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Airbus Military launches Pacific drive from Indonesia
Airbus Military’s C295 could be assembled in Indonesia under the terms of a new agreement. The airlifter’s rough-field capabilities are seen as having wide application throughout the Asia Pacific region.
Airbus Military’s C295 could be assembled in Indonesia under the terms of a new agreement. The airlifter’s rough-field capabilities are seen as having wide application throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Airbus Military has embarked on a major program to assist the Indonesian aerospace industry expand its capabilities and to put the plane-maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI - Indonesian Aerospace) back on its feet after suffering heavy losses accumulated after the Asian economic crisis in the late 1990s. In October the two companies signed a teaming agreement defining the initiatives of the initial 18-month phase of the recovery plan, following a strategic collaboration agreement signed last July.

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