Illustrative image (Photo: Jakartapost) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodoon February 6 ordered two state companies to manufacture long-range military drones, the first oftheir kind in the country, from 2022.
The drones,technically known as unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), are designed to fly ataltitudes of between 3,000 and 9,000m for extended lengths of time.
Aircraftmanufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) is to manufacture the vehicle'sairframe, while PT Len is to build the military equipment, such as sensors,radar and weapon systems.
Indonesian Ministerof Research and Technology Bambang Brodjonegoro said at the Presidential Officein Jakarta after a Cabinet meeting on February 6 that under the initial plan,the drones named Elang Hitam will be used for military purposes and massproduced by 2024.
However, consideringthe domestic demand, as well as preparedness for its design and manufacturingprocess, the President had instructed that the mass manufacturing of thedronesw will begin in 2022.
According to him,PTDI and PT Len are to originally manufacture five Elang Hitam drones by 2022before beginning mass production./.
The drones,technically known as unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), are designed to fly ataltitudes of between 3,000 and 9,000m for extended lengths of time.
Aircraftmanufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) is to manufacture the vehicle'sairframe, while PT Len is to build the military equipment, such as sensors,radar and weapon systems.
Indonesian Ministerof Research and Technology Bambang Brodjonegoro said at the Presidential Officein Jakarta after a Cabinet meeting on February 6 that under the initial plan,the drones named Elang Hitam will be used for military purposes and massproduced by 2024.
However, consideringthe domestic demand, as well as preparedness for its design and manufacturingprocess, the President had instructed that the mass manufacturing of thedronesw will begin in 2022.
According to him,PTDI and PT Len are to originally manufacture five Elang Hitam drones by 2022before beginning mass production./.
VNA
