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VOI News - Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy Admiral Ade Supandi to Media on the sidelines of the Indonesian Navy Leadership Meeting 2018 at the Indonesian Navy Headquarters, Cilangkap, Jakarta, Friday (26/01), said observing the dynamics in the future, TNI AL target will be strengthened with eight submarines. According to Ade Supandi it is based on the Minimum Essential Force (MEF) plan in 2024. Ade explained in percentage, the Indonesian Navy’s MEF only reaches 30 to 40 percents from the Navy’s main weapon system. Actually according to Ade Supandi, the procurement of 12 submarines would ideally be equal to the strength of the Navy in the 1960s which had 12 submarines. But at least, the eight submarines will be able to strengthen the Indonesian Navy ////// (voinews / AF / edt ahm)

VOI News - Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy Admiral Ade Supandi to Media on the sidelines of the Indonesian Navy Leaders Meeting 2018 at Naval Headquarters Cilangkap, Jakarta, Friday (26/01) said TNI AL has 2 Armada, the Fleet Command of the West Region (Koarmabar) in Jakarta and the Eastern Fleet Command (Koarmatim) in Surabaya, East Java. Later Koarmabar is changed into West Fleet, Koarmatim becomes Central Fleet, and then Eastern Fleet is currently being built in Sorong, West Papua. Ade Supandi also explained that Armada 3 (East) has become one of the 100-day TNI Commander programs which is based on the plan, can be realized in April 2018 ///// (voinews / AF / edt ahm)

Indonesian Air Force Chief of Staff (KSAU) Marshal Yuyu Sutisna told Media on the sidelines of Indonesia Air Force Leadership Meeting 2018 at the Air Force Headquarters, Cilangkap, Jakarta, Friday (26/01) the purchase of Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft from Russia will be based on the set schedule. Based on the strategic plan data from the Ministry of Defense (Kemenhan), the purchase of Sukhoi fighter will be done with a commodity exchange system from Indonesia.

“Our Sukhoi Su 35 is still on the way, there is no effect, I haven’t heard anything. What is clear is still the way. As stated by the TNI Commander, we are still on the way and I expect by February 2018 we will sign the contract,” Marshal Yuyu Sutisna.

Marshal TNI Yuyu Sutisna explained if the signing of the purchase contract of Sukhoi Su 35 is done in February 2018, the first Russian fighter jet will arrive in Indonesia in 2019. //// (voinews / Ahmad Faisal / edt / ahm)