Land Warfare
Indonesia improves air defence with Skyshield and ForceShield
Beginning in late 2019, the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) will receive a second batch of Oerlikon Skyshield air defence systems from Rheinmetall.
Meanwhile, deliveries of additional Thales ForceShield air defence systems is under way.
This latest contract for these short-range antiaircraft systems was signed in mid-2017, but it was ...
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