Jakarta (VNA), Nov. 16 -- Indonesia is looking to develop an amphibious aircraft in the next five years to solve the perennial problem of inter-island transportation in the archipelago, the country's Research and Technology Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro has said.

Speaking at the recent International Conference of Transportation Research and Innovation in Jakarta, he revealed that the Indonesia n government will develop the N219A amphibian to support tourism, especially diving and surfing.

The float plane is capable of reaching small islands in Indonesia's archipelago.

The N219A is currently being developed by Indonesia's National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) and the Agency for the Assessme...