Indonesian Aero News

[Sandhi Yudha]

Several photos already circulating in Indonesian Enthusiasts forums and online's account.

First, four TNI-AU pilots already entering their solo flight training with Rafale. This pilots will become initial batch that later on become instructor for training and conversions TNI-AU pilots in Pekanbaru Airbase. I believe they will part of pilots that will bring back TNI-AU first batch Rafale next year.

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Second, seems first ANKA UAV/UCAV already in Pontianak Supadio AB. There's this photo session with TAI people and ANKA UAV as back ground.

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here a short video about it....

..and some more photos on TNI-AU's Twitter account.
https://x.com/_TNIAU/status/1971415965935288806
Btw, some people on Twitter, including your big friend, have started a holy war against Turkification of defence equipment. Funny guys.

 

[Ananda]

some people on Twitter, including your big friend, have started a holy war against Turkification of defence equipment. Funny guys.

Most of them only following naration being given by Frenchie salesman. Many of them still believe he is independent defense consultant and not Salesman. The thing is he is now in my opinion also playing black campaign.

He talk that Turkiye will not give offset and Tech Transfer, when so far whether Turkiye Missiles and UAV has offset contract. Problem with Turkiye procurement has local partner Republikorp. Many enthusiats see this as one company benefit most on the deals.

Perhaps it is but not much differ with Frenchies salesman deals. Republikorp also increasingly shown move to establish JV for license manufacturing and assembly toward Turkiye deals. Something Euro suppliers won't neccesary wiling to go that way.

In the end he is just bitter as salesman loosing ground to his competitor Turkiye agents. My problem with him is just now playing black campaign to publics.

 

[Ananda]

Kunjungan Kerja di Lanud Supadio, Kasau Tinjau Pesawat Anka dan Sapa Prajurit | Fakta Kalbar

Kepala Staf Angkatan Udara (Kasau) M. Tonny Harjono melakukan kunjungan kerja ke Lanud Supadio untuk meninjau pesawat Anka di Skuadron 51 dan bersilaturahmi dengan prajurit.

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This West Kalimantan media clearly put the TNI-AU chief come to Pontianak Supadio AB, to visit ANKA UAV. From previous information Pontianak previous UAV already being move. CH-4 to Natuna AB, while Aerostar already being relegated to training duties and move to Tasikmalaya AB in West Java.

Add: From Keris FB, the first TNI-AU ANKA MALE UAV/UCAV. The contract if not changes for 12 ANKA.



Some rumours claim the main Off Set and Tech Transfer is TUSAS help for LEN to build flight control for Indigenous Elang Hitam MALE UAV. Especially beyond sight line control (BLOS). Elang Hitam going to be in similar size and class with ANKA.