Indonesian Air Force Buys Turkish Bayraktar Drones To Strengthen Air Defense

KSAU Marshal TNI Mohammad Tonny Harjono In Halim Perdanakusuma, East Jakarta, Thursday (1/8/2024) BETWEEN/Walda Marison

JAKARTA - Air Force Chief of Staff (KSAU) Marshal TNI Mohammad Tonny Harjono said his party would bring in an unmanned aircraft or a Turkish-made Bayraktar drone to strengthen Indonesia's air defenses.

"We will get the product Bayraktar type 2. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with the capability of MALE (medium latency) with LOS (land of sight) and BILOS (beyond land of sight) capabilities," said Tonny when met by the Halim Perdanakusuma area, East Jakarta (Jaktim), Thursday, August 1, confiscated by Antara.

Tonny said the purchase of the Bayraktar drone was certain after he made a Baykar Technology visit in Istanbul, Turkey, some time ago.

According to Tonny, the Turkish drone has good quality and is very appropriate for use in surveillance and reconnaissance operations.

The Bayraktar drone will also assist the performance of the CH-4 drone, Anka, which the Indonesian Air Force recently purchased in carrying out Indonesian air military operations.

However, Tonny did not explain how many units to buy and when the drone from Turkey would come to Indonesia.

With the strength of this unmanned aircraft, Tonny believes that Indonesia's military strength will be stronger in the midst of the era of the use of high-tech weapons systems (alutsista).

Previously, Tonny and the Indonesian Air Force visited Baykar Technology, Istanbul, Turkey to learn the technology of unmanned aircraft and artificial intelligence, Saturday 29.

Baykar Technologies is an unmanned aircraft technology developer or UAV and artificial intelligence technology that plays an important role in supporting Turkey's defense capabilities.

During his visit, KSAU and all ranks of the Indonesian Air Force listened to Baykar's explanation about the drone technology they had.

KSAU had the opportunity to witness various technological simulations through Bayraktar Akinci flight demonstrations.