The Indonesian Army Aviation Center (Indonesian: Pusat Penerbangan Angkatan Darat) abbreviated Puspenerbad or simply Penerbad is the Army aviation unit of the Indonesian Army which has a means to support the combat mobility of the troops and also transport Infantrymen for Air assault operations. Penerbad is considered as an integral part mainly in cases of Air assault operations parallel to other Armament Corps of the Indonesian Army. Other additional tasks conducted by the unit can be implemented to support non-combat operations such as Search and rescue, Disaster relief, etc.
When the Chief of Staff of the Army made a Decree on the establishment of the Army Aviation Detachment (Indonesian: Detasemen Penerbad) on November 14, 1959 with the task of taking care of all activities concerning the field of organic army aviation, at that time Detasemen Penerbad did not have any aircraft at all. At that time the news was heard that Dr. A.K. Gani's DHC-2 Mk I Beaver plane which was being overhauled in Singapore will be sold, then the army immediately bought it.
As a follow-up, some officers including Captain Binjamin Hadi, Captain Burhan Ali and Captain Sukartono were sent to the United States to attend an aviator training at the US Army Aviation School in Fort Rucker, Alabama in 1959 followed by a second batch in 1962 consisting of Lieutenant Colonel Juono, Captain Dolf Latumahina, Captain Sudewo, Captain Daud Natawiyoga, 1st Lt T.M.F. Worang and several other officers. It bore fruit when the Detachment later acquired two Cessna L-19 aircraft in the framework of the US Military Assistant Program in 1964, followed on by 15 Soviet-made Mil Mi-4 medium and 1 Mil Mi-6 heavy multipurpose helicopters, together with 2 American made Aero Commander 680FL utility aircraft in 1965. These purchases made Indonesia one of the pioneer countries in Southeast Asia to have a strong army aviation force, and thus, the Detachment was transformed via Decision Kep/853/VII/1963 of the Chief of Staff of the Army on 22 July 1963 into the Army Aviation Service (Dispenerbad), which adopted its current name on 15 January 1966 (name readopted on 26 May 2000).[1]
Missionedit
The mission of Indonesian Army Aviation is to find, fix, and destroy the enemy through fire and maneuver; and to provide combat, combat support and combat service support in coordinated operations as an integral member of the combined arms team. On the modern battlefield, Indonesian Army Aviation, unlike the other members of the combined arms team, has the organic flexibility, versatility, and assets to fulfill a variety of maneuver, CS, CSS, roles and functions. These cover the spectrum of combined arms operations. Aviation can accomplish each of these roles—within the limits of finite assets and capabilities—during offensive or defensive operations and also for joint, combined, contingency, or special operations, as well as in civil-military operations such as disaster relief.
As a Central Executive Agency of the Army with greater importance, its Commander and Deputy Commander, filled up by officers of Major General and Brigadier General rank, respectively, are appointed and relieved from their positions by the Chief of Staff of the Army. Training is imparted to all enlistees and graduate officers assigned at the Army Aviation Corps Training school in Semarang, where they receive specialized training in helicopter warfare.
Squadronsedit
Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian firing AGM-114R3 Hellfire missileEurocopter AS555 FennecIndonesian Army - MBB (IPTN) NBO-105CB-4Indonesian Army Aviation helicopters training in Natuna Island, Riau Islands
Puspenerbad currently has five squadrons and one training center, which are:
^. Archived from the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
External linksedit
Video profile of Puspenerbad
Official Website
April 09, 2024
indonesian, army, aviation, center, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Indonesian Army Aviation Center news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Indonesian Army Aviation Center Indonesian Pusat Penerbangan Angkatan Darat abbreviated Puspenerbad or simply Penerbad is the Army aviation unit of the Indonesian Army which has a means to support the combat mobility of the troops and also transport Infantrymen for Air assault operations Penerbad is considered as an integral part mainly in cases of Air assault operations parallel to other Armament Corps of the Indonesian Army Other additional tasks conducted by the unit can be implemented to support non combat operations such as Search and rescue Disaster relief etc Indonesian Army Aviation BranchPusat Penerbangan TNI Angkatan DaratIndonesian Army Aviation Branch InsigniaFounded14 November 1959Country IndonesiaBranchIndonesian ArmyTypeArmy AviationRoleAerial Mobile Maneuver Mobud Aerial fire support Air recon Air support Combat supportGarrison HQPondok Cabe Airport South Tangerang BantenMotto s Wira Amur Sanskrit The flying soldiers Colors Red Wine MarchMars PenerbadPlay CommandersCommanding GeneralMaj Gen Toto NugrohoVice CommanderBrig Gen Achdwiyanto Yudi HartonoInsigniaRoundelFin flashCorps Sign Contents 1 History 2 Mission 3 Squadrons 4 Airbases 5 Equipment 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Indonesian Army Mil Mi 4The Indonesian army aviation was born in 1959 the beginning of Guided Democracy when the doctrine of Heliborne Troops or Air Mobile was being developed in various countries In Sarawak during the Confrontatiion the British SAS launched an air assault operation with Westland Wessex helicopter containing 16 personnel During the Vietnam War