US EditionAustralia balks as Russia eyes Indonesian air force base
- Australia is seeking clarification from Indonesia regarding a report that Russia wants to establish a military base in the country, particularly at the Manuhua air force base.
- Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin told Australian officials that reports of Russian aircraft operating from Indonesia are "not true."
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed concern about Russian influence in the region and stated, "We obviously do not want to see Russian influence in our region, very clearly."
- Experts believe Indonesia is unlikely to allow Russia to use a military base, as the country maintains a position of non-alignment with major global powers.
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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.
Indonesia denies that it wants to allow the deployment of Russian military aircraft on its territory, but Jakarta works closely with Moscow in the military field.
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…
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