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14 Januari 2019 Helikopter AH-64E Apache Guardian TNI AD (photo : Sandriani Permani) Rencana Kerja Pemerintah Tahun 2019 (RKP-2019) sebagaimana tertuang dalam Lampiran I Pepres No 72 tahun 2018 tentang yang telah diundangkan tanggal 3 September 2018 lalu, mulai dari halaman IV.106 termuat Program Prioritas Pertahanan Wilayah Nasional. Dengan Anggaran Pertahanan tahun 2019 yang telah ditetapkan sebesar Rp 107,3 triliun atau sekitar USD 7,7 bio (pada kurs 1 USD = Rp 14.000,-) dimana untuk alokasi belanja alutsista dan pemeliharaan sebesar Rp 75 triliun, maka masih banyak hal yang dapat dilakukan dengan dana sebesar ini. Sebenarnya Anggaran Pertahanan yang dibutuhkan dan diajukan oleh Kementerian Pertahanan adalah sebesar Rp 200 triliun, angka ini adalah 1,5X Anggaran Pertahanan Singapura (Rp 157 triliun) dan hampir 4,0X lipat Anggaran Pertahanan Malaysia Rp 52 triliun) namun masih jauh dari Anggaran Pertahanan Australia yang sudah mencapai angka  Rp 510 triliun.  Tentu saja yan...

19 Desember 2018 Model of T129 ATAK helicopter (photo : SavunmaSanayi) Philippines purchases Turkey-made ATAK helicopters in major export deal Turkey signed an agreement with the Philippines that includes the sale of Ankara’s indigenous combat helicopters, which are set to join Manila’s aerial fleet. In addition to the sale of ATAK helicopters, the agreement, signed by the two countries’ defense ministries, includes more military cooperation between Turkey and the Philippines. The deal -- a memorandum of understanding -- was signed by Ismail Demir, the head of Turkey's Defense Industries Presidency, and Delfin Lorenzana, the Defense Secretary of the Philippines, in Manila. Currently selling guns, ammo and night-vision glasses to the Philippines, Turkey now has Atak -- its indigenous battle helicopter--, unmanned aircraft and vessels on its agenda to sell to the Philippines, Demir told Anadolu Agency. Aerial and offshore platforms, tanks, armored cars modernization, and shooting pla...

11 Desember 2018 T-129 ATAK attack helicopter (photo : TAI) There is now a possibility that the Turkish Export Import Bank (Eximbank) may provide financing to the Philippine government for the acquisition of Turkish T129 ATAK helicopters. It could be recalled that on December 7, National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed that the technical working group (TWG) of Philippine Air Force (PAF) chose the said Turkish attack helicopter. “The Air Force also chose the ATAK of Turkey,” he said. He added that with the allocated budget for the attack helicopter acquisition project PAF may get less than 10 units. However, with the Turkish Eximbank support, there is possibility to increase units that can be acquired by Philippine government for PAF. “According to open sources from Turkey, there is an unconfirmed report that the number of units to be offered could be increased with help from Turkish Export-Import bank (Eximbank) possibly via loan/credit and/or via medium-to-long term repaym...