Brunei will Increase CN-235 Fleet

CN-235 of the Royal Brunei Air Force (photo : Airliners - matthew Johnston)

01 March 2011 DEFENSE STUDIES

The government reaffirmed on Monday its commitment to support the domestic weapons industry by setting up programs for the Defense Industry Policy Committee (KKIP) to be implemented this year. “This year’s programs include evaluating the performance of defense state-owned enterprises,” Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro told a press conference after a KKIP plenary meeting at the Defense Ministry. “There are already plenty of funds for us to procure domestic-made weapons,” he said without giving exact numbers. The one-day meeting also evaluated KKIP’s programs in 2010. Purnomo, who heads the KKIP, said the government was also encouraging state defense companies to enter the ASEAN’s US$20 billion defense market.