President Jokowi Will Name A Number Of Domestic Product Alutsistas Next Week

Indonesian President Joko Widodo conveyed information to the media crew on the sidelines of reviewing the 2022 Indo Defense Exhibition Expo & Forum at JI Expo / ANTARA

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that he would name a number of main weapons systems (defense equipment) for domestic products that had shown skills at the Indo Defense 2022 Exhibition Expo & Forum at JI Expo, Kemayoran, Jakarta, today. After the demonstration procession of capabilities, the event guide had invited President Jokowi to convey the names of the three domestic product defense equipment introduced at the exhibition. "I will give the name next week, not today," said Jokowi briefly in front of a number of attendees of the Indo Defense 2022 Exhibition Expo & Forum quoted from Antara, Wednesday, November 2. The three defense equipment systems are electric motorcycles and tactical vehicles made by PT Pindad, as well as an electric motorcycle produced by PT Len Industri. The two companies are part of the Defense Industry BUMN Holding, DEFEND ID, which was launched by President Jokowi on April 20, together with PT Dirgantara Indonesia, PT PAL Indonesia, and PT Dahana. On a further occasion, President Jokowi also appreciated the target set by DEFEND ID to enter into 50 world-class defense industry companies. The target was conveyed by the President Director of PT Len Industri, who is the parent of DEFEND ID, Bobby Rasyidin. "I am happy that the President Director of DEFEND ID has conveyed that they are targeting to immediately enter 50 world-class defense companies. Of course, the products we have now must be developed as well as possible," said Jokowi. The President also encouraged Indonesia to continue to take active steps in developing the defense industry considering the findings of indications of increasing the defense budget of a number of countries around the world as well as the emergence of various new technologies in the military world. "We know that indicating the defense budget in NATO, Middle East, and East Asia, there is a tendency to rise very drastically and the emergence of new military technologies, we also need to follow this together," he said. Therefore, the Head of State emphasized that the government is opening up large spaces for private companies to be actively involved in the development of the Indonesian defense industry. "Whether it's independent, whether it's cooperation with the defense industry from abroad. I think this is a very good development and the most important thing is that we can adopt as many new technologies as possible in the field of military defense," concluded Jokowi. Also present to accompany the President in the Indo Defense 2022 Expo & Forum Exhibition were Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa, and National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.