Indonesian Air Force Struggling To Acquire A400Ms, AW101s

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More than most militaries, Indonesia’s needs domestic airlift. The country, extending 5,120 km (3,180 mi.) from east to west and 1,760 km from north to south, is divided among 17,000 islands. If the air force’s plans come off, its fixed- and rotary-wing transportation units will step up to...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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