Australia balks as Russia eyes Indonesian air force base

Are the Russians Eyeing West Papua for an Overseas Military Base?

Indonesia has denied reports that Russia is seeking to station military aircraft in its easternmost province. But this may not be the end of the matter given Russia’s interests in the region.

Russians Asking for a New Bomber Base (For a Friend)

Out of the blue (seemingly), the Russians have approached Indonesia and asked for, of all things, basing rights for their strategic bombers. Jane’s, a respected source of strategic intelligence, said, “Jakarta has received an official request from Moscow, seeking permission for Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) aircraft to be based at a facility in Indonesia’s easternmost province… In the request, Russia seeks to base several long-range aircraft at…

Russia Seeks To Use Obscure Indonesian Air Base (They Are Asking For A Friend) - Armed Forces Press

Use of this air base by China would put them behind the Second Island Chain, we need to be moving faster The tip of the Unrestricted Warfare spear of China’s advances in the Pacific is Political Warfare. However, China continues to establish military capabilities as a tangible and growing back up to Political Warfare. Russia is now seeking the use of an air base (Manuhua also known as Frans Kaisiepio Airport) in the vast Indonesian Archipelago.…

Russia-Indonesia debacle reveals Australia is racist and incompetent in the face of a new global order

The reaction to the Russian airbase-that-never-was in Indonesia shows how unprepared Australia is to deal with our changed security circumstances. The post Russia-Indonesia debacle reveals Australia is racist and incompetent in the face of a new global order appeared first on Crikey.

Flexible and Sly: Indonesian Defence Policy, Russia, and Australian Anxiety

Island states tend to be anxious political entities. Encircled by water, seemingly defended by natural obstacles, the fear of corrupting penetration is never far. Threats of such unwanted intrusion are embellished and magnified. In the case of Australia, these have varied from straying Indonesian fishermen who are seen as terrors of border security, to the threatened establishment of military bases in the Indo-Pacific by China. With Australia fa…