Indonesia evaluating China’s AF902 FCS/T35mm AA Gun/PL9C air defense system

A senior officer from Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense revealed that the TNI AU is currently evaluating Norinco AF902 FCS/T35mm AA Gun/PL9C Missile Integrated Air Defense System.

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Air Vice Marshall Syaugi told Antara news agency that evaluation is part of Indonesian Armed Forces 2015-19 strategic plan to meet the needs of the military.

Syaugi, who was on a working trip to China from Feb. 25 to Mar. 1, added that the Chinese system was comparable to the Oerlikon SkyShield air defense system that is operational with the Indonesian Air Force. It has a range of 4 kilometers and can fire at 550 rounds per minute.