President Jokowi warns the TNI to 'stay away from politics'


General Gatot Nurmantyo (left) with President Joko Widodo

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday urged the Indonesian military to keep away from politics and remain loyal to the government, amid growing controversy over recent comments made by his top general.

Military analysts say that the President's warning was a response to the controversial comments made by the head of the TNI, General Gatot Nurmantyo, that Indonesia is under siege from 'proxy wars' and his insistence that the communist threat to Indonesia has resurfaced.

“We cannot afford to be reckless, we must unite,” Jokowi said in a speech celebrating the 72nd anniversary of TNI, in Cilegon city, in the western province of Banten, as Gatot sat near him on the stage. “The TNI with other institutions in the government and with all other components in the nation have to be in synergy, solid, united and work together.”

The military, Jokowi said, “should always ensure its political neutrality in the current democratic era.

“To be loyal to the state is to be faithful to the legitimate government,” he added.

In September, Gatot told retired military officers that a plan had been in place by a 'non-military organization' to import 5,000 firearms illegally “on behalf” of Jokowi.

The statement later was clarified by the president’s top security minister, Coordinating Political, Security and Legal Affairs Minister Wiranto, who said the national intelligence service had ordered only 500 nonmilitary-type firearms from PT Pindad, the state-owned firearms manufacturer, for “training purposes.”

Analysts also speculate that general Gatot may have ambitions to be in the running for the President's post in a future general election.

Interesting to see that both FNSS/Pindad Medium Tank and SAIC/ST Kinetics MPF are using the Cockerill 3105 Turret. The unique thing of the CMI 3105 Turret is that its gun has an elevation of +42 degree and can fire the Falarick 105 GLATGM.

FNSS/Pindad Medium Tank gun elevation. Credit to Aryo Nugroho.



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This post has been edited by azriel: Oct 6 2017, 08:57 AM

Goodness most of e TNI military top brass n President Joko had to walk 2 km to e 72nd anniversary, through unsecured roads.

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WTF military dun provide helicopter.

Indonesian Army new Pandur II 8x8 IFV variant with ARES UT30MK2 turret. Credit to original uploader.

clearly this is a sign by certain parties trying to wrestle power for positions in the civil gov... sby and prabowo's camp both with military ties lost to jokowi... recent jakarta gov/gab elections also signify the emergence of military in politics

Saudi King, Vladimir Putin clinch billion-dollar energy, arms deals on landmark Russia visit



MOSCOW (AFP) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, on a landmark visit to Russia, and President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (Oct 5) signed a slew of arms and energy deals as the key US ally seeks to deepen cooperation with Moscow.

The leaders of the world’s largest energy exporters discussed an extension of an Opec agreement to cap oil output and oversaw the signing of deals which officials said were worth billions of dollars.

Saudi Arabia signed preliminary agreements to buy Russia’s S-400 air defence systems and anti-tank guided missile systems and receive “cutting edge technologies,” said the Sunni state’s military firm, Saudi Arabian Military Industries.



The two countries also signed a series of multi-billion dollar investment deals including one to create a US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) fund to pursue energy projects.

“This is the first visit by a Saudi Arabian monarch in the history of our relations and that in itself is a landmark event,” Putin said as he welcomed 81-year-old King Salman to Moscow in an ornate gilded Kremlin hall.

“I’m sure your visit will boost the ties between our countries,” Putin added.

“We aim to strengthen our relations in the interests of peace and security, in the interests of developing the world economy,” the Saudi king responded.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told journalists that “relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia have reached a historic moment.”

“Today, we alone as the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced deals worth US$2.1 billion,” said Kirill Dmitriyev, the head of the fund set up to attract investment.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said agreements came in the fields of “energy – not only traditional but also nuclear power – and also in cooperation in space exploration (and) agroindustry and infrastructure projects.”

‘DIVERSIFYING RISKS'

Saudi Arabia is the country that buys the most US arms and Washington and Riyadh in May announced a US$110 billion deal to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia.

