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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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Kemhan Adakan Pra-Uji Rudal Petir di Lumajang

02 November 2017


Pra-uji rudal Petir di Lumajang (photo : Kemhan)

Puslitbang Alpalhan Balitbang Kemhan Melaksanakan Pra Uji Rudal Petir di Lumajang

Jakarta - Balitbang Kemhan dalam hal ini Puslitbang Alpalhan melaksanakan dinas ke Lumajang Jawa Timur dalam rangka pra uji rudal petir. Pra uji rudal petir dilaksanakan pada hari Sabtu tanggal 28 Oktober 2017. Acara dihadiri oleh Kapuslitbang Alpalhan Brigadir Jendral TNI Abdullah Sani, Kabag Datin Set Kolonel Inf Fatih El Amin, S.IP., M.Si., Kabid Matra Laut Puslitbang Alpalhan Ir. Indra Usmansyah dan Tim OJT serta PT Sari Bahari.

Rudal petir ini dipandu dengan GPS untuk sasaran tidak bergerak. Dilengkapi fitur anti radar dan anti jamming. Rudal ini seratus persen buatan dan dikembangkan di dalam negeri, ini merupakan inovasi dan kemandirian industri pertahanan nasional.

Dalam pra uji rudal petir karena tidak dilengkapi fasilitas roda, rudal petir dilontarkan lewat platform peluncur. Sementara untuk mendaratkannnya menggunakan jaring. Rudal petir dirancang sebagai rudal permukaan ke permukaan berkemampuan balistik. Dengan program yang ditanam, rudal petir dapat di seting untuk menuju ke target sasaran vital tertentu yang tidak bergerak. Titik kerendahan terbang berada pada ketinggian 20 meter, rudal petir mampu melintasi kontur sehingga meminimalkan untuk terbaca oleh radar dan menghindari frekuensi yang berubah-ubah, serta mereduksi risiko di jamming.

Poin keunggulan rudal petir diantaranya mengadopsi sejumlah teknologi mutakhir untuk penginderaan sasaran. Diantaranya sudah mengadopsi multiple 3D point, ini lebih maju daripada rudal yang menggunakan seeker, konsekuensinya rudal petir dibenamkan prosesor tingkat tinggi untuk memproses data sasaran tembak. Rudal petir menggunakan engine rancangan sendiri yang diharapkan mampu mendongkrak kecepatan rudal petir menjadi 500 km per jam. Pra uji rudal petir yang dilaksanakan di Lumajang Jawa Timur perlu evaluasi secara keseluruhan.

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