Or even better subcontract the projects into some workshop in Bulgaria, Pakistan or Turkey which has experience to built or designing Turret tank to do the Jobs 😆
The thumb of rule about number OPM killed during every military ops, we only count people with verified identity, the rest is only wild grass in which no need to mention at all ....
The chance is very high for considerable reason
What for their main reason, well i cant guess exactly
Subs contract would be done before election started
By that definition only one country fit with the title of Blue Water Navy today
The rest is at best Brackish Water Navy
Even French Navy and Royal Navy of today only maintain some semblance of proper patrol Forces in their far away bases which are very limited and if anything serious...
You should have open port Treaty like what US, France, UK and China do with several small countries in Indian ocean, pacific Islander and Africa
Small gesture like economy cooperation and infrastructure support is way to open relationship
But Blue Water Navy is all about power projection...
Well, i am already giving hints about Indonesian navy aspiration to have flat top assets in near future. And also on how they would pursue Surface combatant Warships assets first as fleet escort
For the next kind of MEF like program funding they still formulated what they need and how to...
Don't know but this guy mention around 1,1 billion US dollar fund for the whole project, my bad if ITS true so they actually set aside around 600 milion US dollar for armament
https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/opini/20230307084455-14-419446/tantangan-program-kapal-perang-fregat-arrowhead-140-indonesia
Yes it is, but for the time being basic trainer is priority then for advance training they can be sent abroad to directly joint the training regime of OEM country this is for familiarity of habit and equalization of perception when using the aircraft before the said pilot can adapt to Indonesian...
Air Force already Made talk about human resource especially pilot to Manning upcoming fighter like Rafale and F-15 EX
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Jadi begini, angkatan udara itu membutuhkan penerbang-penerbang dan pesawat tanpa awak dan berawak. Kita ada sekitar 16 skadron pesawat berawak, kali tiap tahun...
Told ya, those jerk only spreading false rumor more or less, better to keep silent in matter you don't know
Bahkan sampe dibuatkan you tube nya, Bangsat memang! Belum bayar lunas design my Ass!!!
So what? They may come in 2026 or 2027 or 2029 for all i care
What i don't like is, thing is not as simple as u think. Indonesian Navy back then already chose Eurocopter Phanter in 2014 and signing order through MoU first, but the contract actually concluded in 2017/18 if i recall. Procurement...
You can be pessimistic as you like, Remember people said that very same thing when Indonesia ordered 42 Rafale back then and now what?
There is also Arrowhead MoU, there is also Anka UCAV MoU and other stuff and now what?
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Neil-Armstrong-Visits-Langholm/#:~:text=The%20international%20press%20gathered%20in,by%20order%20of%20the%20king.
An interesting facts, Neil Amstrong coming back to his ancestral hometown of Langholm where his ancestor and all of the man...