Air Force armorers load BNT-250 live bombs onto an F-16 AM from the 3rd Air Squadron at the Iswahjudi Air Force Base in Maospati, Magetan regency, East Java, on Nov. 18, 2025. The NATO-standard bomb is locally made by private arms maker PT Sari Bahari in cooperation with state-owned explosives maker PT Dahana. `

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Asset bill pushed to 2026 as House focus on other bills

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf speaks to reporters on July 28, 2024, during a press briefing on the results of the organization's central board plenary meeting in Jakarta.

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