The
Indonesian Navy is the territorial force responsible for the patrol of
IndonesiaThe Republic of Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands. With an estimated population of around 237 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country, with the world's largest population of Muslims.Indonesia is a republic, with an...
's immense coastline. The Indonesian Navy has about 74,000 personnel and 136 ships including attack submarines.
The Indonesian Navy was formed in the year August 22 1945. It was formed as the Agency of the People’s Security Sea Service (Badan Keamanan Rakyat-Laut). Later on October 5 1945, BKR Laut became known as Angkatan Laut Republik Indonesia (ALRI).
The
Indonesian Navy is the territorial force responsible for the patrol of
IndonesiaThe Republic of Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands. With an estimated population of around 237 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country, with the world's largest population of Muslims.Indonesia is a republic, with an...
's immense coastline. The Indonesian Navy has about 74,000 personnel and 136 ships including attack submarines.
History
The Indonesian Navy was formed in the year August 22 1945. It was formed as the Agency of the People’s Security Sea Service (Badan Keamanan Rakyat-Laut). Later on October 5 1945, BKR Laut became known as Angkatan Laut Republik Indonesia (ALRI). This was later changed to Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL) in the 1970.
Personnel of the Indonesian Navy is estimated at 74.000 in 2008. The Indonesian Navy purchased a number of ships of the former
East German navyVolksmarine was the official designation of the maritime forces of the German Democratic Republic . It was part of the National People's Army, established in 1956.-History:...
in the 1990s. Navy vessels include KRI Cobra and others. In 2006, Indonesian Navy purchased 2 Shipset Yakhont Missile and 20 BMP-3F amphibious light tank with option of 100 more
BMP-3The BMP-3 is a Soviet amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2, which entered service with the Soviet army in 1987 and was first observed by the West in 1990...
from Russia. Indonesia also plans to buy landing craft ships from Russia.
The Indonesian Navy is modernizing the fleet. New corvettes ordered from Netherlands are being added.
The Navy also plans to induct 60 patrol vessels within a decade to maintain adequate force level while replacing obsolete ships in service. This will help in the fight against sea piracy and other maritime crime.
Organization
The navy comprises the following:
- Headquarters Staff (HQ, Jakarta) under the overall command of the Navy Chief of Staff,
- Two Fleet Commands :
- Eastern Fleet Command, in Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city, and the capital of the province of East Java. It is located on the northern shore of eastern Java at the mouth of the Mas River and along the edge of the Madura Strait....
, conterminous with Army's KODAM V and KODAMs VII through IX and Air Force's Operation Command II.
- Western Fleet Command, in Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. It also has a greater population than any other city in Southeast Asia. It was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa , Jayakarta , Batavia , and Djakarta . Located on the northwest coast of Java, it has an area of and a population of 8,489,910...
, conterminous with Army's KODAMs I through IV and VI and Air Force's Operation Command I.
- Several Naval Main Bases and Naval Bases throughout Indonesia. Apart from the major bases at Surabaya and Jakarta, forward operating bases exist at Kupang
Kupang is the provincial capital of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.The city is located in West Timor, and had a population estimated in 2005 at 269,680...
, West TimorWest Timor is the western and Indonesian portion of the island of Timor and part of the province of East Nusa Tenggara, ....
and TahunaTahuna is the Māori word for beach. It is the name of several places:*Tahuna, Indonesia, a town in Sulawesi, Indonesia*Tahuna, Otago, a suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand**Tahuna Normal Intermediate School, a school in Dunedin...
, SulawesiSulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands.- Etymology :...
.
- Marine Corps,
- Naval Air Service,
- Military Sealift Command - coordinates the navy's logistical support systems.
Plans exist to have a single HQ at Surabaya, with commands at Riau (West), Papua (East), and
MakassarMakassar, is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, the city was formally named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably...
(Central).
Indonesian Navy Special Forces
- Komando Pasukan Katak
Kopaska is the premier frogman and underwater demolition unit of the Indonesian Navy.This unit motto is Tan Hana Wighna Tan Sirna, which means there is no obstacle that can not be defeated. It was officially established on March 31 1962 by President Sukarno to help his campaign in Western New...
