SAF assisted TNI rescue hostages fr OPM

lionnoisy SG

...Indeed, this has happened, for example when the TNI helped in the search and rescue efforts after the SilkAir MI 185 crash near Palembang in December 1997, and when SAF assisted TNI to rescue hostages from the OPM (in Irian Jaya in May 1996),...

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2.Can anyone share some info here?

Ponders SG

If i am not wrong... Singapore sent their UFVs for this.

beavan SG

UFV? what’s that.

Ponders SG

my bad..

i mean UAV

idwar SG

The Free Puapuan rebels captured some hostages and fled into the jungle.....SAF provided the unmanned aerial vehicle to track the rebels......the mission was successful.....and the Indons now want their own UAVs......

Should not have helped the indons......they tend to bite the hand that feeds them........but our politicians never learn.....

Details below :

Mapnduma Hostage Rescue 8 January 1996. The mastermind for this case was the OPM (Papua Liberation Organization or Organisasi Papua Merdeka), led by Kelly Kwalik. He took a number of Western and Indonesian researchers in the Lorentz National Park hostage. The OPM demanded that the Indonesian government give independence to West Papua. At that time the Kopassus commander was BG Prabowo, son-in-law of President Suharto.

The mission involved 100 soldiers from Kopassus and 400 soldiers from the Navy, Kostrad, Kodam VIII Trikora, and Penerbad. The mission was a success. Two hostages, were killed by OPM guerillas. There were no casualties among other hostages and Kopassus and others army members. During this mission Prabowo also received help from Singapore, which lent its UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Mazlat Scout and Night Vision Goggles.

calvin2224 SG

Prabowo (Suharto’s son-in-law) is widely believed to be the black hand behind the 1998 riots and the subsequent unrest about the time Suharto was deposed. If you can recall, Indonesian Chinese were targeted by well-organised mobs. There was also the spate of mysterious ninja-style killings of religious leaders.

Arapahoe SG

I saw a picture of TNI soldier using SAR 21 had not known that SG has already sold these rifle outside of Sg when not all our units are using SAR 21.

Rockhound SG

maybe safka indopura pics

caksz SG

Maybe isreli tavor itself :p

LazerLordz SG

There are arms dealers in the States selling the SAR-21. It's a commercially exported weapon. Some US State PD SWAT teams use it.

Trying to convince an American friend to buy the SAR-21 just for kicks. Twisted Evil

beavan SG

make him buy it and modify it and make it prettier. it's currently so darn ugly.

chino65 SG

If possible the first thing I'll buy is an Ultimax 100.

The rest can come later.

Arapahoe SG

Would these dealers need approval from SG to sell to a certain country? I thought it is different if you were to sell to Police vs a country military.

Ponders SG

SAR 21 in USA is being sold by Vision Technologies (VT Kinetics), a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies.

So i don't think they need to seek approval from Singapore. but they seek from VT kinetics instead.

Lance_han SG

he'll curse you to the depths of hell and back when it comes to cleaning the rifle after a shoot. Laughing

LazerLordz SG

Twisted Evil There's always the other half of a Sunday to do so.

beavan SG

it's not that bad!

Lance_han SG

evil. Twisted Evil

perhaps, but when your PC starts developing a fetish for rifle PT .. Neutral