BANDA ACEH - Six aircraft from Air Squadron 12 Panther Black (Black Panther) Lanud Roesmin Nurjadin Pekanbaru carried out exercises in Aceh, 26 February to 6 March 2018 with homebase position at Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM) Blang Bintang, Aceh Besar.
Danlanud SIM, Colonel Nav Indrastanto Setiawan SSos answered Serambi, said the exercise of six Hawk 100/200 aircraft circling the Aceh airspace was aimed at improving the preparedness, capability, quality and professionalism of a pilot in carrying out aviation operations to bring mavericks as well as regional security patrols.
Danlanud explained that the flight in the framework of the three-period maverick exercise using the Hawk 100/200 plane was also to train the newly joined young pilots, to be able to perform the task as well as possible.
The exercise involved approximately 80 personnel of Air Squadron 12 Lanud Roesmin Nurjadin and is a routine activity carried out in accordance with the direction of leadership in order to maintain the integrity of NKRI territory, especially in Aceh.
The Aceh region, continued Colonel Nav Indrastanto, is an international and strategic air zone that allows for regional offenses.
Through the exercise, it indicates that the islands in the western tip of Indonesia remain under surveillance or security from Indonesia through the Air Force.
Therefore, during the activities so that all parties involved to prioritize the safety of flying and work. To the public also urged to remain calm, while seeing the fighter aircraft circling the airspace of Aceh.
Danlanud hopes that the people will be calm and answer questions from some circles about the mission of fighter aircraft that has been pacing the sky of Aceh since the last few days. Some even reported school children had anxious with the rumble of the plane that seemed to tear the sky Aceh.