Indonesian Army
Land service branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces
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| March 2 2022 | The Indonesian Army unveiled a new field uniform with a unique camouflage pattern called 'Macan' (Army camo pattern). This new camouflage is a variant of Multicam based on the US Army OCP, adapted with a local DPM color palette. A desert/arid variant was also introduced to replace the older local Desert DPM variant. |
| January 12 2021 | President Joko Widodo issued Government Regulation Number 3 of 2021, establishing the Reserve Component (KOMCAD) as a directly reporting unit under the General Headquarters, implementing Law 23 on the Management of National Resources for Defense of the Nation. |
| 2020 | The Directorate became a full Command Department under the Chief of Staff of the Army. |
| 2020 | Budget modification occurred due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with redirected funds to support the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education and Culture. |
| July 2019 | President Widodo officially formed the Armed Forces Special Operations Command (Koopsus TNI), a 1,200-personnel joint special operations force comprising 400 personnel each from Sat-81 Gultor of Kopassus, Denjaka, and Den Bravo of Kopasgat, aimed at protecting national interests domestically and internationally. |
| 2018 | Following the Surabaya bombings, President Widodo agreed to revive the TNI Joint Special Operations Command (Koopsusgab) to support National Police in antiterrorism operations. |
| May 13 2018 | Commander Hadi Tjahjanto reorganized the armed forces by inaugurating 4 new military units: Kostrad's 3rd Infantry Division, Navy's 3rd Fleet Command, Air Force's 3rd Air Force Operations Command, and Marine Force III, aimed at improving response time in Eastern Indonesia. |
| 2010 | Began the first phase of MEF strategic programs, aimed at improving minimum defense strength and replacing outdated main weapon systems/equipment. |
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