US/ROK forces show off air power

Not even the sun had a chance to rise before Airmen here began their work during a combined combat generation exercise, March 2, between United States and Republic of Korea air forces.

"The purpose of the exercise today is to test the ability of our team to execute our combat mission at a moment's notice," said Col. Craig Leavitt, 8th Operations Group commander.

"This shows the resolve that we have as a team, the United States and the Republic of Korea forces, to defend the Republic of Korea at any time," he added.

From start to finish, aircraft were generated as they would be for wartime operations. The exercise helps Airmen practice how several pieces of a much larger puzzle are brought together in one swift motion, representing a cycle of events paramount to the overall defense of the region.

Describing it as a "bilateral event," Col. Stephen Williams, 8th Fighter Wing vice commander, noted the long hours spent behind the scenes that produced the combat air power seen between the five units. In all, the exercise included aircraft from the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, ROK; the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from the 388th FW at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; the 55th EFS from the 20th FW at Shaw AFB, S.C.; and the 38th Fighter Group of the ROK Air Force.

"Airmen from all the groups are participating - the entire Wolf Pack - and they don't always get to see the tail end of this," said Williams.

A befitting finale, the "tail end" event was ushered in by the roaring sound of fighter jets as they glided down the runway as a combat-ready procession.

This isn't the first time the Wolf Pack has exercised full combat generation, and certainly isn't the last, but working with host country air power defenses has brought a more personal association to the importance of the exercise.

"This is their [Koreans] homeland," said Williams, reminding Airmen that the Wolf Pack is part of a vested interest in defending the Republic of Korea from enemy forces.

"The more we work together, the better we'll be if called upon to take the fight north," said Williams. 

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Russia Signs Contract for Navy MiG-29K Fighter

The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a contract with aircraft maker MiG for the delivery of 20 MiG-29K and four MiG-29KUB carrier-based fighter aircraft, MiG said on Wednesday.

"Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and MiG General Director Sergei Korotkov have signed the contract for the delivery of MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB carrier-based fighters," MiG said in a statement.

MiG wil deliver the aircraft from 2013-2015. The aircraft will operate from Russia's single serving carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, with the Northern Fleet based in Murmansk. The value of the deal has not been disclosed.

"The signature of this contract for delivery of these fighters is a real step in fulfilling our program for rearming the forces. The Naval Air Forces will get a modern combat aircraft as good as any in the world," Serdyukov was quoted as saying by his press service.

The contract will guarantee MiG a steady level of work in the medium term, Korotkov said.

The MiG-29K is a navalized variant of the MiG-29 land-based fighter, and has folding wings, an arrester tail-hook, strengthened airframe and multirole capability. It can be armed with a wide variety of air-to-air and air-to-surface weaponry. So far, the aircraft has only been exported to India for use on a refitted Russian-built carrier which is to be delivered at the end of this year.

The Admiral Kuznetsov currently operates Sukhoi Su-33 naval fighter aircraft.

 

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First flight launch means first step toward future air dominance

The launch of the first F-35 Lightning II flight here March 6 is a small step into the next half century of air dominance.

Morale was high even though the sortie was abbreviated by the pilot's determination of "in flight emergency."

"Our first sortie is truly a milestone for the program," said Col. Andrew Toth, 33rd Fighter Wing commander. "Unfortunately things happen. We didn't want it to happen today but we were prepared. Our pilot did the exact right thing in returning the jet back to Eglin. Although there were issues we are doing whatever we can to move the program forward safely and effectively."

Pilots and maintainers will meet later today to discuss the potential fuel leak finding that caused the precautionary end of the sortie at 15 minutes versus the 90 minutes scheduled to be airborne to complete the operational check flight.

"We met both objectives today: get the aircraft airborne and start local area operations," said Lt. Col. Eric Smith, the Air Force's first F-35 pilot who tested the aircraft at Edwards AFB, Calif. "Our team did the most conservative thing by deciding to bring the plane back. We trained for this many times in the simulator for this exact reason."

The crowd on the flight line present for take-off kept the cheers for their integrated team's first aircraft launch and feel the day was still a success.

