03 November 2016

News Story: China's NORINCO moves closer to Indonesian Sky Dragon sale

Norinco Sky Dragon 50 SAM (Image: Army Recognition)
Jon Grevatt

China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) is close to securing a deal from Indonesia to supply its Sky Dragon 50 medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, it has emerged.

A NORINCO official told IHS Jane's at the Indo Defence 2016 exhibition in Jakarta on 2 November that the state-owned company has recently submitted a proposal to supply the Sky Dragon to the Indonesian Air Force and that the service has "successfully completed" field evaluations of the system.

"We are now waiting for the official bidding process to start," said a NORINCO official, although he did not disclose the scope of the air force requirement.

Read the full story at  IHS Jane's 360