- the primary special operations force of the Indonesian Navy. It is a combined detachment formed from selected personnel of the Navy's Underwater Special Unit (Kopaska) and the Marine Corps' Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion (Yontaifib).
- Detasemen Jala Mangkara
The Jala Mangkara Detachment is an elite special operations forces of the Indonesian Navy. It is a combined detachment formed from selected personnel of the Navy's Underwater Special Unit and the Marine Corps' Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion .The Detachment was formed in 1984 by the...
- special operations forces of the Indonesian Navy. It is a combined detachment formed from selected personnel of the Navy's Underwater Special Unit (Kopaska) and the Marine Corps' Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion (KIPAM aka Yontaifib).
Ships of the Indonesian Navy
The majority of the vessels in the Indonesian navy are from The Netherlands and Britain. However since 2003 Indonesian shipyards produce many of their own small vessels, in particular those of smaller displacement like patrol boats and fast attack crafts.
Naval Aviation
Current Aircraft Inventory
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Trainer AircraftA trainer is an aircraft used to develop piloting, navigational or war-fighting skills in flight crew.Civilian pilots are normally trained in a light aircraft, with 2 or more seats to allow for student and instructor. The aircraft may be modified to withstand the flight conditions imposed by...
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Socata TBThe Socata TB are a series light single engine piston aircraft manufactured by Socata and designed in the late 1970s. All aircraft have a variable pitch propeller...
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| Basic Prop Trainer
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Transport AircraftMilitary transport aircraft are typically fixed and rotary wing cargo aircraft which are used to deliver troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the surface of the planet, usually outside of the commercial flight routes in...
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| Beech Bonanza
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| G-33 Bonanza
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de Havilland Canada DHC-5 BuffaloThe de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing utility transport, a turboprop version developed from the earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou. The aircraft has extraordinary STOL performance, able to take off in distances much shorter than even light aircraft can...
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| VIP Transport
| DHC-5D Buffalo
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GAF NomadThe GAF Nomad is a twin-engine turboprop, high-winged, "short take off and landing" aircraft . It was designed and built by the Australian Government Aircraft Factories at Fishermens Bend, Melbourne...
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| Light Transport
| N.24 Nomad
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| CASA C-212 Aviocar
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| Maritime Patrol & Tactical Transport
| NC-212 Aviocar
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HelicopterA military helicopter is a helicopter that is either specifically built or converted for use by military forces. A military helicopter's mission is a function of its design or conversion...
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| MBB BO 105
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| NBO-105
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Eurocopter ColibriThe Eurocopter EC120 Colibri is a 5-seat, single-engine, single main rotor, light helicopter. Jointly designed and developed by Eurocopter, China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation , Harbin Aviation Industries Ltd and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd at Eurocopter France's...
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| EC-120B Colibri
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Mil Mi-2The Mil Mi-2 is a small, lightly armored transport helicopter that could also provide close air support when armed with 57 mm rockets and a 23 mm cannon.-Design and development:...
| Soviet Union
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| Mil Mi-2A Hoplite
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Indonesian Marines
The
Korps MarinirThe Indonesian Marine Corps is the Indonesian National Navy's ground troops. It was created on November 15, 1945 and has the duties of being the main amphibious warfare force and quick reaction force of defence against enemy invasion....
KorMar are the
IndonesiaThe Republic of Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands. With an estimated population of around 237 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country, with the world's largest population of Muslims.Indonesia is a republic, with an...
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NavyA navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
's
ground troopsMarines are military forces optimised for operations at sea. Historically the marine forces or marine corps are infantry forces that are part of the country's navy...
. It was created on November 15, 1945 and has the duties of being the main
amphibious warfareAmphibious warfare is the use of naval firepower, logistics and strategy to project military power ashore. In previous eras it stood as the primary method of delivering troops to non-contiguous enemy-held terrain...
force and quick reaction force of defence against enemy invasion.
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