Airbus Military has concluded a strategic collaboration agreement with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) under which it will assist with the revitalization of the Indonesian national aerospace industry. This agreement confirms the memorandum of understanding of February 2011. In the first phase of the program, lasting some 18 months, Airbus Military will support PTDI in optimizing 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. In subsequent years Airbus Military intends to grow the quantity of manufacturing it places with PTDI, and to provide industrial activity of increasingly higher value in the supply chain.

The Minister of State Owned Enterprises of Indonesia, Mustafa Abubakar said, “This agreement with Airbus Military will enable us to undertake structural reforms to help turn-around and grow the aerospace sector. The possibility of new developments and the subsequent opening of new markets, together with our partners in Airbus Military, will allow us to create a generation of highly trained engineers, managers and workers, who will not only serve the aerospace industry, but will revolutionize other sectors of the economy of our country.”

Airbus Military CEO Domingo Ureña Raso added, “The aerospace relationship of Spain and Airbus Military with Indonesia and its national industry has been long and fruitful, and bears excellent prospects for the future. But today’s increasingly competitive global aerospace industry demands constant reinvention and rejuvenation by every player. We are completely committed to supporting our Indonesian partners in ensuring that they maintain their role on the world stage.”