The agreements range from aircraft sales contracts to agreements with various aerospace companies and suppliers, both domestic and international ones.

PTDI on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United States defense and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, for the helicopter maker to study the potential for selling, producing and delivering its Black Hawk medium helicopters to Indonesia.

Sikorsky vice president of international sales Eric Schreiber stated in a press release that the company was committed to supporting the potential sales of Black Hawk helicopters to Indonesia.

PTDI also signed on Friday another MoU with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing on possible cooperation in manufacturing, support, services and training for defense products.

The Boeing MoU could lead to more substantial deals once Indonesia decides to buy F-15EX Eagle II heavy jet fighters as part of its efforts to modernize its defense capabilities.

The country’s cooperation with Boeing over the past 73 years had covered a variety of programs and services to enhance national security, boost economic growth and build a stronger society, said a press statement from Boeing Defense, Security & Space president for business development Heidi Grant.

The latest agreement with PTDI was an important step for Indonesia to reach its goals in economic development, technology transfer and developing local industry potentials, she added.

PTDI president director Gita Amperiawan expressed the hope that the Lockheed Martin and Boeing deals would give the company the opportunity to develop its production capacity to support the governments future projects.

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Meanwhile, PTDI production director Batara Silaban signed a cooperation agreement with PT AeroAsia Interior (AAI) president director Ziske Taufik and witnessed by Gita on designing the interior for PTDI’s N219 Nurtanio light transport aircraft.

The aircraft manufacturer plans to increase the local content used in building the N219’s airframe, currently at 44.69 percent, through its cooperation with local companies like AAI.

On Thursday, PTDI commercial group head Indar Atmoko and PT Karya Logistik Indotama (KLI) president director Krishna Soejitno signed a contract worth US$80.5 million to provide KLI with 11 N219 aircraft.

The deal includes the provision of basic integrated support, such as training, technical publications, technician support, warranties, spare parts and ground support equipment, with the first N219 aircraft to be delivered within 28 months after the contract effective date, and then successive aircraft deliveries every four months.

 

Hercules upgrade

Also on Thursday, PTDI signed three separate agreements with parts and systems suppliers to upgrade 12 Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft operated by the Indonesian Air Force, a contractual program with the Defense Ministry worth around US$149 million signed in April.

US aviation and industrial equipment firm Honeywell International Inc. is providing the Military Airborne Collision Avoidance System (MILACAS) for better traffic monitoring safety and protection.

The second agreement was with US firm Collins Aerospace to supply its Flight2 integrated avionics system, which comprises communication, navigation and monitoring equipment to integrate the latest avionics generation with older sensors, radio, autopilot and other aircraft systems.

The third agreement, with Malaysian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company AIROD Sdn. Bhd., involves supplying the C-130 Hercules’ center wing box in PTDI’s first-ever replacement of the component.

AIROD was appointed in 1986 as an official Lockheed Martin service center for the C-130 Hercules.

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PTDI also signed several other agreements on Thursday, including a general purchase agreement for MTV-27 propellers from German firm MT Propeller.

Worth some 2.40 million euro ($2.39 million), the deal procures 15 pairs of propellers, or shipsets, for the PTDI’s NC212i medium transport aircraft. MT Propeller is also to provide overhaul training at its facility in Atting, Bavaria.

PTDI and the United Arab Emirates’ Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center (AMMROC) signed a teaming agreement on after-sales service for the Indonesian manufacturer’s CN235, NC212 and N219 aircraft in the Middle East and Africa.

The agreement’s primary focus is the CN235 aircraft operated by the Emirati Air Force.

The two companies also agreed to work together on an MRO hub providing maintenance, engineering, modification, upgrade and logistics services for PTDI’s products in the Middle East and Africa.