American Jet Fighter interception by INDONESIAN AIR FORCE

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American Jet Fighter interception by INDONESIAN AIR FORCE

In recent weeks, Sukhoi fighter jets of the INDONESIAN air force plane forced landedalien who violates the airspace of Indonesia. One Cessna from Singapore was forceddown at Supadio Airport, West Kalimantan, and Gulfstream aircraft piloted a citizen ofSaudi Arabia were herded to the airport El Tari, East Nusa Tenggara.

But the two events were not how compared to similar events which took place on 3July 2003. At that time two aircraft the AIR FORCE F-16s intercepted two F-18 Hornetaircraft and four United States Navy warships over Bawean Island, East Java.

It poured in over Bawean Incident book which contains a collection of writings andtestimony of the aviator who edited by air Vice-Marshal Wresniwiro.

This book is a complete and detailed outlines the problem of interception and alsodiscussion of aspects of international law as well as defense and security.

The following nukilannya:

The flyers Captain Dawn Adriyanto have up to 20 minutes at his home after the operation in Aceh when commanders call. 3rd Air Squadron commander IswahyudiMadiun, Lieutenant-Colonel Aviator Tatang told officers coded TNI air force's "RedWolf" was soon returned to the headquarters.

"Dawn, now also commanded the entire Squadron back to the flyers, there is dark in the Java Sea flights," said Tatang. "Pangkohanudhas Command, we now also fly tointercept."

On 3 July 2003 at 11 pm, morning around the operating Center of the national air defense Sector II Makassar received information from Military and Civil CoordinationCenter (MCC) about the existence of a dark flight of five aircraft over the island ofBawean. The fifth plane could not inform their flight to Bali's Ngurah Rai MCC or MCCJuanda in Surabaya.

That day, the dawn of broadcasting alongside Captain Ian Loggers "Hyena" Fuady, Captain Aviator m. Tonny "Racoon" Haryono, and Captain Aviator m. Satriyo "Serpent"Utomo. "You guys just identification Tasks," said Tatang before leading prayers. "Noemotion, don't shoot when no orders."

All four were flying at five in the afternoon with two F-16 Fighting Falcon with theAIM-9P4 missile ammunition and bullets 200 ea. a few seconds ahead of the aircraft's position that dark, unreadable on the radar two jet heading toward them at a pace that's not civil aircraft.

"Tiit tiit tiit tiit!" Radar Warning Receivers were dinged marker aircraft guns arriving ithas locked them. For a few seconds on both sides alike try to randomize the radaropponents.

Falcon Dawn a sudden turn and Ian made releasing the lock then sped forward to bethe bait that pursued the enemy. Dawn says, at that time they had communication with Surabaya to keep civil aircraft from the dog fight it. There is a Mandala, BouraqIndonesia and Garuda, which immediately depart.

When the aircraft entered the darkness visibility, Dawn sees his opponent's two F-18Hornet. He and Ian also noticed there was a frigate sailed under so that they are convinced there are fighter jets it came from nearby aircraft carriers.

The first Hornet hunting Falcon-1 courtesy of dawn and Ian, and soon the secondHornet sniff the presence of Falcon-2. When it heats up, the condition of the Falcon-1ordered the Falcon-2 so that "rocking the wing" as a sign they were not threatening.

Ian opened up communication.

"Hornet flight this is Falcon"

"Falcon, your position contact by our radar, plese answer stay away!"

"Hornet, our mission only identify, what is your mission?"

"We are over international waters, stay away from our warship!"

"Negative, this is Indonesian teritory!"

Fourth AIR FORCE aviators hot hearts hear the Java Sea referred to international waters. However, daybreak, said they refrained because of his orders they are prohibited from shooting.

"Hornet Flight, you must report your mission to Bali or Surabaya for ATC Traffic Information."

"Hornet copied, we will contact Surabaya controller."

"Hornet fligth, your mission identified, please back to your ship and don't fly againand we will go back to our base."

Two Hornet jet back to their ship. However, because during a conversation thatcontinued RWR reads, allegedly there are other aircraft who oversaw themaneuverability of the Falcon kicks versus the Hornet.

Upon arrival at the base, Dawn said, "we are still a little shaky, had last happenedshootout, wow ... do not know what's going to happen." History recorded similar incidents have occurred in Libya and the United States military to shoot down a planepencegatnya.

In "incident of Bawean" followed the diplomatic tensions between the two countries, both Indonesia and America feel untrue. For the AIR FORCE, United States Navyshould dutifully UNCLOS 1982 about the waters in the archipelago country.

According to international agreements that, Indonesia as the island nation is indeedobliged to give a special line for melintasnya foreign ships. But the passer must be in astatus of "innocent".

With the status of "innocent" it according to the TNI Commander General Endriartonoat that time, Sutarto, a passing fishing boat also may not use during fish capture device drift. That means submarines must pass in the State appears on the surface, let alone such a USS aircraft carrier is not allowed to fly a jet group.

If want to take off on the pretext of escort fighters, then had to fly straight over theconvoy. Movement of air space they just 45 kilometers on the right side and left side of the carrier.

The problem, the United States never ratified the UNCLOS 1982, so that they do notknow the specific foreign ship lines in peraian Indonesia. For them, outside theterritorial sea of the coastal line was withdrawn from international waters and they are free to pass through.

Will the case a matter of permission, United States Embassy Press Attaches inIndonesia at that time, Stanley Harsha, stating five fighter jets escorting the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, two frigates, one destroyer and it already asked for permission to enter territory of Indonesia. "The night before the pass, we have to tell the Government of Indonesia, this is normal operation in accordance with international law," said Harsha.

But the pretext that could not be fully accepted. International law expert PriyatnaAbdurrasyid which at that time became the expert staff of the INDONESIAN air forceviolated at least two American judge rules Chicago Convention of 1944 developedAmerica's own.

First, American fighter jets over Bawean Island air space clear the RI. The ChicagoConvention declared a sovereign State and Plenipotentiary of air space over its territory.

The second Hornet fighter jet maneuvers, it interferes with civil aviation as defendantsby airline pilots to Bouraq airline MCC Soekarno-Hatta. The Chicago Conventionrequires that American fighter planes in its movement should not interfere with the security of the civilian aircraft flights.

Lessons from "incident Bawean" it, said Priyatna, Indonesia cannot be absent in abailet alone international law which regulates the question of airspace, Naval, andmilitary. "Need to be kept to Indonesia actively takes part in its compilation," saidPriyatna.