But Saudi, a long-standing ally of Washington, is keen to boost ties with Moscow as a major player in the Syrian conflict and a fellow oil producer with shared interests in supporting energy prices.

“We are certain that further strengthening of relations will have a positive effect on strengthening stability and security in the world,” his Saudi counterpart Jubeir stressed.

Fyodor Lukyanov, the Kremlin-connected chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy, said Riyadh saw closer ties with Moscow as expedient for the moment, and was “diversifying risks” by buying arms from both Moscow and the US.

“Saudi Arabia has recognised Russia as a significant player in a region that is important to it,” he told AFP.

“They respect Russia more now. But you shouldn’t think it’s forever.”



OIL CAP FOR 'STABILITY'

The leaders of the world’s largest energy exporters also discussed the Opec agreement to cap oil output.

Opec members have joined with Russia and other countries in cutting crude output in a pact that has helped prop up prices.

“We strive to continue the positive cooperation between our countries to achieve stability on world oil markets which promotes the growth of the world’s economy,” Salman said.

Russia and Saudi Arabia are heavily dependent on oil exports and the global plunge of the price of crude that began in 2014 lashed both their economies.

Putin said on Wednesday it was possible to extend an Opec deal to cap oil output “at least until the end of 2018”.

FOCUS ON SYRIA, YEMEN

While Russia and Saudi Arabia are partners on the oil market, they are at loggerheads on Syria, where Moscow supports President Bashar al-Assad and Riyadh backs the opposition.

Lavrov said the Saudi monarch and Putin’s meeting saw a “particular focus on Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen.”

The two sides said they had common ground in a desire to rally Syrian opposition forces to take part in UN-backed peace talks.

Jubeir said that the countries “closely cooperate... on uniting the Syrian opposition and broadening its framework, in order to start the political process” at Geneva peace talks.

CV90 infantry fighting vehicle from BAE Systems



Christopher F Foss has a look at the latest CV90 infantry fighting vehicle by BAE Systems.

3 US Green Berets killed in ambush in Niger



Three US Green Berets were killed and two others were wounded in southwest Niger near the Mali-Niger border when a joint US-Nigerien patrol was attacked Wednesday, US officials told CNN

Saudi King visits Russia for first time



Russia rolled out the red carpet for visiting Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Moscow, Thursday.

It marks the first visit by a reigning Saudi monarch to Russia and will see billions of dollars' worth of joint investment deals.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi King Salman will sign joint declarations for cooperation in energy, infrastructure construction and technology among other sectors.

What variants of Pandur II are the Indon army bringing into service?

According to agreements made during end of Suharto era, position of Chief of the TNI should have been rotated between the 3 main services. Somehow the TNI-AD got their chiefs appointed for the position twice in a row for unexplained reasons (this term should have been the Chief of the TNI-AU's turn).

From what I hear now both TNI-AL and TNI-AU are pissed off at Jokowi already for pandering on what they see as blatant TNI-AD attempts to control the armed forces. Now add the fact that General Gatot is somewhat ultra-nationalist and has been known to have a reputation as a loose cannon.

FSV variant with CMI 3105 turret, IFV variant (amphibious) with ARES UT30MK2 turret and APC variant (amphibious).

FSV variant:



APC Variant:



Credit to ARC.



This post has been edited by azriel: Oct 7 2017, 09:31 AM

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Indian military chopper crash kills seven





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malaysia used to have ptl and ptu as pat.. will this practice continue in the future or these were just one-off practice?

JGSDF - Fuji Combined Firepower Exercise 2017 : Type 16 105mm MCV, AAV + Armoured Vehicles

MBT Advanced Technology Demonstrator from Rheinmetall

7 dead, 1 injured in military helicopter crash in Mexico





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This post has been edited by KYPMbangi: Oct 8 2017, 01:07 AM

imagine if we have dis during ops daulat

lol... treated worse than how obama was treated by china