Armed Forces will organize seven-day military exhibition

Armed Forces will organize seven-day military exhibition

JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) will hold a week-long
military exhibition at the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran,
Central Jakarta, from Sept. 22 to Sept. 28.

The exhibition, the first since ABRI's establishment, will
display both old and modern military equipment belonging to the
Army, Navy, Air Force and the National Police, Maj. Gen. Bambang
Soembodo, head of the organizing committee, said yesterday.

During the exhibition, which is being held in conjunction with
ABRI's golden anniversary, the Army will display a wide variety
of weapons, including AMX-13 tanks, 150-LUS panzers and
ground-to-air Rapier missiles, while the Navy and Air Force will
display their military equipment via videos.

"The National Police will demonstrate its new, simpler
procedure for the issuance of driving licenses and display
equipment used in investigations," he said.

Bambang, who is also an assistant to ABRI's chief of general
affairs, said that a number of local and foreign companies,
supplying ABRI with military equipment, will also participate in
the exhibition.

Local companies will be represented by the Bandung-based PT
Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara, the Surabaya-based vessel
manufacturing company PT PAL and the Bandung-based weapon company
PT Pindad. Foreign firms will come from Singapore, South Korea,
Canada, France, the United States, Australia, Britain and Sweden.

Bambang said that the seven-day exhibition will be officially
opened by Minister of Defense and Security Gen. (ret) Edi
Sudrajat on Sept. 22 and closed by ABRI Commander Gen. Feisal
Tanjung on Sept. 28.

"The public are expected to visit the exhibition," he said.
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