Russia Receives Indonesian Request for Military Equipment

18 November 2024

In April 2019 Indonesia and Russia had signed a contract to purchase 22 units of BMP3F and 21 units of BT3F, but not yet come into force due to caatsa (photo: Rosoboronexport)

JAKARTA.RIA Novosti -- Russia has received an application from Indonesia for the supply of weapons and military equipment for 2025-2030, the proposal is in progress, the countries are currently working together on seven contracts, Vladimir Bulavin, head of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, told RIA Novosti.

According to Bulavin, Russia and Indonesia are currently “working together on seven contracts in military-technical cooperation, which are at various stages of implementation for the supply of weapons and military equipment.”

"We received an application from our colleagues in Indonesia for 2025-2030. In the near future, proposals from the Russian side in accordance with this application will be prepared," the agency's source noted.

According to him, training of personnel for the Indonesian armed forces is also being carried out in parallel.

"It should also be noted that we continue to train personnel and specialists for the Indonesian armed forces; in particular, we have trained several dozen pilots on a Su -27 simulator. Over the entire period of cooperation in the military sphere, we have trained more than 6,000 specialists," Bulavin explained.

He also commented on the first joint Russian-Indonesian naval exercises "Orruda-2024", which took place from November 4 to 8 in Surabaya.

"There is readiness and interest in continuing contacts. In particular, the Indonesian side is ready to participate in our Navy parades," Bulavin said.

(RIA Novosti)

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