just seen the rafale image, ITS BEAUTIFUL, far-shot but its still BEAUTIFUL
(dunno if i can share it here since its technically a secret, just check our KERIS’ twitter and try to find it yourself!)
EDIT: originally from tiktok & its already down, TNIAU was fast with that ngl
yeah, the tiktok video itself has been deleted, ̶s̶h̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶d̶o̶w̶n̶l̶o̶a̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶h̶i̶n̶d̶s̶i̶g̶h̶t̶
well atleast we got confirmed Visual ID that its there, and we can post photos of it tomorrow
i dont think sharing it is a good idea my man
probably not “classified” but still
EDIT: Keris posted it on the FB page, so should be fine?
Usually they get contacted by the military to take some posts down, but its been 2 hours at its still up
Its a UFO!
Well if you don’t live in the country there kind of cooked. One the video is out out its too late for army. Then again stuff related to the USA can cause issues here in Canada even if there is no relation.
The Air Force is usually a bit stricter with this, so they can be a bit of a stickler for Opsec, warranted or not, unlike a certain branch who hosted an event & took pictures right in front of a classified armament which has “NO PHOTOS” written on it
The armament was camera shy now it needs therapy type L in chat to respect the armament
Question was it the Navy?
well they too, but i was talking about the army
someone from the Navy leaked the fact that a certain harbor was being extended to host a certain type of ship that we havent gotten in the fleet from Italy, but thats neither here nor there
Sometimes stupidity happens or they wanted it to be leaked. (China does that a lot where out of no where some random “watchers” get info)
yeah it’s all over X and FB formil group, so what’s the point hiding it?
what im saying is its better to wait and verify that its safe rather than immediately posting it just because
if its isnt safe then it could be a problem, like when the Su-30’s tail part of the livery got leaked
for instance when i brought up that we got KHAN based on the leaked images i waited around 2 weeks just to make sure its safe and I wont be risking my account here if it wasnt.
Personally I try to respect the AFB’s wishes in not sharing images, not that there is a problem in doing so
Yes I think your concern here isn’t unfounded. People have been debating whether it’s okay to post them or not, since the OPSEC restriction was supposed to apply for Air Force members, but past examples like the Su-30’s new camo, or the planned F-16 upgrades by Turkey, or the NASAMS launcher does tell that the Air Force is pretty serious about this kind of stuff
For information, Majority of the parts for the Rafale’s HAMMERs will be made locally.
update, rafale ceremony halted indefinitely
Unknown why, KERIS mentioned that the president is already in Jakarta, so there shouldnt be a problem there. Maybe because of the leaked images, if it is then its such a petty move ngl
tbf could also just be that there isnt going to be one? again who knows
EDIT: we got the first actual statement that the aircrafts are currently in service
"The aircraft have been handed over and are ready for use by the Indonesian Air Force,” Defence Ministry spokesperson Rico Ricardo Sirait said in a message in response to a Reuters query - the first confirmation that Indonesia has possession of the advanced military aircraft after striking an $8 billion deal with France in 2022 and expanding it last year.
Sirait said the three aircraft arrived on Friday and were stationed at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base in Pekanbaru, located on the western island of Sumatra.
EDIT2:
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Defense (Kemhan) confirmed that President Prabowo Subianto will attend the acceptance ceremony for three new fighter jets belonging to the Indonesian Air Force, namely the Rafale.
However, the Ministry of Defense has not been able to confirm when the aircraft acceptance ceremony will be held.
“The official reception ceremony will be held at a later date, depending on the President’s schedule and availability,” said Brigadier General Rico Sirait, Head of the Defense Information Bureau of the Ministry of Defense’s Secretariat General, when confirmed in Jakarta on Tuesday.
So we got a reasoning here, basically it depends on the president’s availablility (lmao)
24x M-346 Master jet (dont know which variant yet, but the original journalist who reported it in december mentioned it as the M-346FI)
Brochure sent by KERIS : https://aeronautics.leonardo.com/documents/30508878/30801269/Aermacchi+M-346_brochure_ENG_new.pdf?t=1757688443771
Don’t they already operate the T-50?
Seems a little redundant no?
we like to make things harder for ourselves for no discernible gain
(NOT MY WORD, KERIS MENTIONS IT) Simple explanation some broker are also profiting from this deal, if we go for more T-50s they wont get money, so thats that
gotta get that Ace Combat sponsorship somehow ig /j
