Monday, April 14, 2014

RI ‘Air Force One’ will not be armed

Presidential aircraft BBJ2The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) revealed on Sunday that the country’s presidential plane is only equipped with a very modest “counter-sabotage” self-defense system.

The Boeing Business Jet 2 (BBJ2) plane has a US$4.5 million anti-missile defense system — which deploys chaff, a cloud of thin metal sheets and plastic pieces, and flares — as a countermeasure to deter guided missiles.

Air Force spokesperson First Marshal Hadi Tjahyanto as quoted by tribunnews.com said the aircraft was not designed for combat.

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