"It's a wonderful experience to know I made history launching the first F-35," said Staff Sgt. Jeremy Hauser, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, who saluted Smith in the cockpit before the jet taxied down the ramp.

Maintainers have been preparing for today's launch with engine runs and taxi operations for approximately eight months since the aircraft began arriving here last summer. Utilizing virtual trainers, developing pilot curriculum and hosting small group tryouts has been the focus of personnel to ready themselves for flight operations to come.

"This is our execution year," said Toth, who is proud of his team for laying the foundation to get the nation's training program ready to go. "The cohesion we developed between the services makes this not just about the Air Force but about the wing's program to launch the F-35A as a baseline for the JSF program's future. It's taken the entire team, all services and contractors to build this up. Had the partnership not been there, I don't think we'd be here today."

Since 2009, Air Force, Navy and Marines sent their best aviators and aircraft mechanics to develop the next generation warriors of the joint strike fighter program here.

"I can't wait until we fly more and show our stuff to the world," said Senior Airman Arthur Verchot, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief launch assistant.

More pilot students will flow into the program at the right time so the wing has the correct number of people in each phase of the program. With people as the main training product, the 33 FW focuses on preparing for an anticipated 2,200 students a year and 900 "on campus" at any given time at full capacity.

According to Air Education and Training Command, they are taking an event-driven approach to assess when to begin transitioning the entire JSF training system, including the aircraft, to a point where the wing can initiate the training syllabus.

"We will continue to make steady progress towards our goal of standing up a world class training program at Eglin," said Gen. Edward Rice Jr., commander of AETC, who approved F-35 flight operations to begin shortly after the Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center awarded an airworthiness certificate to the service for their variant of the joint strike fighter.

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64 pesawat terbang akan meriahkan HUT ke-66 TNI-AU

Kamis, 8 Maret 2012 13:28 WIB | 600 Views

Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker dari Skuadron Udara 11 dari Pangkalan Udara Utama Hasanuddin, Makassar, akan juga perpartisipasi dalam peringatan hari jadi ke-66 TNI-AU pada 9 April nanti. Terbang aerobatik akan dilakukan para instruktur penerbang yang tergabung dalam Jupiter Aerobatic Team dari Pangkalan Udara Utama Adi Sutjipto, Yogyakarta. (www.alutsista.blogspot.com)

... Demonstrasi statik, dinamis, terbang formasi, hingga aerobatik akan dilakukan 64 pesawat terbang dari berbagai skuadron udara mereka...

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Peringatan hari ulang tahun ke-66 TNI-AU pada 9 April nanti akan lebih meriah ketimbang biasanya. Demonstrasi statik, dinamis, terbang formasi, hingga aerobatik akan dilakukan 64 pesawat terbang dari berbagai skuadron udara mereka.

"Ke-66 pesawat terbang berbagai tipe itu akan berpartisipasi. Selain pesawat terbang, 2.500 personel terdiri dari dua brigade dan tujuh batalion upacara akan berparade serta defile. Masyarakat umum bisa menyaksikan semua hal itu dari dekat," kata Kepala Dinas Penerangan TNI-AU, Marsekal Pertama TNI Yunus Azman, di Pangkalan Udara Utama TNI-AU Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta, Kamis.

Perencanaan ketat sudah dilakukan sejak sebulan lalu. Unsur udara dan darat telah disiapkan sedemikian rupa sehingga bisa saling menguatkan makna peringatan hari jadi TNI-AU kali ini.

Sejak 1 April, katanya, pesawat-pesawat terbang yang terlibat telah hadir di apron Terminal Haji, sisi lain Pangkalan Udara Utama Halim Perdanakusuma itu.

Terminal inilah yang akan dipergunakan menjadi lokasi persiapan utama unsur-unsur pesawat terbang, di sini pula akan dilakukan peragaan statis pesawat-pesawat terbang yang tidak mengudara. Direncanakan, yang menjadi inspektur upacara adalah Kepala Staf TNI-AU, Marsekal TNI Imam Sufaat.

