Indonesia Must Build Self warships

Surabaya - Indonesia's time to build ships independently warships and civilian vessels. As stated by the Director of Human Resources (HR) and the General, PT PAL Indonesia, Soewoko mammal, to the group of journalists from the Ministry of Defense in Jakarta, Wednesday (2 / 11).
According Soewoko, up to date as much as 70 percent of the components of ships that made PT PAL Indonesia imported. "It's really unfortunate maritime country but it seems the company ships its not supported," he said.
Soewoko expects to ship in front of all the needs of both domestic commercial vessels and warships (civilian) made in PT PAL Indonesia. "I strongly support the presence of the Strategic Defence Industry Policy Committee (KKISP) formed the government," said Soewoko.
KKISP essentially all defense equipment should be used in domestic production.
According Soewoko, the problems experienced today is the lack of sustainability ship orders from the government, including other customers.
To that end, he proposed that the government and Parliament to make laws for the continuation of war orders ship or equipment for national defense. "We need the old order, with this defense industries such as PT PAL Indonesia could live economically," he said.
Another problem, he said, is the current number of human resources (HR) PT PAL Indonesia are limited and are aged 47 years and over. In 1980 the number of employees of PT PAL Indonesia as many as 6,000 people. Now it was just 1,600 people and 80 people including experts. "The absence of regeneration of human resources due to lack of funds. However, we now begin to recruit a new HR anymore," he said.
According Soewoko, the price of a ship that made PT PAL Indonesia at least U.S. $ 220 million per unit.
He said the Philippines has ordered a warship types Landing Platform Dock (LPD) to PT PAL Indonesia. "But the construction of this ship later, 70 percent of its components are still imported," he said. LPD type ships used to transport the war equipment such as weapons, ammunition and tanks and APCs.


Sumber : SUARA PEMBAHARUAN (ALUTSISTA)

Pesawat Cargo C-17 Tiba di Denpasar

DENPASAR - Tentara Amerika Serikat (AS) beraktivitas di sekitar pesawat jenis C-17 RCH 354/33122 setibanya mereka di Bandara Ngurah Rai, Bali, Senin (7/11). Pesawat tersebut membawa berbagai perlengkapan terkait rencana kedatangan Presiden AS, Barack Obama yang akan menghadiri KTT ASEAN pada 17-19 Nopember 2011. FOTO ANTARA/Nyoman Budhiana/ed/ama/1

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Airbus Hentikan Produksi Pesawat A340

Pesawat penumpang jarak jauh Airbus A340-300. 

PARIS, KOMPAS.com — Pabrikan pesawat Eropa, Airbus, akhirnya memutuskan menghentikan produksi pesawat penumpang jarak jauh Airbus A340 setelah tak mampu bersaing dengan rivalnya, Boeing 777.

"Kami telah menerima kenyataan. Kami belum menjual satu pun A340 hampir dua tahun belakangan ini," tutur Direktur Keuangan Airbus Hans Peter Ring dalam presentasi kinerja perusahaan induk Airbus, EADS, pada kuartal ketiga tahun ini, Kamis (10/11/2011).

A340 terbang pertama kali pada April 1992 dan tahun 1993 memecahkan rekor penerbangan nonstop terjauh, yakni dari Paris, Perancis, ke Auckland, Selandia Baru, yang berjarak lebih dari 18.000 kilometer.

Namun, dua tahun kemudian, Boeing dari Amerika Serikat meluncurkan B-777, pesawat yang memiliki kemampuan setara dengan A340 tetapi dengan konsumsi bahan bakar yang lebih hemat. Boeing B-777 hanya menggunakan dua mesin jet turbofan, sementara A340 menggunakan empat mesin jet turbofan.

Selain mengumumkan penghentian produksi A340, Airbus juga mengumumkan penundaan pengiriman pertama pesawat terbaru Airbus A350 selama enam bulan.

A350 dirancang untuk berkompetisi secara langsung dengan Boeing 787 Dreamliner, yang bulan lalu telah diserahterimakan ke pemesan pertamanya, All Nippon Airways (ANA) dari Jepang.

Airbus dan Boeing adalah dua produsen utama pesawat penumpang di dunia dan saling bersaing ketat. Menurut laman resmi Airbus, hingga Oktober 2011, Airbus telah membuat 375  A340 berbagai varian yang terdiri dari 246 A340-300, 32 A340-500, dan 97 A340-600. Total ada 365 pesawat A340 yang masih dioperasikan di seluruh dunia. (AFP/DHF) 

