Marder armored infantry fighting from German Army surplus |
Jakarta - Indonesia: Germany is expected to deliver 44 Leopard II Main
Battle Tanks and refurbished Marder armored infantry fighting vehicles
to Indonesia by November 2012, as part of the Indonesian National Army
(TNI) effort to establish the ‘Minimum Essential Force’ (MEF). The new
armored formation will comprise 103 tanks, 50 AIFVs and 10 tank support
vehicles procured in Germany from German Army surplus. This force will
be sufficient to establish a mechanized brigade size force, comprised of
two armored and one mechanized battalions, plus enough vehicles to
maintain at least two company size training formations.
Jakarta
has strengthened its army in recent months with the establishment of two
battalions of ASTOR multiple launch rocket systems procured in Brazil,
two self-propelled artillery battalions equipped with 155mm CAESAR self
propelled howitzers and an air defense battalion equipped with Mistral
missiles.
Following the delivery of the first CN-295 from Spain,
the Indonesian Air Force is expecting the delivery of two additional
aircraft from plane manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI). The
CN-295 will replace the Fokker-27 currently used for aerial transport
and parachutist support. The Air Force plans to operate the CN295 for
military purposes, logistics transportation and humanitarian missions
across the archipelago.
The two CN295 planes are part of the nine
aircraft ordered by the Defense Ministry. Airbus Military in Spain
produced the two aircraft being delivered under joint production
agreement with PTDI. According to an agreement signed earlier in 2012
Airbus has invested in the upgrading of infrastructure at PTDI, to
prepare the facility to take a growing share in the aircraft
manufacturing, for domestic and international customers.
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