Jenis dan tipe pesawat terbang yang ada dalam daftar arsenal TNI-AU akan dilibatkan semua. Terdiri dari F-5E/F Tiger (tiga unit), Hawk 100/200 (10), F-16 A/B Blok 15 Fighting Falcon (enam), Sukhoi Su-27 dan Su-30 Flanker (enam), 11 C-130 Hercules (sembilan untuk terjun statik, satu latihan terjun bebas, dan 1 tanker udara), dan B-737 200/400 Surveillance.

Masih ditambah CN-235/235 MPA (dua), C-212 Aviocar (dua), KT-1B Wong Bee (delapan, akan menjadi Jupiter Aerobatic Team), helikopter NAS-332/330 Super Puma dan Puma (empat), helikopter EC-120 Colibri, helikopter Bolkow-Blohm, dan Cessna dari Akademi TNI-AU (dua).

"Manuver-manuver yang akan diperagarakan semuanya manuver yang biasa dilakukan pesawat militer. Itu sebabnya tidak ada kalangan sipil yang bisa ikut dalam pesawat-pesawat terbang itu," kata Azman. (*) 

 

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Demonstrasi operasi militer dilakukan pada 9 April

Kamis, 8 Maret 2012 14:18 WIB | 247 Views

Sejumlah prajurit Korps Pasukan Khas TNI-AU dalam satu defile pasukan. Pasukan berkualifikasi SAR Tempur, Pengendalian Pangkalan, dan Pertahanan Pangkalan, serta satu detasemen kontra terorisme ini juga dikenal dengan nama Korp Baret Jingga. (FOTO ANTARA/Yusran Uccang)

... satu kemampuan Pasukan Baret Jingga itu adalah SAR Tempur; itu pula yang akan diperagakan mereka oleh 23 personel, yang akan menyelamatkan personel TNI-AU di belakang garis pertempuran dan membawa pergi personel itu...

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Selama ini operasi udara militer relatif sukar dilihat dari dekat oleh masyarakat Indonesia; padahal kepada rakyat Indonesia itulah eksistensi dan tugas pokok TNI termasuk TNI-AU terletak.

Masyarakat umum, terutama yang tinggal di Jakarta dan sekitarnya, akan bisa menyaksikan hal-hal itu pada hari ulang tahun ke-66 TNI-AU, pada 9 April nanti. Lokasinya di Pangkalan Utama TNI-AU Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta.

Dalam keterangan pers di pangkalan udara militer yang dulu bernama Pangkalan Oedara Tjililitan di Jakarta itu, Kamis, Komandan Pangkalan Udara Utama TNI-AU, Marsekal Pertama TNI Adang Supriyadi, menyatakan, pangkalan itu akan menjadi base bagi puluhan pesawat terbang berbagai tipe dan jenis yang dimiliki TNI-AU.

"Tahap pertama adalah gladi posko, dilanjutkan latihan parsial. Lalu dilakukan evaluasi dan diujicobakan dalam formasi sebenarnya pada waktu yang telah ditetapkan," katanya.

Menurut skenario acara, ada dua jenis aktivitas yang dilakukan, yaitu demonstrasi statis dan demonstrasi dinamis di udara. Yang terakhir terdiri dari terbang formasi dan terbang aerobatik.

Di darat, seusai parade dan defile upacara oleh 2.500 personel, 467 personel Korps Pasukan Khas TNI-AU dari markasnya di Pangkalan Udara Sulaeman, Kabupaten Bandung, akan terjun statis memakai sembilan C-130 Hercules. Titik pendaratan di area aman landas pacu Halim Perdanakusuma.

Di ASEAN dan Asia, cuma Indonesia yang memiliki pasukan dengan kualifikasi Korps Pasukan Khas TNI-AU, yang dulu bernama Pasukan Gerak Tjepat dan Kopasgat. Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat memiliki pasukan serupa dalam beberapa satuan, yaitu US Air Force Control Combat Team, US Air Force Pararescue, dan US Air Force Air Tactical Control Party.

Selesai itu, dilanjutkan dengan terjun bebas 66 penerjun Korps Pasukan Khas TNI-AU. Mereka akan melakukan penerjunan formasi, dan beberapa di antara mereka membawa bendera raksasa komando utama di lingkungan TNI-AU. Orang terakhir akan membawa bendera biru raksasa Swa Bhuwana Paksa, lambang TNI-AU.

