Air Force plans air exercise

Air Force plans air exercise

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The Second Operational Command of the Air Force is planning to hold an air exercise with targets at NTB, short for West Nusa Tenggara.

The two-day exercise by the Ujungpandang-based command in South Sulawesi, which opened on Tuesday, is held over the Rambang air base in East Lombok regency, the Antara news agency said.

The operation, codenamed Sikatan Daya will involve two F-16 fighters, two F-5s, three A4 Skyhawks and two OVIO Bronco aircraft.

Lt. Col. Soenjoto, spokesman of the command, said through the exercise, the Indonesian Air Force is supposed to retake the Rambang airbase which had fallen into enemy hands. (emb)