SBY Perintahkan 6.100 WNI di Mesir Dievakuasi Lewat Udara

 
Ken Yunita - detikNews

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Jakarta - Situasi politik di Mesir makin memburuk. Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) pun memerintahkan untuk mengevakuasi ribuan WNI yang berada di negara tersebut. Mereka akan dijemput dengan pesawat.

"Melakukan evakuasi udara di Mesir kepada warga negara Indonesia untuk kembali ke tanah air," kata SBY dalam jumpa pers di kantornya, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Jakarta Pusat, Senin (31/1/2011). Jumpa pers ini dilakukan SBY usai memimpin rapat terbatas kabinet.

SBY mengatakan, para WNI yang berjumlah 6.100 itu akan diangkut dengan pesawat udara baik Garuda Indonesia maupun non Garuda. Selama evakuasi berlangsung, pemerintah akan menyediakan logistik untuk para WNI yang masih berada di Mesir.

"Memberi pengamanan, penyelamatan, dan pemberian logistik WNI di Mesir adalah tugas pemerintah," kata SBY.

Keputusan evakuasi ini diambil SBY setelah mendengar informasi dari Dubes RI untuk Mesir. Menurut SBY, situasi di Mesir terus memburuk sehingga sangat membahayakan WNI.

"Situasi politik, keamanan di Mesir makin buruk, bisa mengancam keselamatan, keamanan dan ketersediaan logistik WNI di Mesir," kata SBY.

Situasi di Mesir terus memburuk akibat unjuk rasa menuntut Presiden Mesir Hosni Mubarak mundur dari jabatannya sudah berlangsung 6 hari. Seratusan orang telah tewas dalam demo  rusuh tersebut.

(ken/nrl)

DETIK

Russian answer to U.S. reusable robotic spacecraft in the offing

Boeing X-37
© NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center

16:07 27/01/2011

Russian researchers are working on an unmanned spacecraft similar to the U.S. Boeing X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle, Space Troops chief Oleg Ostapenko said on Thursday.
He said, however, it was not clear as yet how it would be used.
"Something has been done along these lines, but as to whether we will use it, only time will tell," Ostapenko said.
The Boeing X-37, used for orbital spaceflight missions, has a length of over 29 ft (8.9 m) and features two angled tail fins.
The spaceplane's first orbital mission was launched on April 22, 2010 with an Atlas V rocket.
MOSCOW, January 27 (RIA Novosti)

RIA NOVOSTI

US senator demands probe of tanker mix-up

 Air Force News — By Agence France-Presse on January 31, 2011 2:28 am
Seven US senators on Thursday called on the Pentagon to formally investigate a document mix-up in the politically-charged contest for a new aerial refueling tanker.
With a decision on the contract expected in February or March, the senators demanded the Defense Department's inspector general probe whether EADS gained an unfair advantage when the Air Force inadvertently sent the company and its rival Boeing each other's data.
The lawmakers issuing the call come mainly from states that stand to benefit if Boeing wins the $35 billion contest against European aerospace giant EADS, parent of Airbus.
"From the beginning, we believe the Air Force has attempted to minimize its mistake," said a letter sent to the Pentagon and signed by the senators.
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company and Chicago-based Boeing are vying to build a new fleet of mid-air refueling tankers to replace the Air Force's ageing fleet, which dates back to the 1950s.
The contest marks the Pentagon's third attempt in a decade to secure a contract for the planes and the Air Force's "clerical error" in November has fueled an intense battle in Congress over the deal.
The Senate Armed Services Committee convened a hearing on Thursday focused solely on the document mix-up, with senators allied with each company clashing over the impact of the mistake.
"This is a case study of incompetence in contract competition, this whole debacle, from beginning to this very moment," Senator Clair McCaskill said.
In the Air Force foul-up, employees at the rival firms loaded a disc with their competitor's technical information.
An EADS worker admitted to briefly opening a screen display showing Boeing's information before closing it while Boeing maintains its employee never opened any files.
At the hearing, McCaskill and other senators grilled a Pentagon computer expert about how long the file remained open on the EADS computer.
The expert, Steven Shirley, executive director of the Pentagon's cyber crime center, said an investigation showed the EADS employee had the file open for about three minutes and that the computer remained on for 20 minutes.
EADS says the employee only viewed the file for 15 seconds before leaving the room and phoning a colleague to get help closing and isolating the file under company procedures, Shirley said.
After the incident, the Air Force released the data to both competitors to ensure each had the same information. The firms also were allowed to change their bids afterward if they wanted.
Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said on Wednesday the incident was not expected to in any way derail the tanker competition.
The effort to launch a new fleet of refueling aircraft has been marred by scandal and bitter feuds.
Two previous attempts to move ahead with a new tanker were canceled, first with Boeing and then with EADS and its US partner Northrop Grumman.

