Indonesian Maritime Security Agency Personnel Trained by Japanese Coast Guard in Aerial Sea Surveillance
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) has enrolled six of its personnel in a maritime surveillance training programme conducted by the Japanese Coast Guard using patrol aircraft.
Deputy for Operations and Training at Bakamla, Rear Admiral Eko Wahjono, said the training was organised to provide Bakamla personnel with knowledge of aerial maritime surveillance technology.
Eko explained that the Japanese Coast Guard patrol aircraft used in the training exercise was a Gulfstream V equipped with cameras and detection radar.
"This is an extraordinarily sophisticated maritime patrol aircraft. It can monitor all vessel activities at sea. This is extremely important," Eko said when met at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on Thursday.
The maritime surveillance technology introduced by Japan, Eko continued, is also integrated with the radar monitoring technology currently being developed by Bakamla, namely the National Maritime Surveillance System (NMSS).
Consequently, maritime surveillance across Indonesian waters would be readily achievable when monitored from land using NMSS radar and from the air simultaneously.
However, Eko acknowledged that Bakamla has no current plans to purchase patrol aircraft as advanced as those operated by the Japanese Coast Guard. At present, Bakamla is still awaiting the N219 aircraft currently being modified by PT Dirgantara Indonesia for use in monitoring Indonesian maritime territory.
Furthermore, the training programme had by Thursday entered its third day, comprising direct practical aerial surveillance exercises.
With this training, it is hoped that Bakamla personnel will be able to apply the knowledge gained to strengthen surveillance of Indonesia's maritime territory.
Deputy for Operations and Training at Bakamla, Rear Admiral Eko Wahjono, said the training was organised to provide Bakamla personnel with knowledge of aerial maritime surveillance technology.
Eko explained that the Japanese Coast Guard patrol aircraft used in the training exercise was a Gulfstream V equipped with cameras and detection radar.
"This is an extraordinarily sophisticated maritime patrol aircraft. It can monitor all vessel activities at sea. This is extremely important," Eko said when met at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on Thursday.
The maritime surveillance technology introduced by Japan, Eko continued, is also integrated with the radar monitoring technology currently being developed by Bakamla, namely the National Maritime Surveillance System (NMSS).
Consequently, maritime surveillance across Indonesian waters would be readily achievable when monitored from land using NMSS radar and from the air simultaneously.
However, Eko acknowledged that Bakamla has no current plans to purchase patrol aircraft as advanced as those operated by the Japanese Coast Guard. At present, Bakamla is still awaiting the N219 aircraft currently being modified by PT Dirgantara Indonesia for use in monitoring Indonesian maritime territory.
Furthermore, the training programme had by Thursday entered its third day, comprising direct practical aerial surveillance exercises.
With this training, it is hoped that Bakamla personnel will be able to apply the knowledge gained to strengthen surveillance of Indonesia's maritime territory.