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Airbus Military and PT Dirgantara Indonesia sign strategic agreement

July 16-31, 2011

Airbus Military has concluded a strategic collaboration agreement with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) under which it will assist with the revitalisation of the Indonesian national aerospace industry.

The agreement was signed in Jakarta on July 6, in the presence of the Minister of State Owned Enterprises of Indonesia, Mustafa Abubakar, by PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) President Director Budi Santoso, PT Perusahaan Pengelola Aset (Persero) President Director Boyke W., Mukijat, and Airbus Military CEO Domingo UreƱa Raso. This agreement confirms the memorandum of understanding of February 2011. In the first phase of the programme, lasting some 18 months, Airbus Military will support PTDI in optimising its overall industrial processes and global efficiency.

The agreement builds on the longstanding manufacturing relationship between Airbus Military and its Spanish predecessor CASA, and PTDI and its Indonesian predecessors going back to Nurtanio. PTDI is currently also an important supplier to Airbus Military on the C212 and CN235 light/medium transport and surveillance aircraft, as well as to Eurocopter and Airbus.