DEFENCE TALK

Iran to showcase new rockets, satellites

Defense Technology News — By Agence France-Presse on January 31, 2011 8:03 am

Iran said on Sunday it will showcase what it called a new range of rockets and satellites during annual celebrations marking the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Safir 1-B and Kavoshgar 4 rockets and Rasad and Fajr satellites would be unveiled during the 10-day celebrations that start on Tuesday, according to state television website.
Iran will mark on February 11 the 32nd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution which toppled the US-backed shah. Every year Tehran uses the occasion to tout its scientific and technological achievments.
The Safir (Ambassador) 1-B rocket can carry a satellite weighing 50 kilogrammes (110 pounds) into an elliptical orbit of 300 to 450 kilometres (185 to 280 miles), the website said.
Iran sent into space in February 2009 the Safir 2 rocket carrying its first home-built satellite, called Omid (Hope).
The state television report said the other Kavoshgar (Explorer) 4 rocket has a range of 120 kilometres.
In February 2010, Iran launched a capsule carrying live turtles, rats and worms aboard a Kavoshgar 3 rocket in what was its first experiment to send living creatures in space.
In December, Vahidi said Iran would launch a Fajr (Dawn) reconnaissance satellite in the next few months, along with a Rasad (Observation) 1 satellite that was initially to have been launched in August 2010.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meanwhile on Sunday opened a new space research and training centre, media reports said.
Iran's missile and space programmes have sparked concern abroad that such advanced technologies, combined with the nuclear know-how that the nation is acquiring, may enable Tehran to produce an atomic weapon.
Iran denies its nuclear programme has military aims.

DEFENCE TALK

Electronic warfare a new career field

Unique training at Fort Sill has been focusing on the intangible. The subject material: electronic warfare. It's not something Soldiers can touch, taste or see, but it's ever present and an asset when respected.
"If you're listening to a radio, if you're talking on a cell phone, if you're using a GPS you're tied to the electromagnetic spectrum," said Maj. Gregory Griffin, 1st Armored Division Headquarters. "It's a very functional part of the battlefield. Everyone uses it. Everyone relies on it - adversaries as well as friendlies."
Formerly infantry, Griffin is currently going through the Electronic Warfare Officer's Qualification Course. He went through the six-week skill identifier course previously but, given the Army's recent decision to establish Electronic Warfare, 29-series, as a career field, Griffin jumped at the opportunity.
"I like the fact that it's new and there's a lot of possibilities. I finally get to do something that I truly enjoy," said Griffin.
Electronic warfare is not new to the theater of war. In fact, the Air Force and Navy have been players for a long time. Now, it's the Army's turn to hit the ground running, and the training is starting at the Fires Center of Excellence.
Fort Sill has been refining the courses for enlisted personnel, officers and warrant officers with one task: synchronize the airwaves.
"Imagine a helicopter is flying along and suddenly an F-16 flies by doing Mach 1.2 about 100 yards away from it. The helicopter is going to fall out of the sky because those two can't use the same air space-one is going to take over the other. Inside the electromagnetic spectrum it's the same thing," said Bill Sprayberry, Northrop Grumman program manager.
Sprayberry went on to explain how a piece of equipment uses a part of the electromagnetic spectrum. If another piece of equipment comes too close, one of them is going to be unusable. This understanding is vital to the front lines where Soldiers use equipment such as counter radio electronic warfare devices to shut down Improvised Explosive Devices.
Gen. Peter Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff, recognized the need for EW capability in 2006 when he placed Navy electronic warfare officers with ground combat units in Iraq to manage the complicated electromagnetic spectrum.
"We learned the hard way in 2006 how to leverage EW skill sets from the joint community to counter the emerging remote-controlled IED threats," Chiarelli said.
America's enemies are now using the electromagnetic spectrum against Soldiers. By creating an electronic warfare career field, the Army is better capable of mitigating that threat, Chiarelli said.
The big question for future electronic warfare officers is how to get the systems integrated without destroying someone else's capability. The instructors likened the EW integrator's role to that of a field artillery fire support coordinator, who draws together fire, such as cannons, rockets, mortars, close air support and Naval gunfire.
"It's easy to get people to walk in a formation. They can see each other. But to coordinate something that no one can see, feel, touch or taste is more difficult, so we try to make them respect the threat that comes with not properly coordinating," said Jeffery Cassidy, Electronic Warfare Specialist Course instructor seminar leader.
Besides focusing on how radio waves flow, they also learn how to fight as a piece to the puzzle. Since no battle is fought by the Army alone, the Soldiers learn the capabilities of the other services and how to use them as well.
"These Soldiers are on the staff to coordinate, integrate and synchronize all these systems from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines and give them to the commander as an asset," said Cassidy.
The different classes are synchronized so whether Soldiers are enlisted, officers or warrant officers, they will have the same capability downrange only working on different parts of the operation. The officer course focuses on strategy while the enlisted training focuses on tactical to operational levels; the warrant officers bridge the gap between the two.
Fort Sill is also currently working on developing senior leader electronic warfare courses for the future in an effort to sustain a field that is vital to today's operation.

