Indonesian Air Force Pilots to fly the KF-21 Prototype
KAI will build eight prototypes of 4.5 KF-21 Boramae multirole fighter jets. Six will fly, and two will remain on the ground for tests.
PTDI News
Air
Air
Bilateral Relations
Indonesia may Co-Produce the Russian Yak-130 Trainer
Indonesia wants to keep its relations well with both Russia and the U.S. but lacks the financial resources to procure Boeing’s F-15EX fighter.
Air
Expo and Air Show
PTDI and TUSAS Agree on Aerospace Engineering Program
Indonasia's PTDI and Turkish Aerospace sign an Agreement on the Aerospace Engineering Program as Turkiye establishes its fighter programme, Turkish Fighter TF.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Indonesia Prepares for the F-15EX Agreement
Boeing and Indonesia aircraft company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Indo Defence 2022 .
Navy / Maritime
Air
First CN-235 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft for Malaysia
The Commander of the Malaysian Army, General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Haji Affendi Bin Buang, on June 22, 2022, visited PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) in Bandung.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward scalable architectures - Military organisations are increasingly procuring counter-drone systems built around open architectu...
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