Tag: Security & Defense

The French government showcased various military aircraft to Indonesia, including the newly purchased Dassault Rafale fighter jet, at the Pégase 2024 Mission held at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in East Jakarta on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. […]

Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia Usman Hamid asks the Indonesian government and the Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) to investigate the death of three civilians in Karutabe village, Mulia District, Puncak Jaya Regency, Central Papua, on July 16, 2024. […]

Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel shot dead three Papuan armed separatist group members on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Puncak Jaya regency, Central Papua Province. […]

Hadi Tjahjanto, has announced the recovery of a total of 86 services from 16 tenants that were previously disrupted by cyber hackers, and are carried carefully. […]

The Indonesian military (TNI) is preparing for the Super Garuda Shield joint military exercise that will be held from August 26 – September 5, 2024 in three locations − Situbondo in East Java, Karawang in West Java and Batu Raja in South Sumatra. […]

Sensitive data from the Indonesian Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Indonesia Automatic Finger Identification System (INAFIS) of the National Police (Polri) has been compromised and sold on the dark web. The hacker, operating under the alias Moonz Haxor, is demanding a ransom of up to US$7,000 ( Rp114 million) for the compromised data. […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed to establish a Working Committee (Panja) to discuss and finalize five defense cooperation bills with India, France, Cambodia, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). […]

Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto met with visiting Former Prime Minister of Turkiye (2016-2018), Binali Yildirim, in Jakarta on Thursday, June 6, 2024, discussing bileral defense cooperation. […]

Jakarta − Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto met with Slovak Ambassador Tomas Ferko in Jakarta on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, discussing potential collaboration in defense between both countries […]

Jakarta − Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto met with Danish Ambassador Sten Frimodt Nielsen in Jakarta on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, discussing bilateral cooperation, particularly in the field of defense. […]

Singapore − Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Singapore on Saturday, June 1, 2024, discussing measures to enhance bilateral defense cooperation and addressing pressing global issues. […]

Singapore − Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo cSubianto held a meeting with Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong at the Istana in Singapore on Saturday, June 1, 2024, discussing efforts to strengthen defense cooperation between the two countries. […]

Jakarta − Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2024 in Singapore on Saturday, June 1, 2024, discussing efforts to strengthen long-term partnership between the two countries and issues of mutual interest. […]

Minister of Defense and President elect Prabowo Subianto met with President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan or MBZ, at Al Shati Palace, Abu Dhabi, on Monday, May 13, 2024. […]

The Indonesian Marine Corps and its U.S. counterpart jointly participated in the Indonesian Reconnaissance Exercise (RECONEX) held in Antralina, Jampang Tengah, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, on April 24-May 10, 2024. […]

The Indonesian government has planned to reduce its payment obligations in the development of KF-21 fighter jet with South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industry (KAI), from the 20 percent shared cost to only one-third (around 7 percent) of the total project cost. […]

The Indonesian Ministry of Defense has signed a procurement contract for two Italy-made Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura (PPA), or Multirole Offshore Patrol Vessels, in a move to strengthen the country’s maritime defense and security. […]

Chief of the Indonesian Military (TNI) General TNI Agus Subiyanto recently inspected the site of an Army arsenal explosion in Ciangsana Village, Bogor Regency, West Java.  Amidst initiative by Minister Prabowo in modernizing the military. […]

Defense Minister and President elect Prabowo Subianto paid a courtesy call on Malaysian Prime Minister YM Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday, April 4, 2024, discussing improvement for bilateral defense cooperation. […]

Naval Group announced on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, that Indonesia, through PT PAL, has chosen the French state-owned shipyard to collaborate on the development of two Scorpène-class submarines to be produced by Indonesian national shipbuilder PT PAL. […]

The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy Admiral Muhammad Ali recently received a courtesy visit from Ambassador of Turkiye to Indonesia, H.E. Talip Küçükcan. […]

An anonymous hacker, known as “Two2,” has claimed to have successfully breached the website of the Ministry of Defense in Indonesia, kemhan.go.id. The hacker claimed to have access to the website’s dashboard panel. […]

Prabowo Subianto, the Minister of Defense in a strategic move to enhance Indonesia’s national defense capabilities, has procured 24 F-15EX fighter jets manufactured by Boeing during his visit to the United States. […]

World War II era warships carrying thousands of ammunitions that sank in the waters of Cilacap, Central Java have yet to be identified. However, it is speculated that the ship is the USS Langley, the United States Navy’s first aircraft carrier. […]

Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Defense, met with President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo to discuss a number of defense issues including the Ukrainian war. […]

The export of sea sand has drawn criticism from Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (Walhi), an environmental non-governmental organization.  […]

Indonesia’s Defense Ministry confirmed a purchase of 12 Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets used by Qatar. The purchase is said to be essential to cover lack of military power. […]

Recent peace proposal put forth by Indonesia’s Defense Minister, Prabowo Subianto, regarding the resolution of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has sparked intense debate and controversy. […]

Iranian journalist accused Indonesia of helping Iran to purchase aircraft from France. The journalist claimed that Indonesian and Malian authorities had assisted Iran to circumvent US sanctions. […]

Peace proposal offered by Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto received criticism at the 20th Asia Security Summit Shangri-La Dialogue. Ukrainian Defense Minister even rejected the idea. […]