The US Navy deployed the P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane to Indonesia to seek the missing Kri Nanggala submarine.
General Achmad Riad, Indonesian military spokesman, said the US P-8A Poseidon spokesuit to the country at the end of April 23 to join the campaign to seek Kri Nanggala submarines, but didn't say the location
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby previously announced the US was "sugar forces" to support the search for missing submarines according to the invitation of the Indonesian government, but did not reveal the specifics
P-8A aircraft in the American comedy payroll.
General Riad said the search was concentrated around the area about 40 km north of Celukan Bawang Beach on the north, based on the streak of oil and the object with "high magnetic" floating at a depth of 50-100
P-8A Poseidon is the latest underground hunting aircraft in the US naval payroll, designed based on Boeing 737 passenger aircraft framework. It is equipped with many modern sensors to detect submarine signs, well
America ever deployed P-8A aircraft in the efforts to search and rescue on the Pacific Ocean, typically Malaysia's MH370 aircraft missing in 2014 and the fighter fighter F-35A Japan in 2019.
The last time Kri Nanggala contacted the Commander at 3:00 am on April 21 to ask for a diving to dive into the sea, the ship loses completely from 4:30.
Indonesian rescue team on April 23 detects the object with "high magnetic" floating at the depth of 50-100 meters north of Bali but not yet determined if this is a ship or not.
Hope to rescue 53 people on the submarine Kri Nanggala has dissipated when its reserve oxygen is supposed to be exhausted on the morning of April 24, while the officials have not seen the ship.