DEFENCE TALK

LHD Mistral, Kapal Serang Amfibi Terbaru Rusia Dari Perancis (V)

Sistem Kendali dan Komunikasi

Selain sebagai sarana angkut heli, ranpur dan pasukan, Mistral juga berfungsi sebagai kapal komando dalam mengendalikan operasi amfibi. Fungsi ini diperjelas dengan adanya ruang pertemuan sebagai pusat komando yang mampu menampung hingga 150 personil. Seluruh informasi pergerakan yang didapat dari berbagai sensor kapal dan pendukungnya dipusatkan ke ruang komando menggunakan command system yang diberi nama SENIT 9(Système d'Eksploitasi Navale des Informations Tactiques). Sistem ini merupakan turunan dari sistem yang sama milik US Navy's Naval Tactical Data System (NTD).

Tenggat waktu pengerjaan Mistral pernah terlambat satu tahun yang disebabkan sistem SENIT yang tidak berfungsi seperti yang diharapkan, SENIT 9 dikembangkan berdasarkan sistem radar multi-peran Thales 3D/ MRR3D-NG, yang beroperasi pada sinyal C band dengan kemampuan identifikasi teman atau musuh (IFF). SENIT 9 juga dapat tersambung ke format pertukaran data taktis NATO.

Untuk mengatur lalu lintas helikopter di atas dek kapal, Mistral mengadopsi sistem radar DRBN-38A Decca Bridgemaster E250 yang dilengkapi dengan perangkat Optical Landing System.


Untuk mengatur lalu lintas heli di landasan Mistral menggunakan radar Decca Bridgemaster

Untuk perangkat komunikasi, Mistral menggunakan sistem komunikasi satelit Syracuse, sistem ini dibuat dengan memanfaatkan jaringan satelit Perancis Syracuse 3-A dan Syracuse 3-B dengan keamanan frekuensi 45% lebih tinggi dalam berkomunikasi, terutama antar anggota NATO.

Pengujian sistem komunikasi ini pernah dilakukan di depan pengunjung VIP di Paris Air Show 2007, dimana secara live dalam komunikasi berupa konferensi audio-video dilakukan dengan aman tanpa gangguan. Konferensi via satelit ini dilakukan di kapal Tonnerre saat melakukan pelayaran dari Brasil ke Afrika Selatan.

Persenjataan

Sejak tahun 2008, dua kapal kelas Mistral dipersenjatai dengan dua peluncur rudal Mistral Simbad dan empat senapan mesin 12,7 mm Browning M2-HB. Rencananya bakal ada tambahan dua senapan mesin Breda-30 mm/70 Mauser dalam inventori persenjataan kapal, namun batal diinstalasi pada 2009.

Belajar dari insiden nyaris tenggelamnya korvet Israel INS Hanit oleh tembakan rudal anti kapal Hizbullah dalam Perang Lebanon 2006, menunjukkan betapa rentannya kapal perang modern dalam pertempuran laut asimetris. Demikian pula halnya dengan Mistral, oleh sebagian pihak kapal ini dianggap tidak memiliki senjata pertahanan diri yang mumpuni untuk menghadapi situasi semacam itu.

