The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force attended the acceptance ceremony for the first batch of MRCA Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation In France
Notable excerpt(s):
The three aircraft handed over are dual-seater variants, numbered T-0301, T-0302, and T-0303. They are scheduled to be flown directly from France to Indonesia in January 2026.
already officially accepted, but still awaiting delivery on January next month
idk if it posted here before but here the photo of Japanese Level bomber operated by Indonesia during the war of Independence
Ki-48
correction: Ki-48 is Pangeran Diponegoro II, whereas Ki-49 is Pangeran Diponegoro I (common mistake, Ive done it too).
They share the same story as the Blenheim with Sakae engine. Though they are bombers, they’re mostly only used as transport. And all 3 didnt live long unfortunately.
Ki-48 (P.D.II) was not switched to a transporter, but its still primarily used as a way to repatriate Japanese troops in Indonesia as well as a way of transporting former ww2 European POWs during its limited service time before it got destroyed in an air raid.
Ki-49 (P.D.I) meanwhile had seats installed, so its safe to say that it had been converted to a full transporter by the Rikugun (Japanese Army). It was planned to be used as a transport for a delegation to AUS, but it went to Maguwo instead. in Maguwo it severely damaged in a crash & subsequently cannot fly anymore, so they left it out in the open as a decoy for Dutch aircraft to target
Source:
Susanto, M.B.S. (2024) Mengubah Hayabusa menjadi Garuda (Transforming Hayabusa into Garuda). Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. Jakarta.
i found the photo of Indonesian Tu-2S after it’s delivery from PRC in 1st squadron (low resolution)
R.I.P. Wings Palette, I miss you
On the other hand, I really doubt that the camouflage would look like that, Indonesian Air Force had already established their own aircraft numbering system, which for bombers would be M-xxx format. They wouldn’t just slapped a random number on top of the original PLAAF aircraft number.
a friend of a friend tracked the serials, it was apparently M-471 to M-482
reasoning of its short service life:
(“Wah, Si Naga Sudah Menggeliat” Angkasa No.1, October 1991)
Damn, those are some rare photos
Oh you actually know him? That’s very cool!
my friend’s friend. Personally I dont know the guy
Ah alright, I often saw his name on historical IdAF topics
yeah hes excellent when it comes to researching stuff. He was also one of the first to mention that we had lim-6s, atleast that’s where i found the info from
Possibly new smart bombs for ID’s Mk80s.
GPS, INS (+optional laser seeker)
PT. TAG has been developing dumb bombs and helping with dislitbangau (basically Air Force’s research & development branch), so quite credible
https://cdn.asfat.com.tr/catalogs/ASFAT%20HGK-82%20Precision%20Guidance%20Kit.pdf
The same document also mentioned MAM-L guided bombs procurement discussion (interestingly) with PT PAL.
Although mostly used by UCAV, Turkey also used the MAM-L on their Hürkuş, which is in the same class as Super Tucano.
Considering its PT PAL (navy side) they’re presumably for the Drones on the future KRI Majapahit carrier
4 are confirmed (Su-30MKM, F/A-18D, HMS Fiji, Oyodo)
now that we have NASAMS platform for US & Sweden, surely the Indonesian one can be considered as well? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
its so rare you cant even find a proper image of the thing
EDIT:
ive just taken a look at the NASAMS on the dev server. Radar platform is identical, but ID’s version is on a tow mount like the SLAMRAAM, whereas the Norway (I think) version is on a truck bed. Launcher looks identical, ours is on an 8x8 mercedes benz chassis instead (in game its a 6x6). Additionally worth mentioning that ours is the NASAMS 2, rather than the NASAMS 3 in-game
Su-30MKM modeled with laser warning receiver and MAW, very nice
Nice, i think it’s better to update your expanded list of ID ground sub TT with the new additional vehicles that can be added to the game.
