The government is set to sign a number of memorandums of understanding on defense equipment acquisitions involving a number of domestic strategic and defense companies.
Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the MoUs would be signed on the opening day of the Indo Defense, which is to be held at the Jakarta International Expo in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Nov. 10-13.
Purnomo said the MoUs included the purchase of two standard squadrons of Super Tucano light attack aircraft to replace the Air Force’s aging OV-10 Broncos.
“We will include state aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia [DI] for maintenance work. We also hope DI can manufacture some of the parts and components,” he said.
Other MoUs to be signed include the purchase of P-100 and P-100L bombs locally made by a Malang in East Java-based private company in cooperation with state arms and munitions maker PT Pindad.
The bombs are armaments for the Air Force’s fleet of Russian made Sukhoi Su-27/30 fighters jets.
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