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Decision to purchase Rafale aircraft strategic move: expert

Indonesia's decision to purchase 42 Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft and two Scorpene-class submarines from France ...

Halim Airport renovation: Air Force to relocate four squadrons

The Indonesian Air Force will relocate four air squadrons from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, East Jakarta, that is ...

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Challenges await General Perkasa in Papua

Papua issues will be a challenge for the leadership of General Andika Perkasa, whose sole candidacy for the post of ...

Jakarta joins virtual ASEAN-China defence ministers' meeting

Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday joined the 12th ASEAN-China Defence Ministers ...

South Korea offers to help search for missing Indonesian submarine

South Korea’s Defence Ministry has conveyed its willingness to join a coordinated search and rescue mission to ...

Do utmost to locate KRI Nanggala-402, Widodo tells TNI, Basarnas

President Joko Widodo has asked the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) to ...

Oil spill observed at early diving position of KRI Nanggala-402: govt

The Indonesian Ministry of Defence unveiled that oil spill at the sea was observed in the early diving position of KRI ...

Find effective ways to crush Papua rebels: MPR tells TNI, police

The Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) has appealed to the Defence Ministry, National Defence ...

Navy to thoroughly examine recently discovered sea glider: govt

The Indonesian Navy's hydrographic and oceanographic center will thoroughly study a sea glider that was found ...

All violent conflicts can be resolved peacefully: Jusuf Kalla

Indonesia’s former vice president, Jusuf Kalla, said, in principle, all violent conflicts can be resolved through ...

Defense Minister has not received letter from Kivlan Zein

Indonesia's Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has not received a letter regarding accusations of treason by ...

South Korea gives anti-submarine warship to Philippines, for $100

South Korea will transfer an ageing Pohang-class anti-submarine warship to the Philippines this year in return for ...

Situation in Syria constitutes international armed conflict: Red Cross

The situation in Syria now "amounts to an international armed conflict" after U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian air ...

Russia finds first black box from black sea crash jet

Russia has found the first flight recorder from a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea killing all 92 on ...

Russian military plane crashes in Siberia, 20 hospitalised

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday that one of its planes had crashed in northeast Siberia, but that nobody ...