Konsekuensinya, Mistral dan Tonnerre tidak mungkin diturunkan ke konflik perairan terbuka tanpa ada pengawalan unsur kapal eskorta. Masalah ini diperparah dengan kurangnya jumlah kapal eskorta di AL Perancis, karena ada gap lima tahun antara pe-non aktifan kapal selam kelas Suffren dengan penggantinya kelas Horizon dan frigat FREMM.

Selain itu juga berdasarkan pengalaman panglima AL Perancis di Opération Baliste, (evakuasi warga Eropa di perang Lebanon 2006), beliau mengusulkan perlu adanya peningkatan kemampuan pertahanan kedua kapal kelas Mistral dari yang ada saat itu. Usulan ini didukung oleh salah satu kepala staf AL Perancis, dan menjadi pertimbangan di departemen pertahanan pada 2008.


rudal Simbad-RC

Salah satu usulan adalah meng-upgrade dua peluncur manual rudal Simbad dengan empat peluncur otomatis rudal Tetral atau rudal Simbad-RC (setelah prototypenya berhasil). Berbeda dengan Perancis, walaupun belum mengumumkan secara resmi persenjataan apa yang bakal di adopsi di Mistral barunya nanti, Rusia rencananya bakal melengkapinya dengan sejumlah rudal, torpedo buatan lokal. Isyu yang beredar salah satu dari sistem senjata pertahanan Kashtan, rudal anti kapal 3M-54 Alfa (Club), meriam 100mm (A140) dan torpedo (type 91RE2) bakal diadopsi di Mistral.

Rumah Sakit

Fasilitas medis Mistral dibuat mengikuti standar layanan medis NATO, jika dibandingkan dengan layanan lainnya, standar layanan perawatan di Mistral setara dengan rumah sakit di kota besar.

Fasilitas layaknya rumah sakit ini menyediakan 20 bangsal perawatan, termasuk 7 bangsal ICCU dan ruang radiologi yang telah dilengkapi dengan CT/MRI scanner. Total kapasitas perawatan kapal memiliki 69 tempat tidur, termasuk 50 tempat tidur perawatan intensif.





Dalam keadaan darurat, fasilitas perawatan dapat diperluas hingga 120 tempat tidur dengan memanfaatkan hanggar helikopter.

Untuk setiap kasus patologi bisa ditangani langsung di atas kapal, termasuk kasus-kasus kompleks seperti bedah saraf dan jantung. Jika diperlukan pembedahan bisa dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan Syracuse telemedicine system, yakni teleconference secara online audiovisual saat melakukan pembedahan.


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Roket Yang Ditembakkan ke Kantor Polisi Mesir Hantam Pusat Medis

Jumat, 28 Januari 2011 06:46 WIB

Asap mengepul dari sebuah kebakaran di kantor pemadam kebakaran Suez saat terjadi bentrokan antara pengunjuk rasa anti pemerintah dan polisi di kota pelabuhan Suez, 134km timur Kairo, Kamis (27/1).(FOTO ANTARA/REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany/djo/11)

Kairo (ANTARA News/AFP) - Para pemrotes menembakkan dua roket granat ka kantor polisi di kota Sheikh Zuweid, Sinai Utara, pada Kamis, tapi luput dan menghantam pusat kesehatan terdekat, beberapa jam setelah polisi menembak mati seorang pengunjuk rasa, kata perwira keamanan.

Salah satu roket granat luput menghantam beberapa gedung dan mendarat di sebuah ruang kosong, kata perwira itu.

Tidak ada laporan segera tentang korban dari pusat medis yang terhantam roket tersebut.

Seorang koresponden AFP melaporkan, para demonstran juga menembakkan sebuah alat peluncur roket granat ke satu kantor polisi tiga kilometer (1,86 mil) dari kota itu, dan menimbulkan kebakaran.

Kantor pemeriksaan polisi itu dievakuasi pada hari sebelumnya.

Para demonstran tersebut terdiri atas orang Badui, beberapa di antara mereka bersenjata lengkap dan mengeluhkan diskriminasi yang dilakukan pemerintah.

Kerusuhan di Sinai berlangsung sesekali dan terjadi Selasa bertepatan dengan protes antipemerintah secara nasional. (AK/M016/K004)

ANTARA