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After nearly 15 years in suspended animation, combat equipment modernization Indonesia now claimed running progressively.
Until the expiration of the government of President SBY in 2014,
targeted modernization has reached at least 30% of the minimum military
requirement. "The dynamics are going on now, (modernization) can be accelerated," said Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro.
He pointed out several plans that run even faster than the target. Construction of the power of the F-16 jets from the United States, for example, of the plan only adds six new aircraft turns
24 it will be realized , although used. "It is not now our in-
offer 10 again, "said Purnomo.
Similarly Hercules, who originally had not entered the plan in 2013, as
it will only be filled with artificial CN295 aircraft Airbus Military
and PT DI, will now be added also used 10 pieces of Australia .
Acceleration It is probably
the 34 F-16 aircraft and 10 Hercules, Purnomo confident posture of the military's combat capability will be greatly changed. "Coupled with that we have today, we will be very strong," he promised to use ost pernyutaannya in English.
On the ground, the military will also change the display between 100-130 units of
Leopard tanks from Germany who had long coveted Force AD. Military
observer and lecturer at the Department of International Relations UI
Andi Widjajanto Purnomo said the claim is not groundless.
"I think the acceleration is very possible. Latgab In the military it
appears that the power of the military has been 40%," said Andi. Latgab (compound exercises) was held at some point including Sengata in Situbondo in East Java and East Kalimantan.
President Yudhoyono himself looking straight course of the operation,
which was also attended by the public through his comments in the
micro-blog site, Twitter. "Our country is vast, so we need
to have a military force that is reliable and well-trained," chirping
President via @ SBYudhoyono.
lowest point
Indonesian Defence White Paper published in 2008 mentions the need to build a planned armed force. Target achievement of
minimum essential force (Minimal Defence Forces, KPM) is designed achieved in 2024.
was meant up to 11 years, Indonesia should be able to accept the current
conditions, ie with a fighting force that is even below the minimum. The step length according to Andi necessary to restore the military as an armed force in ASEAN and respected in the country.
Since entangled financial crisis in 1997, the strength of the Armed Forces (then) almost in tatters. "Looking beyond our influence is taken by Malaysia and Singapore, we are being forced off into East Timor in 1999," added Andy.
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