F-16 and Fennec helicopter come 2014

TNI chief Gen. Moeldoko said in 2014, TNI will bring 14 units of fighter aircraft F-16 as well as a squadron of the French Fennec. "A realization of the arrival of combat equipment," said Moeldoko.

3 F-16 Air National Guard: New Mexico, Colorado and Montana, flying over South Korea Kunsan City, 9 September 2006 (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

Besides combat equipment for the air force, the military also continues to add strength to combat land sector by presenting a Leopard Tank. "The addition of the power sector was also conducted on the ground by presenting a Leopard tank. Everything is purchased and not in the form of grants, "said Commander of the TNI.

According to the TNI Commander, no new policies related to procurement of major weapons systems (defense equipment) in 2014. "For the purchase of aircraft, we simply continue the existing program so that no relevant new defense procurement policy in 2014," said Morldoko in Sanggata, East Kutai, East Kalimantan, after attending the anniversary ceremony of the East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan.

Eurocopter AS 550 Fennec Multirole buatan Perancis (Jetphoto.net / Javier Gonzalez)

The presence of defense equipment, said General Meoldoko, will be displayed on TNI anniversary summit in 2014 is likely to be implemented in the city of Surabaya, East Java.

TNI will continue to modernize alustsista appropriate program "Minimum Essential Force" (MEF). "We will continue to modernize defense equipment to MEF that will expire in 2019 and will continue until 2024. So, all purchases austista in 2014 it only went on MEF, "said Moeldoko.

Indonesian defense equipment in 2014, will look more muscular with the arrival of, among other things: fighter aircraft F-16 Attack Helicopter Fennec and Apache AH-64E Guardian. The presence of two Apache helicopters in 2014, had previously been confirmed by the Army Chief of Staff Gen. Budiman.

Sophisticated electronic devices that are on the outside-front-64E helicopter Apache AH-Guardian, allowing the pilot to detect threats early (photo: U.S. Army)

The advantages of the F-16 Block 25 is soon to come is able to carry the AMRAAM missile which has a range of more distant. While the F-16 Block 15 OCU that Indonesia is currently only able to carry Sidewinder missiles within short. (Reuters).

Source: Greater Jakarta

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