Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian governmentplans to buy five new US-made Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft to modernise its fleet.
Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu announcedthe information but gave no details on the contract value or timeline for theplanned purchase of the aircraft, produced by Lockheed Martin in the US.
Ryamizard said the Indonesian Air Force'sexisting Hercules fleet is aging.
According to the minister, Indonesia wantsto start producing its own aircraft, but lacks capacity.
He said the government aims to obtaintechnology transfer with the planned purchase, so that the country can startbuilding its own aircraft.
He noted Indonesia can make its own tanksand expects to strengthen its cooperation with other countries in defence andtechnology transfer.
The Indonesian government has been modernisingits military fleet after a Hercules C-130B crashed in a densely populated partof Medan, North Sumatra, in 2015, killing 122 people, including 30 on board.
In 2016, another Hercules C-130 crashed intoPugima Mountain in Papua, killing all 13 people on board.
Last year, the government reportedly plannedto buy five Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft, whose value amounted to2 billion USD. However, in March this year the Indonesian Air Force announcedthat it would only acquire two.-VNA
Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu announcedthe information but gave no details on the contract value or timeline for theplanned purchase of the aircraft, produced by Lockheed Martin in the US.
Ryamizard said the Indonesian Air Force'sexisting Hercules fleet is aging.
According to the minister, Indonesia wantsto start producing its own aircraft, but lacks capacity.
He said the government aims to obtaintechnology transfer with the planned purchase, so that the country can startbuilding its own aircraft.
He noted Indonesia can make its own tanksand expects to strengthen its cooperation with other countries in defence andtechnology transfer.
The Indonesian government has been modernisingits military fleet after a Hercules C-130B crashed in a densely populated partof Medan, North Sumatra, in 2015, killing 122 people, including 30 on board.
In 2016, another Hercules C-130 crashed intoPugima Mountain in Papua, killing all 13 people on board.
Last year, the government reportedly plannedto buy five Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft, whose value amounted to2 billion USD. However, in March this year the Indonesian Air Force announcedthat it would only acquire two.-VNA
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