#Security And Defense
FM reiterates condemnation against Israel’s strike on Iran, assures evacuation of citizens
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sugiono, has renewed condemnation against Israeli strikes on Iran, describing them as a violation of international law and a threat to global security.
Defense, Finance ministers visit Papua to boost energy security, State synergy
In a significant display of State presence and cross-sector synergy, Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati visited conflict-prone areas in Papua on Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8, 2025., underscoring the government’s strategy to bolster national security and energy resilience, particularly through biofuel development.
Defense university inaugurates “Quantum Cyber Security Center”
The Indonesian Defense University inaugurated the Center for Quantum Security Ecosystem (CQSE), an initiative for the development of a national cyber defense system in response to accumulating threats of quantum computing technology.
Major General of TNI Maruli Simanjuntak
Major General of TNI Maruli Simanjuntak was born in Bandung, West Java in 1970. Simanjuntak is the Commander of Army Strategic Command of Indonesia or Panglima Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat Indonesia (Pangkostrad). Simanjuntak studied in the Military Academy in 1992 as Special Forces Infantry and Detachment Tempur Cakra.
Andika Perkasa climbs the ladder to the top military position
Andika Perkasa was born in Bandung in1964. He is now the Commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI), a position he has held since November 2021. Andika is married to Diah Erwiany Trisnamurti Hendrati Hendropriyono, the daughter of the former Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Lt. Gen (ret.) Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono, and has a son named Alexander Akbar Wiratama Perkasa. Andika is the son of Sunarto and Udiati. Andika's father is an Army officer. Even though he was born in a Sundanese environment his family is from Blitar, East Java.
Defense ministry, TNI united to seek defense budget hike to 1.5 percent of GDP
The Ministry of Defense and the Indonesian Military (TNI) join hands in demanding an increase in the national defense budget to more than one percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), up from the previous 0.89 percent.
KCR purchase to lead the way in domestic defense industry: Analyst
A defense analyst says the Ministry of Defense's plan to procure two Fast Missile Boats (KCR) from Turkiye as part of the measures taken by President Prabowo Subianto to set an example for domestic defense industry to improve the quality of its products.