He probably worried because 403 had 12 problems during its sea trial, and after a while only reduced to 5 problems. We need a working submarine to fill the requirement for the minimum 12 submarines, not experimental, flawed submarines.
Looking at the Strategic Plan of PT PAL
21 July 2018
The 2018 National Technology Congress (KTN 2018) was held on July 17-19 2018 in the BPPT Jakarta Building Hall. This year, KTN focuses on Material Technology, Disaster Technology and Defense and Security Technology.
Especially for defense...
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un. May Allah grant them jannah.
And for every TNI personnel regardless wherever they are, may Allah always guide them.
I'm actually skeptical about reverse-engineering the whole Adour. They might be only reverse-engineer some parts of it for maintenance.
Remind me of how in late 80's or 90's Indonesia has a plan to produce its own fighter. I couldn't find any research publications about it though. I guess it is...
Yes, for some time US restricted (or even banned) the sale of Predator drones and any drones with capability above it. Only recently they gave it permission.
Well to be fair Type 31 is "in excess of 28 knots" that means more than 28 knots.
We should adopt a policy or rule about minimum max speed of ships. I would say 30 knots is the lower limit. KCR should be no less than 32 knots.
If they did design it themselves it is good. The parts however, has small chance to be manufactured in a company with little automotive experience/product like themselves (remember making a non-mass produced product is different from making a serial-produced/mass-produced product). An institute...
That one is as suspicious as MAB (Mobil Anak Bangsa). Looking at their CEO, they may have connection to mainland (I'm not racist or anything, just pointing that the case looks similar to MAB).
A new company with little track record of producing auto products launched a high tech automotive...
Esemka facilities. Note that most are perakitan (assembling) or pengujian (testing). No manufacturing facility.
Several photographs inside
No real manufacturing process can be seen (only assembling).
There is a strange thing: The orders in recent times were allegedly high, but the...
As far as I know it is because it's still a prototype... They tested the firing and loading system on a cheap platform. Just see the first prototype, it is not used anymore (if it used expensive truck the first prototype would waste more money). If it's certified, TNI may order them using...
What turbine is this? Gas turbine? Water turbine? Steam turbine? Air/wind turbine?
These types are differed in construction and material, also in dimension (as this was for generator it would be big). Gas turbine for vehicle is different matter.