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        "id": 1933002,
        "msgid": "indonesian-air-force-deploys-three-transport-aircraft-for-weather-modification-in-kalimantan-1787302468",
        "date": "2026-08-21 14:37:02",
        "title": "Indonesian Air Force deploys three transport aircraft for weather modification in Kalimantan",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Air Force has deployed three Casa NC-212 transport aircraft to support weather modification operations aimed at tackling forest and land fires in Kalimantan. The aircraft departed from Abdulrachman Saleh Air Base in Malang to reinforce existing efforts by the Regional Disaster Management Agency. The operation is intended to help extinguish fires and reduce the impact of haze in the region.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) has deployed three transport\naircraft to carry out weather modification operations (OMC) in the\nKalimantan region.<\/p>\n<p>According to an official TNI AU press release received in Jakarta on\nFriday, the OMC is being conducted to extinguish forest and land fires\n(karhutla) that are still affecting several areas in Kalimantan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe TNI AU has deployed three Casa NC-212 aircraft from Air Squadron\n4, which departed from Abdulrachman Saleh Air Base in Malang this Friday\nafternoon,\u201d said Head of the TNI AU Information Service (Kadispenau) Air\nVice Marshal I Nyoman Suadnyana when confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>According to Nyoman, the presence of the three TNI AU aircraft is\nsolely to support the aerial fleet previously deployed by the Regional\nDisaster Management Agency (BPBD) to the fire locations.<\/p>\n<p>For context, the BPBD has already deployed 20 air transport assets,\nconsisting of five helicopters, three aircraft for weather modification,\nand 12 large helicopters for water bombing operations.<\/p>\n<p>With the arrival of the TNI AU transport aircraft, Nyoman expressed\nhope that the BPBD would be further assisted in extinguishing the fires\nin Kalimantan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe TNI AU\u2019s support is expected to be increasingly optimal,\nparticularly in the implementation of OMC to help reduce the impact of\nhaze in the Kalimantan region,\u201d said Nyoman.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesian-air-force-deploys-three-transport-aircraft-for-weather-modification-in-kalimantan-1787302468",
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