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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 )

Tahun Depan Satu Skuadron Udara Standby di Tarakan

27 November 2017


Skuadron Udara 21 yang bermarkas di Malang akan dipindahkan ke Tarakan mulai tahun 2018 (photo : Sasandrie)

PROKAL.CO, TARAKAN - Pangkalan Udara (Lanud) Tarakan, berencana untuk memaparkan pengembangan udara jangka panjang, hal itu diutarakan saat Komite II DPD RI tiba untuk melakukan kunjungan kerja di Kaltara, pada Minggu nanti (25/11).

Kepada Radar Tarakan, Komandan Lanud Tarakan Kolonel Pnb Didik Kristiyanto mengatakan, pihaknya sudah menyiapkan master plane pengembangan Lanud Tarakan ke depan, untuk menjadi pangkalan operasi pertahanan udara di kawasan perbatasan utara Indonesia.

“Master plan ini digunakan untuk taraf 5 tahun ke depan. Kami sekarang sedang bangun site plane untuk 10 tahun ke depan. Nantinya jalan pintu masuk sampai ke bibir pantai, sudah kami gambarkan di dalam master plan itu,” katanya.

Didik mencontohkan, dalam janga waktu 5 tahun ke depan hingga 2022, di Lanud Tarakan sudah standby 1 skuadron pesawat tempur super tucano anti gerilya serta pesawat tanpa awak atau Unmanned Aerial Verichle (UAV).

Hasil koordinasinya dengan Panglima TNI dan Mabes AU beberapa waktu lalu, diperkirakan pertengahan 2018 nanti armada tempur udara tersebut sudah berada di Tarakan. Skuadron tempur ini nantinya merupakan pengalihan dari skuadron udara 21 yang bermarkas di Malang.

“Nanti di sini akan menjadi pangkalan acu operasional yang bukan hanya dukungan operasi, tapi sudah pangkapan operasi,” sambung Didik disela mengikuti kegiatan bersama TNI/Polri di Mako Lantamal XIII/Tarakan.

Dengan kehadiran skuadron udara itu, pihaknya membutuhkan sarana pendukung seperti mess untuk prajurit, maupun fasilitas penerbangan seperti forklift kapasitas 5 ton serta towing car kapasitas 12 ton.

Dua sarana pendukung penerbangan itu yang belum ada karena keterbatasan anggaran. Sehingga perlu dipaparkan dalam pertemuan nantu untuk segera diputuskan anggarannya oleh pemerintah pusat. Mengingat kebutuhan ini dianggap prioritas untuk diadakan.

Dengan adanya satu skuadron udara di Lanud Tarakan nanti, Didik berupaya memaksimalkan pengamanan perbatasan khususnya wilayah udara. Apalagi sudah terjalin kerjasama trilateral antara Indonesia, Malaysia dan Filipina, sehingga perlu di back-up pengamanan udaranya oleh TNI AU.

(ProKal)

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