First Commercial Aircraft Fuel Vegetable

WASHINGTON (AFP) .- The first commercial flights in the United States to use biofuel from used cooking oil is scheduled to fly on Wednesday (9 / 11) from Seattle.The flight was conducted by Alaska Airlines and plans to operate limited flights to demonstrate that alternative fuels can be used ekeftif and safe in the world of aviation.BBC correspondent in Washington reported that the environmental movement in the area of ​​the west coast of America is very strong. Therefore, Alaska Airlines to invest in alternative fuel as aircraft fuel.Although the airline customers eager to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when they fly, they do not mind paying more for airline tickets with bio-fueled aircraft.One gallon of biofuel from used cooking oil pegged at U.S. $ 17 when a gallon of regular gasoline is only U.S. $ 3 per gallon.Therefore, only Alaska Airlines will operate 75 flights with biofuel.But the important thing from this action, said a spokesman for Alaska Airlines, shows that there is an alternative fuel other than fuel and fuel oil is safe to use in the aviation industry.The availability of alternative fuels, advanced Alaska Airlines spokesman, stay requires greater support from government and private sector to make the fuel can be used economically.Airplane fuel made from used cooking oil was produced by Dynamic Fuels, a new factory was established one year in Louisiana.The plant also is conducting an experiment to make fuel for the United States Air Force.The Boeing aircraft company also supports the development of biofuel and said overall industry are really serious about looking for alternative fuels.A number of world airlines also cooperates with researchers to develop biofuels using grasses and even algae.

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3 Aircraft Ready to expel Rain At SEA Games

bad weather

  Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) prepared three planes and mobile radars to monitor the movement of clouds in Palembang, particularly in complex Jakabaring station.

"Because it's analyzing a variety of weather changes, the potential for rain control during sporting events take place can be done," explains Head of Technical Implementation Unit of Artificial Rain BPPT, Samsul Bahri in BPPT Building, Jakarta, Wednesday, November 2, 2011.

Although non-technical problems due to the rainy season threatens, but the committee had anticipated the implementation of the SEA Games by creating weather engineering.

"We've prepared all the equipment so that the rain in the area Jakabaring can be driven," he explained.

Prevention of rain since October 24 to 25 November at around the sky Jakabaring Stadium complex. How, by firing into the salt substances that could potentially be a rain cloud and marched him to fall off site.

"We did this at the request of executive committee and the Government of South Sumatra Province," he said.

Weather control technology service delivery is a form of devotion to the nation and the state of technology.

Samsul pleaded not there has been no specific request from the Government of DKI Jakarta to perform engineering technology to repel rain like in Palembang.

"For in Kilkenny since we've been invited to coordinate a long and carefully prepared. But, not to in Jakarta, "beber Samsul.

Samsul reminder, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government in order to mimic the steps of South Sumatra province with rain held engineering control technology. The reason, according to an analysis conducted BMKG weather, during the next two weeks an increase in rainfall.

"It's better mimic Establishments Palembang step because it risked the nation's good name. Do not let the rain that interfere with sports schedules, "Samsul advice.

Pesawat Logistik Obama Tiba di Bali

Pesawat kepresidenan Amerika Serikat (US Air Force) yang mengangkut logistik pengamanan Presiden Barack Obama tiba di Bali, Senin (7/11).
Pesawat dengan nomor lambung 3122 itu mendarat di Lanud Ngurah Rai Bali sekitar pukul 14.30 Wita, dan terparkir di Base Ops Ngurah Rai.
Komandan Pangkalan TNI Angkatan Udara (Lanud) Ngurah Rai, Letnan Kolonel (Pnb) Jumarto yang dikonfirmasi mengatakan, pesawat berukuran besar itu mengangkut berbagai macam logistik yang dibutuhkan untuk pengamanan Presiden Amerika Serikat Barack Obama.
"Pesawat itu mengangkut logistik seperti peralatan-peralatan pengamanan yang sesuai dengan standar pengamanan mereka terhadap kepala negaranya," ujarnya seperti dikutip Antara.
Selain itu, pesawat tersebut juga mengangkut sejumlah personel pengamanan dan personel protokoler Presiden di berbagai bidang.
"Memang mereka meminta secara khusus tempat di Bali untuk menyimpan logistik-logistiknya selama kegiatan KTT ASEAN berlangsung, dan kami sudah menyiapkannya," ujar Letkol Jumarto.
Rencananya pesawat besar tersebut akan kembali setelah selesai meletakan logistiknya di Bali, sedangkan pesawat milik Amerika yang hanya mengangkut personel, juga akan tiba sore ini.
"Informasinya setiap hari akan ada dua pesawat yang datang untuk mengakut logistik lainnya, sampai mendekati hari H," katanya.
Meski segala pengamanan maupun logistik telah disiapkan di Bali, namun Presiden Barack Obama masih dipastikan akan datang pada 16 November dan menghadiri KTT ASEAN sebagai tamu undangan partisipan dalam KTT ke-19 ASEAN pada 17-19 November 2011.
Seperti Juni 2010 lalu, meski telah dipersiapan berbagai pengamanan dan logistiknya, Presiden Negara Adidaya itu pernah membatalkan kedatangannya ke Bali untuk berlibur bersama istri dan anaknya, dan pada akhirnya hanya menyempatkan diri ke Jakarta.

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Pesawat tidak dikenal jatuh di China

Ringkasan Berita

Satu pesawat yang tidak dikenal jatuh dan meledak di daratan China timur, kata media pemerintah, Selasa,tetapi kecelakaan itu tetap misterius dan kemungkinan adanya korban juga tidak diketahui.