12.02.2025, 21:47
Zitat:Indonesia Joins Forces with Turkish Defence Firms
12 Feb 2025, 18:10 2 mins
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The Strategic Defence Cooperation MoU signed between Turkiye and Indonesia includes local production of various products from Turkish firms.
Some of the defence products from Baykar, ASELSAN, and ROKETSAN will be locally produced in Indonesia as part of the Strategic Defence Cooperation MoU signed during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's official visit.
As Indonesia-based Tribun News reported, Baykar’s large-scale order consists of 60 sets of Bayraktar TB3 STOL UCAV and nine sets of AKINCI UCAV.
Thanks to its proven STOL capabilities, Bayraktar TB3 is believed to be used on future LHDs and island bases with shorter runways than dedicated airbases. Towards the end of 2024, the UCAV performed take-off and landing tests on the Turkish Navy’s TCG ANADOLU (L-400) LHD. An equally important feature of Bayraktar TB3 is the presence of SATCOM and a significantly longer range compared to Bayraktar TB2, considering the wide theatre these UCAVs have to operate in.
AKINCI, on the other hand, is more than likely to be used in maritime patrol missions in addition to armed ISR and strikes, thanks to its long endurance and capability to use a wide range of payloads.
In ROKETSAN's case, a joint venture (JV) will be formed to produce "anti-ship cruise missiles and multi-platform missiles" in Indonesia. While the former is pointing at the Atmaca anti-ship missile, the multi-platform missile is likely referring to the newer Çakır cruise missile that was test-fired from AKINCI UCAV. To support this claim, export agreements for both missiles were announced before President Erdoğan's visit.
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