07 Desember 2012

Honeywell turboprop TPE-331 engine (photo : Oldwoodward)

Honeywell Aerospace, one of the four Honeywell’s business units based in New Jersey, United States, observing the fast growing Indonesian aviation industry, is keen in participating such as the PT Dirgantara Indonesia and the Korean Aerospace aircraft program to produce fighter planes, as well as the maintenance, modification and upgrading of the Indonesian Air Force C-130 heavy transport planes.

President Asia Pacific Honeywell Aerospace Honeywell Aerospace, Briand Greer, further said to Angkasa early November in Jakarta, with experience engineers and Honeywell products, the US avionics company is looking forward to take part in the avionic system, engine, auxiliary power unit and wheel & brake system.

“Not only US and European-made aircraft, but also Russian-made planes. We have the ability to repair and modified Mi-17 helicopter, especially for its avionics,” said Paul J. West, Director Avionic Technical Sales Honeywell Defense & Space who assisted Greer.

He added, though his company is world known but less known in Indonesia, actually its presence in the country is known being the supplier for the TPE-331-12 engine for the PT Dirgantara Indonesian-made NC-212 light transport aircraft. The company also supplied various components, electrical system and avionics for the Indonesian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters since 1990.

He further explained, the company involved in three business fields, the defense & space, air transport & regional, and general aviation. Beside aerospace, Honeywell is also known for its automation and control solution, performance and technologies, and transportation system. (adr/ds)

(Angkasa)

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The Gulf state of Kuwait is to test Rafale jets in June before making a final decision on buying the French-made warplanes, the defence minister was quoted as telling MPs on Sunday.
"The defence minister told MPs that the deal is so far in the early stage of offers and making the technical assessment by the ministry," government spokesman Mohammad al-Baseeri told reporters outside parliament.
"These will continue until June when the plane will be tested in Kuwait," Baseeri, also communications minister, said after Defence Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah had talks with parliament's interior and defence committee.
"The defence minister also pledged that the deal will not be signed before completing all constitutional and legal requirements and after the deal passes through the Audit Bureau," Baseeri added.
The meeting came after a number of opposition MPs last week threatened to grill either the prime minister or the defence minister if the multi-billion dollar deal was signed.
The opposition MPs claimed that technical assessment by the Kuwaiti air force has recommended against the deal, saying Rafale was technically inferior to other international aircraft and more expensive.
The chief of staff of the French armed forces, Admiral Edouard Guillaud, who was in Kuwait last week, defended the Rafale as one of the best jets in the world, saying talks over the deal are proceeding in complete transparency.
He said that France has proposed that Kuwait replace its old Mirage jets with the advanced Rafale and the Kuwaiti government asked to study the offer.
Last month, Sheikh Jaber said the Rafale deal remained a priority.
In October, Kuwait and France signed a new defence agreement and discussed details of the Rafale deal.
During a Gulf tour in February 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said discussions had begun with Kuwait on the sale of between 14 and 28 Rafales, which are made by Dassault Aviation.
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