JAKARTA, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, Friday, 04 November 2022 – 02 Blackhawk S-70i took part in the supporting activities of Indo Defence 2022 Expo and Forum held at Lanud Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia. As part of the event, the contingent from Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), consisting of members from 11 Squadron No. 1 Wing and 51 Squadron of No. 5 wing, took part in demonstration flight and static display.
Aircraft captain for the demonstration flight was Lieutenant Colonel (U) Walee bin Haji Roslie, and Major (U) Emad Hamdi bin Haji Sawal as the co-pilot. Witnessing the demonstration flight was the Minister of Defense of Republic of Indonesia, Letnan Jenderal (LetJen) TNI (Purn) Prabowo Subianto, Deputy Minister of Defence of Brunei Darussalam, Brigadier General (R) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abdul Kadir, and other foreign delegates from respective defence ministries. Some of the manoeuvres included rolling landing and take-off, wing overs and quick stops, demonstrating the aircraft capabilities.
The Guest of Honour then had a closer look at the aircraft at the static display, where he was welcomed by the Deputy Minister of Defence of Brunei Darussalam and personnel involved from the RBAirF. Also present were representatives from Lockheed Martin.
Indo Defence Expo Forum made its comeback this year, after being postponed last year due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. RBAirF inaugural participation in this prestigious event marked its presence on an international stage.
TUDB SERTAI INDO DEFENCE 2022 EXPO AND FORUM, JAKARTA
JAKARTA, REPUBLIK INDONESIA, Juma’at, 04 November 2022 – 02 buah pesawat helikopter Blackhawk S-70i ikut serta dalam acara dokongan bagi Indo Defence 2022 Expo and Forum, yang telah diadakan di Lanud Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta, Republik Indonesia. Salah satu acara pada hari tersebut melibati kontijen daripada Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB), yang terdiri daripada anggota Skuadron 11, Cawangan No. 1 dan Skuadron 51, Cawangan No. 5, turut serta dalam membuat penerbangan demonstrasi dan pameran statik.
Juruterbang bagi penerbangan demonstrasi tersebut adalah Leftenan Kolonel (U) Walee bin Haji Roslie dan Mejar (U) Emad Hamdi bin Haji Sawal sebagai penolong juruterbang. Hadir bagi menyaksikan penerbangan demonstrasi tersebut adalah Menteri Pertahanan Republik Indonesia, Letnan Jenderal (LetJen) TNI (Purn) Prabowo Subianto dan Timbalan Menteri Pertahan Brunei Darussalam, Brigedier Jeneral (B) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abdul Kadir, dan perwakilan daripada Kementerian Pertahanan negara-negara lain. Pertunjukkan penerbangan yang dipamerkan menunjukkan kebolehan dan keupayaan pesawat Blackhawk S-70i. Pertunjukkan demonstrasi penerbangan telah mempamerkan manuver asas penerbangan yang mana sedikit sebanyak menunjukkan kebolehan dan keupayaan pesawat Blackhawk S-70i.
Tetamu Kehormat seterusnya melihat lebih dekat pesawat Blackhawk S-70i di pameran statik, yang disambut oleh Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan Brunei Darussalam bersama kontijen daripada TUDB. Turut hadir di pameran statik tersebut adalah wakil daripada Syarikat Lockheed Martin.
Indo Defence 2022 Expo dan Forum diadakan pada tahun ini setelah ditunda pada tahun sebelumnya disebabkan penularan wabak COVID-19. Penyertaan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei buat julung kalinya pada acara berprestij memberikan kesan yang signifikan di persada antarabangsa.
