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N Korea keeps mum on failure of rocket launch

North Korea remained silent on Friday`s long-range rocket launch, including its failure, as South Korea and the ...

North Korea rocket launch fails

North Korea`s rocket launch failed and did not cause any damage to neighboring countries, Defense Ministry spokesman ...

President Yudhoyono: SE Asia stable and secure region

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Southeast Asia is a stable and secure region thanks to the ever increasing ...

UN secretary general visits RI peacekeeping mission in Sentul

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is scheduled to visit the new Indonesian Military (TNI) Peacekeeping Mission ...

RI govt okays KPK to probe alleged mark up in Sukhoi purchase

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has given the green light to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to probe ...

No broker in Sukhoi purchase

Indonesia did not use the services of a broker in its purchase of Russian Sukhoi jet-fighters for its military, a ...

RI`s military helicopter fleet to be increased 50 pct

The government will increase its fleet of military helicopters by 50 percent from the present 76 units to support ...

Defense ministry gets three Bell-412 choppers

Indonesian aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI)) handed three Bell-412 EP helicopters to the Defense ...

Dahlan revamping strategic company managements

State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan said he was now revamping the managements of strategic state-owned companies ...

Defense ministry supports domestic development of submarines

The Ministry of National Defense supports Taiwan's domestic development of submarines if relevant expertise can be ...

RI, China agree to enhance defense cooperation

Indonesia and China have agreed to further strengthen their already good cooperative relations by engaging in joint ...

TNI to acquire unmanned spy plane in 2012

Indonesia`s National Defense Forces (TNI) will acquire an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft (UAV) from Kital ...

Kidnapped aid workers released in Yemen, 5 militants dead

Six kidnapped foreign aid workers have been released in Yemen, the defence ministry said on Thursday, and a military ...

Indonesia has commitment to respect human rights

Indonesia has a commitment to respect human rights including the implementation of state defense, Defense Minister ...

Two Sukhoi SU-30MK2 to be delivered this year

Two of six Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30MK2 jet fighters ordered by the Indonesian government for its Air Force will be ...