Military Exhibition opens here

Military Exhibition opens here

JP/afs

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat
opened yesterday the Armed Forces' (ABRI) week-long military
exhibition at the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran, Central
Jakarta.

The exhibition, which is being held in conjunction with ABRI's
golden anniversary, will end on Sept. 28.

A number of junior high school examine at Scorpion 90 tank
being displayed at expo (photo above).

The tank is one of the old and modern vehicles belonging to
the Army, Navy, Air Force and the National Police, being
displayed at the exhibition.

The Army is displaying a wide variety of weapons, including
AMX-13 tanks, 150-LUS panzers and ground-to-air Rapier missiles,
while the Navy and Air Force are showing-off their military
equipment on videos.

The National Police are exhibiting equipment used in their
investigations.

Edi said in his opening speech that the exhibition functioned
as a "report" to the public about ABRI's strength.

The exhibition is expected to help ABRI teach the public about
the military and its weapons, he said.

"The public's knowledge about ABRI is expected to strengthen
the connection between ABRI and the people," Edi said. (29)