Indonesian Air Force Prepares Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft In Jakarta During Prabowo-Gibran Inauguration

Indonesian Air Force Udnas Air Marshal TNI Tedi Rizalihadi (left) checked the readiness of air defense equipment, pilots, and TNI AU/ANTARA/Genta Tenri Mawangi troops.

The Indonesian Air Force has prepared an intai Boeing 737 aircraft from the Hasanuddin Air Base 5 Air Base Squadron (Lanud) to patrol the Jakarta airspace during the VVIP inauguration operation of the president-vice president on October 20, 2024.

The plane nicknamed the 'Golden Light' with registration number AI-7303 has been parked at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, Jakarta, Thursday, during an assembly for the deployment of troops and the defense equipment of the Indonesian Air Force for the operation to secure VVI quarantine for the inauguration of the president-vice president.

"This Boeing intai plane is complete with a camera that can monitor the capital city, movement below, and it can be irradiated to three points, namely to (posko) in Medan Merdeka Barat, to (building) Subden TNI Merdeka Barat Headquarters, and to the National Air Operations Command Office as a guard for the air sovereignty region (Indonesia)," said the Commander of the National Air Operations Command (Pangkoopsudnas) Marshal TNI Tedi Rizalihadi as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, October 17.

Boeing intai TNI AU itu jika dilihat seperti pesawat transport biasa, tetapi pesawat itu dilengkapi dengan berbagai perangkat intai yang mampu untuk kebutuhan ISR (ijel, surveillance, dan reconnaissance), di antaranya perangkat sensor SLAMMR yang memungkinkan pesawat wilayah terairan seluas hingga 85,000 mil per jam, kemudian sistem navigation INS LTN-72R yang terintegrasi dengan GPS, saluran telepon yang terhubung dengan panduan pusat, dan radardouble agentAN/APS-504 (V)5 yang mampu memetakan wilayah hingga 256 Nautical mile (Nm).

Tedi said the Boeing intai was one of eight Indonesian Air Force transport aircraft deployed for the VVI security operation to inaugurate the president-vice president.

The eight transport planes include the latest aircraft from the Indonesian Air Force C-130 J Super Hercules A-1343 from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, one Boeing 737-400 for VIP transportation, and two CN295 aircraft.

Tedi continued that the Indonesian Air Force also prepared eight helicopters, including two Caracal H225M from Air Squadron 8 Atang Sendjaja Air Base, two NAS 332 Super Puma helicopters from Air Squadron 6 Atang Sendjaja Air Base, and two NAS 332 Super Puma helicopters from Air Squadron 45 Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base.

From the NAS 332 Super Puma helicopter, there is one helicopter prepared for medical evacuation (medevac).

"We are preparing this, it is complete with a mini ICU (intensive care unit)," said Tedi Rizalihadi.

Meanwhile, the Caracal H225M helicopter prepared by the Indonesian Air Force is also equipped with weapons to anticipate thelow-speed threat. "This is complete with the rifle, there is a (twisted-barreled weapon) duging gun, there are other rifles. So this is a form of our readiness," said Pangkoopsudnas.

The Indonesian Air Force at the South Terminal of Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base held an assembly for the deployment of troops and defense equipment for the VVIPelantikan security operation of the president and vice president at the Nusantara Building, Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, on October 20, 2024. In the rally, Pangkoopsudnas directly checked the readiness of troops and defense equipment deployed by the Indonesian Air Force in the joint TNI-Polri security operation for the inauguration ceremony.

Tedi said there were 2,254 soldiers deployed by the Indonesian Air Force for the security operation. The soldiers consisted of crew members, special forces for the Rapid Action Forces Command (Kopasgat).

Then the Bravo 90 Kopasgat Unit, troops from the Air Operations Command (Koopsud) I, support forces from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, Atang Sendjaja Air Base, Husein Sastranegara Air Base, and Sugiri Sukani Air Base.

Then, there are also troops who are intended to guard the airport destinations for state guests, and there are troops who mane defense equipment, and radar units.