Unjuk kemampuan anti teror menjadi menu berikut. Kali ini oleh 60 personel pasukan khusus Detasemen B-90 Bravo Korps Pasukan Khas TNI-AU yang berpangkalan di Rumpin, Tangerang. Mereka menyimulasikan penyelamatan sandera dan pemberantasan teroris dalam skenario tertentu.

Salah satu kemampuan Pasukan Baret Jingga itu adalah SAR Tempur; itu pula yang akan diperagakan mereka oleh 23 personel, yang akan menyelamatkan personel TNI-AU di belakang garis pertempuran dan membawa

 

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Iran Mampu Tingkatkan Kehadirannya di Laut Atlantik

Senin, 2012 Maret 05 16:50

 

Panglima Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Islam Iran, Mayor Jenderal Ataollah Salehi menyatakan bahwa Angkatan Laut Republik Islam memiliki kemampuan untuk meningkatkan kehadirannya di Laut Atlantik.

Salehi Senin (5/3) menyatakan bahwa saat ini Angkatan Laut Iran mampu memperpanjang kehadirannya di Lautan Atlantik melebihi Teluk Aden, Laut Mediterania, Kanal Suez, utara Laut India, dan Laut Merah.

Hak ini menunjukkan kemampuan Republik Islam Iran dan tingginya tingkat kesiapan pasukan negara ini, katanya.

Menyinggung manuver maritim Velayat 90, pejabat militer Iran ini mengatakan bahwa manuver militer tersebut merupakan sebuah keberhasilan untuk negara dalam menunjukkan kekuatan dan keamanannya.

Pada 24 Desember 2011 lalu, Angkatan Laut Iran menggelar manuver 10 hari Velayat 90 yang mencakup seluruh area dari timur Selat Hormuz di Teluk Persia hingga Teluk Aden.

Berbagai jenis kapal selam termasuk Tareq dan Ghadir, begitu juga rudal-rudal baru tipe dari darat ke laut dan topedo baru digunakan dalam manuver tersebut.

Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, Iran telah mencapai berbagai terobosan penting di sektor pertahanan dan bahkan berhasil meraih swasembada dalam pengadaan senjata dan perlengkapan militer canggih.

Meski demikian Republik Islam berulangkali menekankan bahwa kekuatan militernya mengandung pesan persahabatan bagi negara-negara tetangga, mengingat doktrin militer Iran berdasarkan doktrin pertahanan dan tidak mengancam negara lain.

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Astross II Gandakan Kuasa Tempur TD

07 Maret 2012

Pembelian Astross II dari Brazil merupakan sebagian dari rancangan jangka panjang sistem pertahanan Tentera Darat di Malaysia. (photo : Kosmo)

KUALA LUMPUR – Tentera Darat (TD) bakal memiliki satu lagi rejimen sistem pelancar roket berganda (SPRB) jenis Astros II buatan Brazil tidak lama lagi bagi menggandakan kuasa tempur negara.

Sebanyak 18 unit SPRB Astross II akan dibeli bagi melengkapkan kekuatan Briged Artileri Roket yang ketika ini mempunyai dua rejimen roket jenis yang sama dan sebuah rejimen artileri pengesan.

Rejimen baharu SPRB Astross II itu nanti dijangka ditempatkan di Sabah.

Difahamkan, pembelian aset terbaharu itu telah dipersetujui Tentera Darat (TD) menerusi belanjawan pertahanan dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-10.

Sumber memberitahu, kontrak perolehan akan dimeterai antara Kementerian Pertahanan dengan pembekalnya pada Pameran Perkhidmatan Pertahanan Asia 2012 di sini pada April ini.

“Pembelian ini adalah sebahagian daripada rancangan jangka panjang TD bagi memperkukuhkan kuasa tempur khasnya, Briged Roket.

“Ia juga merupakan strategi bagi memperkasakan sistem pertahanan darat dengan adanya dua rejimen roket di Semenanjung dan di Sabah atau Sarawak,” ujar sumber tersebut di sini semalam.

(Kosmo)