MAST Asia 2017: ShinMaywa outlines options
for industrial collaboration in Indonesia
Ridzwan Rahmat, Tokyo - IHS Jane's Defence
Weekly
13 June 2017
Japanese aerospace company ShinMaywa has
confirmed that it is prepared to distribute work on the US-2 aircraft with
local companies, should it be selected for Jakarta's amphibious
search-and-rescue (SAR) requirements, but played down the option of a final assembly
in Indonesia.
Speaking to Jane's at the MAST Asia 2017
exhibition in Tokyo, Masayuki Tanaka, from ShinMaywa's export division,
confirmed that the company is prepared to make concessions for technology
transfers in line with Jakarta's defence acquisition policies.
However, he noted that these will depend
ultimately on the Japanese government, which is taking the lead on the
potential deal. The Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia: TNI)
is reportedly considering an initial contract for three US-2 aircraft.
Although there are several options to
distribute work on the platform, it is logistically very challenging and
expensive to transport major aircraft components to be assembled in Indonesia,
said Tanaka, who posited that such an arrangement could end up costing the
customer a lot more.
It could be more feasible for the aircraft to
be delivered fully assembled with final configuration works to be done in the
customer's country, he added, naming Indonesian state-owned aircraft manufacturer
PT Dirgantara Indonesia as a possible partner in the collaboration.
However, Tanaka was not able to give any
indication as to when a deal for the US-2 is expected to materialise, adding
only that talks between the two governments are ongoing.
Source: janes.com
That is expected they had the same concern
with India…..
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