Rosoboronexport sells US$54 million of weapons to Indonesia

Russia's Rosoboronexport has announced that Indonesia will purchase US$54 million worth of munitions for its Sukhoi Su-27/30 Flankers. No specific details on the type of munitions are available at the moment.

Indonesia plans to build up Flanker fleet

The Indonesian Defence Minister has said that the TNI-AU is looking to buy more Sukhois to build up its current fleet to squadron strength. The TNI-AU currently has ten Sukhois, a mix of SU-27SKMs and Su-30MK2s.

Russian delivers three Hinds to Indonesia

Russia has delivered three Mi-35M Hind assault helicopters to Indonesia, a military source said on Thursday. The Mi-35M is an export version of the Mi-24 Hind assault helicopter

Russia assembles Indonesian Sukhois, complete flight tests

All three Sukhoi Su-27SKMs delivered to the TNI-AU have been assembled and successfully test flown at their base in Makassar, Sulawesi.

UPDATE: Death of Russian Sukhoi technicians in Indonesia

More details have emerged related to the deaths of three Russian Sukhoi technicians in Indonesia:

Indonesia continues fighter jet assembly despite death of Russian crew

Methanol Found in Bodies of Deceased Russian Sukhoi Engineers

Sukhoi to send three new supervisors to Indonesia

Three Russian Flanker technicians found dead in Indonesia

Three Russian technicians working for Sukhoi overseeing the delivery of Su-27SKM fighters to Indonesia have been found dead in their apartment in South Sulawesi. The men were members of a 12-man warranty team that has been at the Hasanuddin Air Base in Makassar since Sept. 5.

Russia delays delivery of two Su fighter jets to Indonesia

The delivery of the first of a pair of Su-27SKM Flankers to Indonesia from Russia has been delayed to Thursday the 9th of September. The original delivery date was to have been yesterday.

Russia to complete Flanker deliveries to Indonesia

It is reported that Russia is to deliver the last two of the three Sukhoi Su-27SKM Flankers to Indonesia later this month. The Tentera Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU or Indonesian Air Force) ordered three Su-30MK2 and three Su-27SKM in 2007.

Indonesia to take delivery of three more Flankers

Indonesia will take delivery of three more Su-27SKM Flanker fighters in September. The TNI-AU has purchased a total of ten Sukhois from Russia.

Australia, Indonesia in Herculean effort

The Australian and Indonesian Air Forces (TNI-AU) are currently holding a joint airdrop exercise in the Northern Territory, Australia codenamed Rajawali Ausindo. Both Air Forces are contributing a C-130 Hercules each, based at RAAF Darwin.

US to start overhauling TNI-AU C-130s

The Jakarta Globe is reporting that the TNI-AU is sending a C-130 to Arinc in Oklahoma for overhaul, the first since the recent thaw in US-Indonesian military relationship.