Monday, October 15, 2018

MEF On Going Project

NUSANTARANEWS Jakarta - TNI Defense and Alutsista Analyst Jagarin Pane notes that the journey of growing Indonesian military defense forces has been going on for nine years since the MEF (Minimum Essential Force) program was published in 2010. With a large roadmap for developing the latest technology armaments collection. Traveling all the time it has provided extraordinary value for the military institution of the warrior country.

Last Thursday (28/06/2018), said Jagarin, a new LST (Landing Ship Tank) warship was launched in Lampung from an outstanding national private shipyard. The shipyard is currently building 4 LST warships for the Navy after successfully building Bintuni Bay 520 KRI which later became the name of this LST class, Bintuni Class.

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In addition, he said, PT PAL Surabaya currently builds 1 LPD (Landing Platform Dock) war ship, 1 Nagapasa Class submarine and 3 Rapid Ship Missiles. Other private national shipyards also reveled in the project splash building of dozens of Fast Patrol Boats (KPC), logistics ships BCM TNI AL, ships Bakamla and KKP. This means that all national shipyards in this country are happy to get a big sustenance from the MEF program TNI.

"Our celestial soldiers have also ordered 11 Sukhoi SU35 fighter jets and are predicted to add at least 5 more units. Kemhan is also in the process of procuring 5 Hercules J-series aircraft from the United States, preparing 3 additional combat squadrons with the strongest F16 Viper candidate, additional Apache helicopters, then adding at least 5 military radar, adding Oerlikon Skyshiled and anti- Nasams, "Jagarin said in his analytical note, as quoted nusantaranews.co, Saturday (14/07/2018).

Jagarin explained that the fifteen Golden Eagle fighter jets are also reinforced with Elbit radar infrastructure, adding to Grob and KT1 Wong Bee train jets. Orders of Caracal Helicopters, CN295 aircraft continue to be done. PT DI as a gateway distribution of cooperation production is completing various work orders such as 11 helicopters anti-submarine Panther for the Navy.

PT Pindad, he said, is also shining brightly with various orders of the Army. Anoa's panser production continues, medium Kaplan medium tank production project with Turkey, Komodo rantis, rhinoceros panser, ranpur Sanca. All strategic defense industries are busy with various business activities for our military armaments alutsista.

Nevertheless, he said, the travel program MEF is still long. And all the time we will get proud and heartfelt news for our military reinforcement. The arrival of various types of armaments and re-ordering various types of defense equipment is the consumption of news that has been commonplace.

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