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National scene: Three fighter jets patrol eastern region
The Air Force has prepared three fighter jets at the El Tari Air Base in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, to secure eastern parts of the country, Air Force chief Marshal Agus Supriatna says
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he Air Force has prepared three fighter jets at the El Tari Air Base in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, to secure eastern parts of the country, Air Force chief Marshal Agus Supriatna says.
He said the deployment of the three jets would be part of a campaign to protect the country's territorial integrity.
'We will intensively operate the three fighter jets to guard East Nusa Tenggara as it is close to two neighbouring countries, Timor-Leste and Australia,' he said on Thursday.
Agus said that the Air Force would focus on possible movements that could pose security threats to the territory and its people. The Indonesian and Timor-Leste government have signed a deal that would allow the two countries to cooperate on defense measures. The ratification will allow Indonesia to improve joint military training, exchange intelligence information and trade weapons with Timor-Leste.
