The new C-295 is a stretched derivative of the CN-235 transporter/airforce-technology.com |
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government of Indonesia will confirm a joint armament
production with three European countries: Germany, Spain, and France.
Moments before leaving for a working visit to Europe on Monday,
deputy Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin admitted that Indonesia`s
defense industrial cooperation with Germany, Spain, and France has long
been intertwined.
"But Indonesia wants to re-establish the form of cooperation
towards a joint production and marketing in a bid to support the
national defense industry self-reliance," Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said.
He pointed out that Indonesian Aerospace company PT. Dirgantara
Indonesia has established cooperation with European Aeronautic Defense
and Space Company (EADS) to produce main weaponry system (Alutsista) for
the manufacture of light transport aircraft C-295.
"The light transport aircraft C-295 has more capability and
capacity than CN-235, and therefore we want to explore a possible
cooperation in joint production, joint marketing, and joint investment
with Spain, Germany, and France which are involved in EADS, Sjafrie
said.
He added that on the initial agreement PT Dirgantara Indonesia
obtained the portion of 40 percent for the local content components of
the light transport aircraft C-295.
"In the future we want to get bigger portion and license to
manufacture such an aircraft and to be the major supplier to the market
share of Southeast Asia," Sjafire noted.
He added that Indonesia also wanted to cooperate with Eurocopter in
France to produce combat helicopters in addition to the light transport
aircraft C-295.
For land defense, Sjafire said Indonesia would also explore joint
production and marketing of Mistral 155-mm cannon and individual weapons
with German special forces.
"Those are some main weaponry systems that we are going to explore
joint production and marketing with the three European countries namely
Germany, Spain, and France," Sjafire said.
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