Prabowo: Cooperation With Other Countries Indonesia's Defense Industry Capability

Prabowo Subianto/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto said cooperation with other countries in improving the TNI's defense equipment and the capability of the domestic defense industry (Indhan) continues.

"It is necessary to continue to seek cooperation and good relations with friendly countries in order to increase the capacity of defense equipment and the domestic defense industry," Prabowo said in a written statement, in Jakarta, Thursday, April 7.

Prabowo said this when receiving an explanation from the Head of the Ministry of Defense Major General Yudi Abrimantyo in the Unity in Diversity Room, Ministry of Defense, Jakarta, Wednesday (6/4), regarding the results of his visit with the Ministry of Defense Team and the TNI to the defense industry in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ( UAE) which was held on 27 to 31 March.

This visit to the UAE defense industry is in order to see opportunities for cooperation in the defense industry to increase the capability of the domestic defense industry.

The Ministry of Defense delegation led by the Head of the Ministry of Defense's Kabainstrahan Major General Yudi Abrimantyo and the Head of Research and Development of the Ministry of Defense Marsda TNI Julexi Tambayong consisted of 5 people from the Ministry of Defense and 5 people from the TNI Headquarters and the Army Headquarters. The delegation carried out a 5-day visit to the UAE to the Ministry of Defense and the UAE Armed Forces and the defense industry holding company as well as several private defense industries in the UAE.

Attending the presentation from the Head of the Ministry of Defense to the Minister of Defense of the TNI, among others, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia Lt. Gen. TNI M Herindra, Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense Admiral TNI Donny Ermawan Taufanto, President Director of PT DI, PT Pindad, PT Len Industri, Echelon I officials within the Ministry of Defense, Special Assistant to the Minister of Defense for Management Defense Lieutenant General TNI (Ret.) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, representatives of TNI Headquarters officials, and Army Headquarters.