i believe La Tribune "certain" sources is quite trusted and so far their news is quite accurate and to the point.
Btw, so far our own MoD is keep their lips very close and very limited sources or their own stories we can get from them. It is as if the deal at this scale means little for them
Industry and defense related matter ones espionage is very very common
Member of such delegation negotiation teams is privy to VVIP security level of protection from their original country. Some big multinational companies prefer to hired profesional team which had more discreet and work...
So the great game by Italy, they already secured American deals for over 12 sample of Constelation class, 2 Bergaminni class to Egypt and now this six FREMM to Indonesia. At other hand, France only secured some Corvette deals in Malaysia and Egypt with far less value
Indonesia aims high with new defence holding company
by Jon Grevatt
The Indonesian government is aiming to establish a new holding firm, which will combine the capabilities of the country's state-owed defence industrial base, before the end of 2021.
The aim of the so-called ‘Defence Industry...
Well they should ratified some agreement first, then the talks can be moved into actual offer, the thing is as a company which one who doesn't like to get more order?
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Saat ini, F-16 terus melayani markas armada udara NATO dan misi pertahanan sekutu di seluruh dunia. Dengan memilih F-16 Blok 72, Indonesia akan bergabung dengan jaringan negara yang mengoperasikan F-16 model lama serta F-16 dan F-35 model terbaru...
though during Tokugawa era, they already build Chiyoda the first steam engine warships built in Japan, by the then Ishikawajima Heavy Industry (the same Ishikawajima aka IHI who later built Izumo class DDH, Kongo class DDG, Takanami class and among other)
BTW pic from rakor industry with kemenhan
kajian is only recommendation, and actually there is not only one "kajian" had been made toward this acquisition programme, and the one being recommended actually fell to A330 MRTT as the said fact you had pointed.
Yeah but one should not forget, they paid a tonnes to get license agreement from British Empire, including technician, advisor and training in British shipyard before during the construction of Imperial Japan battleships before. Indonesia should do and emulate such strategy, including to get...
The presence of China in South China Sea actually had destroyed the balance of power in the region, whatever we will do is not going affect much of power balance between main actor in the region, esp China and USA. Don't forget the presence of India forces in Andaman and Nicobar had become a...