the United States Army operated in the form of Air Cavalry by the 1st Cavalry Division and Sky Soldiers by the 173rd Airborne Brigade using UH 1N Huey UH 1 Iroquois and CH 47 Chinook helicopters supported by AH 1S attack helicopter Cobra and CH 54 Flying Crane In Algeria the French Army conducted a similar operation earlier with the Alouette III The Soviet Union would only commence its air assault work in 1979 during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan When the Chief of Staff of the Army made a Decree on the establishment of the Army Aviation Detachment Indonesian Detasemen Penerbad on November 14 1959 with the task of taking care of all activities concerning the field of organic army aviation at that time Detasemen Penerbad did not have any aircraft at all At that time the news was heard that Dr A K Gani s DHC 2 Mk I Beaver plane which was being overhauled in Singapore will be sold then the army immediately bought it nbsp Indonesian Army DHC 2 Beaver at Kemayoran AirportAs a follow up some officers including Captain Binjamin Hadi Captain Burhan Ali and Captain Sukartono were sent to the United States to attend an aviator training at the US Army Aviation School in Fort Rucker Alabama in 1959 followed by a second batch in 1962 consisting of Lieutenant Colonel Juono Captain Dolf Latumahina Captain Sudewo Captain Daud Natawiyoga 1st Lt T M F Worang and several other officers It bore fruit when the Detachment later acquired two Cessna L 19 aircraft in the framework of the US Military Assistant Program in 1964 followed on by 15 Soviet made Mil Mi 4 medium and 1 Mil Mi 6 heavy multipurpose helicopters together with 2 American made Aero Commander 680FL utility aircraft in 1965 These purchases made Indonesia one of the pioneer countries in Southeast Asia to have a strong army aviation force and thus the Detachment was transformed via Decision Kep 853 VII 1963 of the Chief of Staff of the Army on 22 July 1963 into the Army Aviation Service Dispenerbad which adopted its current name on 15 January 1966 name readopted on 26 May 2000 1 Mission editThe mission of Indonesian Army Aviation is to find fix and destroy the enemy through fire and maneuver and to provide combat combat support and combat service support in coordinated operations as an integral member of the combined arms team On the modern battlefield Indonesian Army Aviation unlike the other members of the combined arms team has the organic flexibility versatility and assets to fulfill a variety of maneuver CS CSS roles and functions These cover the spectrum of combined arms operations Aviation can accomplish each of these roles within the limits of finite assets and capabilities during offensive or defensive operations and also for joint combined contingency or special operations as well as in civil military operations such as disaster relief As a Central Executive Agency of the Army with greater importance its Commander and Deputy Commander filled up by officers of Major General and Brigadier General rank respectively are appointed and relieved from their positions by the Chief of Staff of the Army Training is imparted to all enlistees and graduate officers assigned at the Army Aviation Corps Training school in Semarang where they receive specialized training in helicopter warfare Squadrons edit nbsp Boeing AH 64E Apache Guardian firing AGM 114R3 Hellfire missile nbsp Eurocopter AS555 Fennec nbsp Indonesian Army MBB IPTN NBO 105CB 4 nbsp Indonesian Army Aviation helicopters training in Natuna Island Riau IslandsPuspenerbad currently has five squadrons and one training center which are 11th Squadron Assault Semarang Central Java 12th Squadron Assault Waytuba Lampung 13th Squadron Assault Berau East Kalimantan 21st Squadron Multipurpose Pondok Cabe South Tangerang Banten 31st Squadron Assault Semarang Central Java Army Aviation Corps Training school Pusdik Penerbad located at Semarang Central JavaUnit Headquarters Aircraft Insignia NotesAssault SquadronSkadron 11 Serbu Amur Amara Jaya Pangkalan Udara Utama Angkatan Darat Ahmad Yani WAHS Semarang Central Java Bell 412 Boeing AH 64E Apache Guardian nbsp Skadron 12 Serbu Amur Jaya Yudha Pangkalan Udara Angkatan Darat Gatot Soebroto WIPO Way Kanan Lampung Bell 412 MBB Bo 105 Bolkow Airbus AS550C3 FennecSkadron 13 Serbu Amur Balottama Yudha Pangkalan Udara Kalimarau WAQT Berau East Kalimantan Bell 412 Airbus AS555AP Fennec 2 nbsp Skadron 31 Serbu Amur Yudha Cakti Pangkalan Udara Utama Angkatan Darat Ahmad Yani WAHS Semarang Central Java Mil Mi 17V 5 Mil Mi 35P Hind E nbsp Multipurpose SquadronSkadron 21 Sena Akasa Aqraya Yudha Pangkalan Udara Pondok Cabe WIHP South Tangerang Banten Bell 412 MBB Bo 105 Bolkow Beechcraft Premier I CASA C 212 Aviocar nbsp Airbases edit nbsp Flag of the Army Aviation CenterArmy Airbase Ahmad Yani at Semarang Army Airbase Pondok Cabe at South Tangerang Army Airbase Gatot Subroto at Way Kanan Regency LampungAir Base Location Insignia IATA ICAO UnitPangkalan Udara Utama Angkatan Darat Ahmad Yani Grha Kriya Akasa Semarang Central Java nbsp SRG WAHS Pusdik Penerbad Bengpus Penerbad Skadron 11 Serbu Skadron 31 SerbuPangkalan Udara Angkatan Darat Gatot Soebroto Wajna Carola Way Kanan Lampung nbsp WYK WIPO Skadron 12 SerbuEquipment editMain article List of aircraft of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Indonesian Army AviationReferences edit Profil Archived from the original on 2019 08 29 Retrieved 2019 08 29 External links editVideo profile of Puspenerbad Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indonesian Army Aviation Center amp oldid 1194573572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
