INDONESIA’S PLAN TO BUY A SUADRON OF SU-35S UNDER GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT

Jakarta, 14 Rabiul Awwal 1437/26 December 2015 (MINA) – Indonesia will renew its combat fleet with the purchase of Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker to replace the ageing the F-5 Tiger.

The planned purchase of Su-35 for the Indonesian Air Force turned out to be the world spotlight. A number of weapons sites help to highlight about this the purchase of the advanced fighter jet purchase. Proven construction of military defense equipment simply monitored the world.

Sites airforce-technology.com and defenseworld.net, pages specifically discuss air combat force released Indonesia’s
intention to buy Russian-made advanced equipment.

By quoting the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Agus Supriatna, said Su-35 aircraft had included in the list of purchases
made starting this year. Besides Su-35, Indonesia is also eyeing Block 52+ F-16 Fighting Falcon, Eurofighter Typhoon, and the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighters.

According to Agus, the Su-35 included in the target list because it can meet the needs of the Air Force defense equipment, and easier to operate.

“All can be ordered, but we as the operator wants four new aircraft,” he said.

“However, the plan has been set at Sukhoi,” said Air Commodore Dwi Badarmanto, Air Force Information Agency chief, when contacted by merdeka.com recently.

Even the United States, which has just been offered a new variant of the F-16, still not able to make Indonesia look away.  Air Force adhered to the original plan, namely to bring the Su-35. (T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)