Indonesia Receives 3 Sukhoi Jets From Russia

Indonesia Receives 3 Sukhoi Jets From Russia

(NSI News Source Info) February 5, 2009: Indonesian military got three new Sukhoi jet fighters from Russia on Monday in an effort to boost defense capacity following a series of deadly accidents caused by outdated military aircraft, the Jakarta Post said here Tuesday.

The country now has totally 7 Sukhoi model fighters, all of which were purchased from Russia through a credit scheme.

Indonesian Defense Ministry secretary general Let. General Sjafrie Syamsuddin represented the Indonesian government at a ceremony welcoming the jet fighters at the Sultan Hasanuddin Air Force base in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The Russian Ambassador to Indonesia, Alexander Ivanov, represented Russia.

The secretary general said that Indonesia was expecting to receive another three planes by August to completely equip its Makassar squadron with the responsibility of overseeing the vast eastern archipelago of Indonesia.Indonesian air force officials inspect a Russian Sukhoi Su-30MK2 multi-functional fighter jet during a handover ceremony in Makassar February 2, 2009. Indonesia has received three more new fighter jets from Russia on Monday and they will be stationed in Makassar, an airforce official said.

Indonesia purchased the planes from Russia through a seven-year credit scheme at a total price of 335 million U.S. dollars for seven jet fighters, but does not have to start making payments for five years.

Ambassador Ivanov said although the deal partly came about as a result of good relations between Russian and Indonesian, and the transaction was purely commercial.

Russia Formally Hands Over 3 Su-30MK2 Multi-Role fighters To Indonesia

Russia Formally Hands Over 3 Su-30MK2 Multi-Role fighters To Indonesia

( NSI News Source Info) MAKASSAR - February 2, 2009: Russia and Indonesia finalized on Monday the handover of three Russian-made Russia Formally Hands Over 3 Su-30MK2 Multi-Role fighters To Indonesia multi-role fighters. The aircraft is a modernized version of the Su-27UB and has several variants. The Su-30K and Su-30MK series have had commercial success. The variants are manufactured by competing organizations: KNAAPO and the IRKUT Corporation, both of which come under the Sukhoi group's umbrella. KNAAPO manufactures the Su-30MKK and the Su-30MK2, which were designed for and sold to China and later Indonesia. Irkut makes the long-range, multirole Su-30MK series. The series includes the Su-30MKI developed for the Indian Air Force and its derivatives, the MKM, MKA and MKV for Malaysia, Algeria and Venezuela respectively. The official ceremony took place after the aircraft were delivered to Indonesia on December 26 and January 17, assembled and underwent test flights. Under the $300 million contract, signed in 2007, Russia is also due to supply three Su-27SKM fighters to Jakarta in 2009-2010. Two Su-27SK and two Su-30MK planes are already in service with the Indonesian Air Force. "We hope for further contacts in the defense sphere with Russia," a senior Indonesian Defense Ministry official said at the ceremony. The aircraft will join Indonesia's 11th Squadron and will be based at the Sultan Hasanuddin airbase on Sulawesi.