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Third RAAF F-35 Makes First Flight

05 Desember 2017 A35-003 takes off from Fort Worth. (photo : AustralianAviationCarl Richards) The Royal Australian Air Force’s third F-35A Lightning II, A35-003, has completed its first flight. Photographer Carl Richards captured these images of A35-003 taking off on its first flight, from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, on December 1. The aircraft is due to be delivered to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona in early 2018 to be used for pilot and maintainer training, before being permanently relocated to Australia in 2020. A35-003, known to its manufacturer Lockheed Martin as AU-3, had its RAAF markings, including its 3 Squadron tail flashes, applied in early November, the final phase of the aircraft’s production process. 3 Squadron is due to become the first RAAF F-35 operational unit. ( AustralianAviation )
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Fregat PKR ke-2 Akhir Bulan Ini Diserahkan Kepada TNI AL

21 Oktober 2017

Fregat KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai 332 (photo : Piet Sinke)

Sebagaimana dilansir Okezone pada akhir bulan ini TNI AL akan terima kapal perang Perusak Kawal Rudal, Kapal perang buatan PT PAL kedua jenis frigate Sigma 10514 bernomer lambung 332 yang diberi nama KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai mempunyai panjang 105 meter, lebar 14 meter dan memiliki kecepatan 28 knots tersebut rencananya akan diserahterimakan kepada TNI AL akhir bulan ini sesuai dengan kontrak dengan Kemhan RI.

Sebagai kapal perang modern yang berteknologi modular, maka kapal hasil kerjasama DSNS (Belanda) dan PAL (Surabaya) ini terdiri dari 7 bagian kapal (modul) yang dapat dikerjakan di tempat terpisah untuk kemudian disatukan kembali. Untuk kapal PKR-1 dari 7 modul kapal ini, sebanyak 5 unit dikerjakan di Surabaya dan 2 unit dikerjakan di Belanda, sedangkan untuk PKR-2 sebanyak 6 modul dikerjakan di Surabaya dan 1 modul dikerjakan di Belanda. Perakitan akhir modul-modul kapal ini dilakukan di galangan kapal PT PAL Surabaya.

Kapal fregat ini diluncurkan pada 29 September 2016 di PT PAL Surabaya. setelah itu dilakukan sea trial untuk melakukan uji fungsi dan integrasi sistem tenaga, sistem pemindai dan sistem senjata kapal ini agar dapat dioperasikan secara penuh oleh TNI AL.

Fregat KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai 332 akan menjadi fregat modern kelas Sigma-10514 yang kedua di TNI AL setelah pada bulan Januari 2017 yang lalu dilakukan serah terima fregat pertama KRI RE Martadinata 331. 

(Defense Studies)
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