesia -- Duta Besar Rusia untuk Indonesia Lyudmila Georgievna Vorobieva mengatakan proses pembelian pesawat Sukhoi antara Rusia dan Indonesia tetap berjalan meski dibayangi sanksi Amerika Serikat. "Negara-negara tidak takut (terhadap sanksi AS). Turki dan India masih membeli peralatan militer kita, begitu juga Indonesia," ucap Vorobieva dalam jumpa pers rutin di kantornya di Jakarta, Rabu (17/10). Vorobieva mengatakan kesepakatan pembelian 11 jet Sukhoi SU-35 antara Rusia-Indonesia masih berlangsung, bahkan sudah melakukan penandatanganan kesepakatan.  Meski begitu, dia mengatakan belasan jet tempur militer berteknologi canggih itu kemungkinan baru diterima Indonesia tahun depan, setidaknya sebelum akhir 2019. "Kontrak (pembelian) memang sudah ditandatangani. Tapi pesawat-pesawatnya masih harus diproduksi sehingga butuh waktu untuk selesai," papar Vorobieva. Selain itu, Vorobieva memapark...

17 Oktober 2018 RMAF fighter jet (photo : Chakrit Samithinan) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia does not have the capability yet, especially in terms of the financial aspect, to have its own fighter jet, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu said that though researchers feel that Malaysia can produce a fighter jet in 2020, it will also depend on the country's financial capacity. "In the country's attempt to manufacture an aircraft, for example, we have been able to manufacture a passenger aircraft, but small in size. If we want to manufacture about 50 units, it is just not economical, so we have to mass produce but where can we sell them?" he asked. He was responding to a supplementary question from Datuk Dr Abd Latiff Ahmad (BN-Mersing) who wanted to know whether the ministry will be keen to collaborate with a university that has the expertise but not enough capital, to be coordinated with members of the Malaysian Defence Industry Council (MIPM), to ena...

16 Oktober 2018 Program pesawat tempur TFX oleh TAI (image : TAI) Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) sedang mencari mitra strategis di Indonesia untuk pengembangan pesawat tempur. Vice Presiden Corporate Marketing and Communications TAI Tamer Ozmen mengatakan hal tersebut kepada Anadolu Agency saat berkunjung ke fasilitas pengujian pesawat terbang di BPPT Serpong, Banten, akhir pekan lalu. Tamer mengatakan pihaknya sedang berusaha memperkuat kerja sama dengan industri pertahanan yang ada di Indonesia. Upaya tersebut dimulai melalui proses tender pengembangan pesawat terbang tanpa awak (Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle) oleh Kementerian Pertahanan Indonesia yang diikuti TAI. Turki menurut dia, memiliki program pengembangan pesawat tempur yang ditargetkan akan mulai mengudara pada 2023 mendatang dan memulai operasional penerbangan pada 2026. “Pewasat tempur tersebut akan menggantikan seluruh pesawat tempur F16 yang dimiliki Turki pada 2040 mendatang,” ungkap Tamer. Program tersebut menurut Tame...

16 Oktober 2018 Saab Gripen at ADAS 2018 (photos : United Defense of the Philippines) MANILA – After a thorough study and research, the Department of National Defense (DND) is most likely to buy the Swedish-made Gripenmulti-role supersonic jet fighter for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana made this disclosure in an exclusive interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on the sidelines of the book launching of former President Fidel V. Ramos at the Manila Hotel on Sunday. Lorenzana said aside from being cheaper and less expensive in maintenance cost, the Gripen has been proven to be an excellent supersonic fighter aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2 or 1,236 kilometers per hour, or twice the speed of sound. The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration and is powered by the Volvo RM12. It is being used by various countries in Europe and the Middle East. The PAF has been scouting for over a decade of what jetfighter aircraft it would buy to rep...

13 Oktober 2018 RAAF F-35A A35-009 (photo : Aus DoD) Defence has confirmed the RAAF has “paused” flying its F-35A Joint Strike Fighters while engine inspections are undertaken. The confirmation on Friday afternoon comes after the US Department of Defense announced on Thursday US time it had suspended F-35 flying to inspect fuel tubes within the aircraft’s Pratt & Whitney F135 engines, following initial investigations into a US Marine Corps F-35B crash in South Carolina, near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, in late September. The pilot ejected safely. “Following a recent incident in the United States (United States Marine Corps South Carolina 29 Sep 18) the F-35 fleet has been instructed to conduct safety inspections across all delivered engines,” a Defence spokesperson said via emailed statement on Friday. “Australian F-35 aircraft currently based in the US will return to flying operations once safety inspections are complete. Some international partners within the F-35 program ...

12 Oktober 2018 F-16V fighter at ADAS 2018 (photo : Maxdefense) US reiterates offer to sell F-16 jets to PH: Lorenzana MANILA -- The US government reiterated its offer to supply the Philippines with the Lockheed Martin F-16. The offer took place during Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana's visit to Washington D.C. last September where he met with US Secretary James Mattis. "Yes, he offered to sell the (F-16)," Lorenzana said in a message to reporters Tuesday. The DND chief, however, said these fighters are too expensive for the Philippines along with the attack helicopters which are also being offered by the US. "He also offered their new attack helicopters but they are also expensive," he added. Also discussed in the said meeting were bilateral cooperation on counter-terrorism, maritime security and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, as well as the ongoing modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. AH-1Z helicopt...

05 Oktober 2018 Su-35 fighter (photo : Komotoz) MOSCOW - RIA News. The implementation of the Russian-Indonesian contract for the supply of 11 Su-35 fighters to Jakarta has been delayed due to possible US sanctions, the Kommersant newspaper reports , citing two top managers of defense enterprises and a source close to the government. According to the newspaper, restrictive measures that Washington is ready to introduce within the framework of the Law on Countering the Opponents of the United States through Sanctions (CAATSA) have had an effect on the delivery time of the Su-35. "The US has not given Indonesia guarantees not to apply restrictive measures," the newspaper writes. At the same time, Kommersant notes that the contract for the supply of Su-35 retains its legal force. In addition, according to the newspaper, Russia also has difficulties. “When implementing the contract, it was planned to use a credit scheme, funds for which would be allocated by one of the commercial ...