Last time Madiun (actually administratively Magetan) had big aircrafts was Tu-16 and that was long time ago, CMIIW
Same IAI radar maker on GCI and Trisula.
This part that you quoted really caught my interest. It took me back to when NATO was still preparing for a showdown with the Soviet Union in Western Europe.
www.livefistdefence.com
They are talking about hot area that is korean peninsula here.
Think about it, every country that is in conflict/in the face of danger put a heavy emphasis on dispersal. Sweden, Taiwan, Pakistan to name a few. Just look at how the JAS-39 Gripen are designed, or the annual Han Kuang exercise in Taiwan.
When was the last time our AF fired AAM? is there any AAM firing exercise after year 2000? because i'm curious CMIIW the last time we fired live AAM are in 80's with sidewinder from F-5?
I think there was Sidewinder firing exercise from F16 not too long ago.
Is there any link?
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wew the installment period, it's like big infrastructure project or something and USG and Boeing agreed to this? applause for our MoD
Is there any link?
It's called "defense investment". But truly, we're so used to seeing our military - in this case, our air force - grossly understrength and underfunded to guard a nation this vast for decades that we became so awestruck whenever things like this happened.
They know that we can't afford the purchase if it's according to their term, but they also can't afford to just give a huge discount for it - politically speaking. I'd like to imagine that Boeing was being pressed by the US Govt to accept our term, and they reluctantly did.and USG and Boeing agreed to this? applause for our MoD
CN-295 AEW&C, C-295 with advanced hawkeye avionic & sensors instead of the original EL/W-2090Think about it, every country that is in conflict/in the face of danger put a heavy emphasis on dispersal. Sweden, Taiwan, Pakistan to name a few. Just look at how the JAS-39 Gripen are designed, or the annual Han Kuang exercise in Taiwan.
Whatever upgrade Indonesia invest on its air defense will likely collapse in the wave of overwhelming enemy attack, we could not wish (due to monetary and geographical constraints) to rival the dense air defense of Baghdad in 1991 to protect all our critical infra.
Talking about agile deployment, the E-2s are equipped with tailhook as standard. We on the other hand operate the BAK-12 mobile arresting wire. It would be a huge advantage for the E-2 to lets say fly from one base and to land in the many airstrips in the archipelago, thereby adding the complexity in which the enemy could attack those assets while in land.
No other AEW&C system could give these advantage, but I'm open for correction.
Off course in the long run, air force should seek a more capable and proper AEW&C, we should look at Japan with their high-lo mixed fleet of E-767 and E-2C/D. But for the moment I think more airframe are needed rather than ultra expensive high spec specimen which we could buy in limited numbers.
Hmmm let's see what MoD chooses in the end.
but what kind of radar that can be used?? is there any AESA radar bigger than what currently Wedgetail use?Hmmm let's see what MoD chooses in the end.
An all airbus fleet sounds nice tho, Airbus C-295 AEW&C + Airbus 330 AEW&C with larger TR array + A330 MRTT to support more time on station. But I'm not betting on this.
For C-295, DI has also an agreement to manufacture certain parts of the aircraft such as tails, flaps and rear fuselage.
But I'm still confident that the E-2D is still the best choice at the moment especially if its true that we got 7 airframe for the same number we got 2 on a Wedgetail. The advantage is massive tbh.
The beauty of this arrangemet is: it will be paid annually using MoD annual budget for the next 25 years.
