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RI, US hold joint sea surveillance drill in Riau Islands
The Indonesian Navy and the US Navy are staging a joint sea surveillance exercise in the Batam and Natuna waters of Riau Islands
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The Indonesian Navy and the US Navy are staging a joint sea surveillance exercise in the Batam and Natuna waters of Riau Islands.
Antara news agency reported on Tuesday that the joint exercise began Monday with the deployment of four aircraft and a great number of marine soldiers from both countries. The exercise is set to last until April 10.
Spokesman for the Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, Suwarso, said that the four CXN-212 and CN-235 MPA aircraft belonging to the Indonesian Navy were using the airport as their base. He added the US Navy had deployed one Orion aircraft in the joint exercise.
The CN-235 MPA is equipped with an ARL-733 radar warning receiver and several sophisticated devices for sea surveillance. The turboprop Orion aircraft is deployed to train participants to conduct sea patrols.
Suwarso said the aircraft would not disrupt commercial fights in and out of the airport, and that the joint exercises had been conducted annually over the past few years. (rms)(++++)
