TNI in Gallery (the New Photos)

[aneep]

the sub is a bit overkill againts pirates, only 4 divers, but can fire torpedoes

-aneep-

[Master Chief]

the sub is a bit overkill againts pirates, only 4 divers, but can fire torpedoes

-aneep-

The pirates ship somehow can detect the navy patrols & will avoid them or stay low. Being a sub, the potential enemy (i.e. the pirates ship) won't be able to detect you, at least for now. Once you detect & confirm the pirates, you can always dispatch any nearby navy ships to handle it. You don't even have to show yourself to them.

Spare the torpedoes. Bad thing about torpedo, once it's launched, you have to make sure it is not going to a wrong target. Not a good idea to fire a torpedo in a crowded water such as Malaka strait.

As I wrote, this is one what this small sub can be utilized for.

[Master Chief]

But to come back to the topic: Does Indonesia have a modern Anti-Tank Guided Missile in it's inventory? If I remember correctly I never saw one.

Not the air-launched ones, CMIIW. But now since they have attack helo squadrons & the neighbor countries have been acquiring more & more land armors, I believe TNI have included Anti-Tank guided missiles in their shopping-list.
Want to guess which missiles ? Try the ones that can be launched from Hinds & Hips (& can be bought by coconut palm oil ).

[Master Chief]

agreed. 4 is kinda insufficient to accomplish an assault mission. Probably its better for spy deployment. but non the less, if it is has an adequate designed powerplant, given for its size, it is a deadly naval weapon in coastal defence warfare.

You will be surprised.
Depending on the mission, 4ea Frogmen can be sufficient to carry out small Commando missions, such as reccon & sabotage.

[Master Chief]

BANDUNG, Indonesia – Three United States Army, Pacific non-commissioned officers traveled here recently to conduct the first Warrior Leader Course with the Indonesian Army. The course is designed to train junior NCOs to lead at the squad level. The team conducted two fifteen-day courses from June through August.


Staff Sgt William Vargas, with assistance from an interpreter, oversees the progress of the sergeants he has been improving. Vargas, an instructor at the NCO Academy, Hawaii, recently adjusted fire, and longitude, to fly out to Indonesia to teach the Warrior Leader Course, a squad leader level training, to Indonesian Armed Forces.


Sgt. Maj. William Smith, U.S. Army, Pacific Operations, prepares Soldiers from the Warrior Leader Course, Indonesia, for the barracks inspection he is about to conduct.



Sgt. Maj. Louis Rivera, U.S. Army, Pacific Operations, takes notes on the performance and progress of the Warrior Leaders Course students and instructors, based on report from Staff Sgt. William Vargas, an NCO Academy, Hawaii instructor who was one of three teaching the course.




Sgt. First Class Gerald Daniel, Office of Defense Cooperation, Jakarta, assists an Indonesian soldier with a jammed weapon during Warrior Leader Course, Indonesia, as the soldier's instructor, Sgt. First Class Schoen Flax, from the Office of International Military Affairs, U.S. Army, Pacific, watches the interaction.

[Kopassus]

Taken from another forum:
It looks like the N219 is not cancelled.

Rancangan Pesawat N-219 Uji Terowongan


Jakarta, - Rancangan pesawat N-219 yang dibuat PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) akan melakukan uji terbang di laboratorium uji terowongan angin, bulan depan, kata pimpinan Proyek Konfigurasi Pesawat NMX-1 PT DI Untung Widjojono.

"Kalau konfigurasi kesalahan tidak banyak maka perancangannya dianggap layak diteruskan ke perancangan detil untuk dimanufaktur dan kemudian diasembling sehingga menjadi sebuah prototipe," kata Untung Widjojono di anjungan PT DI di Ritech Expo, di Jakarta, Senin.

Menurut dia, prototipe pesawat itu akan diproduksi untuk keperluan komersial jika telah melalui uji dan sertifikasi.

Dengan demikian, katanya, pesawat N219 baru akan bisa diserahkan kepada kostumer pertamanya untuk diterbangkan sekira tiga tahun atau empat tahun lagi.

Ia mengakui, pesawat seharga 4juta dolar AS itu (CN235 berharga 30 juta dolar AS) bisa saja kesulitan mendapatkan investor untuk dikembangkan secara komersial.

Namun pesawat bermesin dua tersebut, kata dia, telah disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan yang ada di tanah air, karena dirancang untuk digunakan di daerah-daerah terpencil untuk penerbangan perintis di Indonesia timur.

Kawasan itu kebanyakan berelevasi tinggi, seperti pegunungan dengan ketinggian 1.500 meter di atas permukaan laut dan berlandasan pendek (sekitar 500 meter), juga sesuai dengan kawasan kepulauan yang jadi ciri khas Indonesia, ujar Untung.

Pesawat dengan panjang badan sekitar 15 meter dan panjang sayap 20 meter denganan kecepatan maksimal 395 km per jam tersebut dirancang agar multiguna dengan biaya operasi yang rendah. (*)

[Master Chief]

Taken from another forum:
It looks like the N219 is not cancelled.

Another article regarding N219 in English, though it was written in April 2007:
http://www.angkasa-online.com/public/print/17/7/147.htm

[Johanus Bau]

Taken from another forum:
It looks like the N219 is not cancelled.

However, there might be a typing mistake by the journalist... the N-219 must cost USD 40 million... not USD 4 million.... right? That is why they might have trouble getting investors cos they would rather support CN-235...

[Kopassus]

However, there might be a typing mistake by the journalist... the N-219 must cost USD 40 million... not USD 4 million.... right? That is why they might have trouble getting investors cos they would rather support CN-235...

I think $4-5.000.000 is quite realistic, for example a new Cessna 208B Caravan (single engine, 8-12 pax) costs $2,5 million. A CN235, a high performance twin turboprop for 44 pax with retractable landinggear, costs 15-38 million, so i think its impossible that the N219 will be more expensive than the CN235.

[Johanus Bau]

Good point Kopassus....

How come the article says PT DI might find it hard to get investors? Harga CN-212 berapa? Must be similar in price if N-219 will replace it...

[karbol]

from LAPAN at Ritech Expo.. this is a prototype of their UAV. but to me it's more like a cruise missile...











roket kendali (guided rocket)...

[Kopassus]

Trims Karbol!
Memang like a cruise missile, looks good!

[Master Chief]

from LAPAN at Ritech Expo.. this is a prototype of their UAV. but to me it's more like a cruise missile...

I think both are indeed prototypes of cruise missiles. One is powered by rocket (0.7 Mach). The other one is using a turbojet (0.3M).
To label them UAV is more politically correct than cruise missile . In fact, cruise missile is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, isn't it ?

[Master Chief]

I think $4-5.000.000 is quite realistic, for example a new Cessna 208B Caravan (single engine, 8-12 pax) costs $2,5 million. A CN235, a high performance twin turboprop for 44 pax with retractable landinggear, costs 15-38 million, so i think its impossible that the N219 will be more expensive than the CN235.

A couple of points more:
1. N219 has a different concept than CN235. CN235 adopted both passenger & cargo aircraft, whereas N219 is solely a passenger aircraft.
2. N219 is smaller (in terms of everything) than CN235.

This means both aircrafts are not comparable in price.

[fcaesarn]

Happy Independence Day Mate... Merdeka!!!