Bandung, June 22 2022, Commander of the Malaysian Army General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Haji Affendi Bin Buang during his visit to PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) to review the progress of the remaining two units of the three CN-235 aircraft belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) which is being converted into a CN-235-220 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) through the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) program.
The President Director of PT DI, Gita Amperiawan, expressed his gratitude for the initiation and support from the Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces in the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) Program. For the record, on June 17, 2022, PT DI has completed and carried out a ferry flight of one CN-235-220 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA). Meanwhile, the remaining two units are planned to be delivered in July and September 2022.
"We thank you for the initiation and support from the Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces in the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) Program, namely the modification of 3 TUDM CN-235 aircraft into Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA).
Currently, the 1st aircraft with No. We have successfully delivered the M44-03 registration on June 17, 2022," said Gita Amperiawan, President Director of PT DI, in a press release received by Indomiliter.com.
PT DI is committed to continuing to support all CN-235-220M TUDM aircraft in the future, including support for the sustainability of MSI aircraft, through the Follow On Support Program which includes training, spare part & repair support, technical assistance, services and updated technical publications. .
Until now, PT DI has built an Integrated Display (Glass Cockpit) on 15 CN-235 aircraft, of which 1 unit is the Full Glass Cockpit on the CN235 NextG serial number N70 aircraft belonging to the Indonesian Navy. PT DI cooperates with Integrated Surveillance and Defense, Inc. (ISD) headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon, United States in providing and integrating Mission Management Systems (MMS) for 3 units of TUDM's CN-235-220 aircraft.
Mission Management Systems that will be installed on TUDM's CN235-220 MSA include FLIR (Forward Looking Infra Red) which is a camera equipped with infrared to detect and classify targets and be able to record situations around the flying area for mission evaluation.
Then there is the belly radome where a radar dome is installed at the bottom or in the abdomen to store 360° Search Radar which can detect small targets up to 200 NM (Nautical Mile) and Automatic Identification System (AIS), an automatic tracking system to identify ships, so that suspicious object positions can be obtained.
Previously, in order to support the operational and maintenance activities of the CN-235-220 TUDM aircraft on March 28, 2022 at the Defense Service Asia (DSA) 2022 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, PTDI President Director, Gita Amperiawan handed over the aircraft Supplemental Type Certificate (STC).
TUDM's CN235-220 Military Transport which was converted to CN235-220 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) by PTDI under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) program to the TUDM Air Force Commander (PTU), General Dato Sri Mohd Asgjar Khan bin Goriman Khan.
The installation mission system on the TUDM aircraft has succeeded in obtaining the STC, which is the result of a collaboration between the Indonesian Defense Airworthiness Authority (IDAA) of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense and the Directorate General Technical Airworthiness (DGTA) of the Malaysian Ministry of Defense.
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