Indonesia Berencana Beli Pesawat Angkut Militer Airbus A400M
Indonesia Plans to Buy Airbus A400M Military Transport Planes-minister
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
INDONESIA berencana membeli pesawat angkut militer Airbus A400M, kata menteri pertahanan kepada Reuters seperti dikutip MailOnline, Rabu, untuk mengembangkan potensi proyek pertahanan keamanan terbesar di Eropa.
"Saya punya rencana untuk membeli A400s dari Eropa ... tetapi hanya dalam jumlah terbatas. Tidak perlu membeli banyak," kata Menteri Ryamizard Ryacudu tanpa menjelaskan lebih lanjut.
Proyek Airbus A400M Airbus kini tertunda lantaran keterlambatan pengembangan dan biaya membengkak. Salah satu pesawat jatuh di Spanyol tahun lalu menewaskan empat awak dan memaksa beberapa negara yang telah membeli harus melarang terbang pesawat angkut militer tersebut.
Ryacudu juga mengatakan, pemerintah setuju untuk membeli delapan jet tempur Rusia Sukhoi Su-35 tahun ini, tetapi menurutnya Indonesia masih menegosiasikan harga pesawat.
Indonesia awalnya berencana membeli sekitar selusin jet Rusia untuk menggantikan pesawat tua Northrop F-5, dan keberadaan 16 unit pesawat Sukhoi Su-27 dan Su-30 menjadi tulang punggung TNI AU.
INDONESIA plans to purchase some Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, the defence minister told Reuters on Wednesday, in a potential boost to Europe's largest defence project.
"I have a plan to buy A400s from Europe ... but just a small number. There is no need to buy many," Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said without elaborating.
Airbus' A400M has been marred by development delays and cost overruns. One of the planes crashed in Spain a year ago killing four crew members and leading some countries to ground the troop and cargo carrier.
Ryacudu also said the government agreed to buy eight Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets this year, but added the price was still being negotiated.
Indonesia had initially planned to buy around a dozen of the Russian jets to replace its ageing Northrop F-5 fighters, and supplement a fleet of 16 Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 fighters that form the backbone of its air force.
