Indon- UAV's from Israel

Pitot SG

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/777565.html

Twisted Evil

tankee1981 SG

I think its a bad idea to mix politics with military needs. The military should concentrate on getting the equpment which best suits their needs with an affordable price instead of placing too much emphasis on the country of origin. Very Happy

ChineseJunk SG

"Some legislators claimed that procuring the UAVs from Israel is in violation of laws and regulations and accused the government of ignoring required procedures. "

If these legislators did their homework they would find that the TNI's Skyhawks came from Israel too.

Dr Who SG

Israeli UAV developmental history actually started in 1973 when their military intelligence personel unofficially attached a camera to a remote controlled toy airplane. Their purpose was to spot Arab military deployments.

The toy contraption managed to capture the photos, but the bosses refused to accept the evidence, leading to a near defeat when they were caught by surprise in the 1973 Oct attack by Egypt and Syria.

Indons can buy their Israeli UAVs.....and then scramble their Russian built squadron of 4 Sukhoi planes, afterwhich the pilots can throw stones at the enemy because the planes got no guns or missiles......yet

http://english.people.com.cn/200610/14/eng20061014_311812.html