We will develop
the co-operation with Russia in the field of the armaments
", it affirmed at the end of a solemn ceremony which
proceeded in suburbs of Jakarta.These three helicopters
came to supplement the park of the Russian helicopters
available to the Indonesian army. According to the minister,
this park currently counts five Mi-35P and six Mi-17V5.
“Our
main aim is to train a complete flotilla of SU Aircrafts”,
it declared, specifying that “its composition was
fixed at 16 planes”.“We have for the moment
only ten Su, but when there is 16 of them, that will not
be long in exerting an effect of dissuasion on any attacker
eager to violate our national sovereignty”, estimated
the interlocutor of the agency.
In 2003, Indonesia
bought in Russia four fighting aircrafts. In August 2007,
the countries concluded a contract from delivery of six
other planes. Under the terms of this document, three
Su-30MK2 were given to the Indonesian part on February
2nd, 2009 and three SU-27SKM at the end of September 2010.
Last
week, the Indonesian vice-minister of Defence, Sjafrie
Sjamsoeddin stated that its country was studying the offers
of delivery of two submarines presented by Russia and
South Korea.
