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Collection of defense ministry news, found 78 news.

Indonesian army prefers Black Hawk to Apache

The government is still undecided whether it would finally buy Black Hawk or Apache helicopters from the US. ...

Indonesia to buy combat helicopters from the United States

Indonesia wants to buy a number of combat helicopters from the United States for the army , Defenses Minister Purnomo ...

US $1.56 billion for modernization Indonesian Army

The Indonesian Army will have Rp14 trillion (US$1.56 billion) to buy its main equipment of weapons system this year. ...

Delegation from Pakistan NDU visits Jakarta

A delegation of the Pakistan National Defense University (NDU) led by Air Commodore Zia ul Haque Shamsi is visiting ...

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 ...

Intensified Yemeni air strikes kill 24 Al-Qaida terrorists

An Egyptian national terrorist Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh al-Banaa, who is the head of media department of the al-Qaida in ...

Ministers discuss RI-Malaysia border problems

Several cabinet ministers dealing with political, law and security affairs discussed Indonesia-Malaysia border ...

Laos congratulates TNI on 66th anniversary

The Laotian government has congratulated the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) on its 66th anniversary which ...

PT DI group to S. Korea for fighter aircraft program

State aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) has sent 35 personnel to South Korea to make preparations for an ...

Indonesia boosting international defense cooperation

The year 2011 has witnessed significant defense cooperation forging activity between Indonesia and a few other ...

TNI to modernize its main armament system

Indonesia`s National Defense Forces (TNI), with the support of the government and the parliament, is determined to ...

RI defense minister receives russian medal of honor

Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has received a medal of honor from the Russian Government for his role ...