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Indonesian Air Force (TNI) troops, along the Royal Australian Air Force personnel or "Royal Australian Air Force" (RAAF), is organizing the 2018 Rajawali Australia-Indonesia military exercise in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara.

Director of the 2018 Rajawali Ausindo training, Colonel Pnb Reza R Sastranegara, told reporters in Kupang that the exercises, which started on Monday, would take place until Sept 27, 2018.

"This is not a combat training usually carried out, but this is a focus on the training of transport aircraft," he noted.

He explained that the aircraft used in the exercise were Hercules aircraft, both from Indonesia and from the RAAF. There are several things that will be done for about one month, starting from sharing of experiences followed by practice. The aircraft used will be operated for simulations, such as logistic drop, on land, and at sea. (ant)