Jakarta, Sept 8 (ANTARA) – Indonesia has yet to decide the prospective supplier country for its plan to purchase two submarines to reinforce its navy in 2011 or 2012. So far, Indonesia has four optional prospective countries from which it expects to purchase the strategic military equipment, namely Germany (U-209), South Korea (Changbogo), Russia (Kilo [...]
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Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA) – The Ministry of State Enterprises (BUMN) will investigate state-owned weapon factory PT Pindad in the wake of its arms sales now being confiscated in the Philippines. “The investigation will be carried out to assure whether or not there is irregularity in the sales of arms produced by Pindad,” BUMN Minister [...]
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Jakarta, June 12 (ANTARA) – The crash of another military aircraft on Friday, namely An Air Force Puma helicopter in Bogor, West Java, which killed two and injuring five servicemen, is sending a strong message that the government needs to pay attention to the replacement of aging aircraft and provide enough budget.
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