Indonesia’s Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) is planning to introduce an indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by 2022.
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It plans to join hands with government and local companies to develop the medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) uav. The Ministry of Defense and the Indonesian Air Force will be the operators. ITB will be a research partner. PT Dirgantara Indonesia will supply the aircraft, and PT LEN Persero will develop the control system.
The drone will have a range of 5,000km and can remain airborne for 24 hours.
The military will likely order 33 aircraft to meet its demand for 11 UAV units deployed across the country.