Indonesian National Armed Forces
Combined military forces of Indonesia
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| September 27 2024 | TNI-AU plans to establish a Space Unit to secure national airspace, focusing on regulatory, organizational, and resource preparation. |
| November 16 2023 | Two Super Tucano aircraft (TT-3103 and TT-3111) crashed near Abdul Rachman Saleh Air Force Base in Pasuruan, East Java. All four crew members died, including the Commander of the 2nd Air Wing and Commander of the 21st Air Squadron. |
| July 18 2022 | A KAI T-50i TT-5009 lost contact and crashed near Blora, Central Java during a routine night exercise. The pilot, 1st Lt. Allan Safitra Indra Wahyudi, died in the accident. |
| 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. |
| February 10 2022 | Indonesia officially signed an order for 42 Dassault Rafale F4s, with the first 6 aircraft in Batch I. |
| 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 | 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. |
| August 10 2020 | A KAI T-50i TT-5006 skidded off the runway during takeoff at Iswahyudi Airbase in Magetan, East Java. Piloted by Maj. Luluk Teguh Prabowo and 2nd Lt. Muhammad Zacky, both were injured. The instructor pilot died on September 2, 2020. |
| June 15 2020 | A Hawk 200 (TT-0209) crashed around 5 kilometres from Roesmin Nurjadin Airbase in Pekanbaru, with no casualties reported. |
| February 2020 | Indonesian Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto expressed interest in purchasing 48 Dassault Rafales during a bilateral meeting in France. |
| 2019 | Presidential decree No. 66 established the organizational structure of the Indonesian Air Force, defining its current operational framework and administrative divisions. |
| 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. |
| May 12 2017 | Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu confirmed Indonesian Air Force will sign contract to buy 10 Su-35s, with Russia agreeing to open a Sukhoi Spare Parts factory in Indonesia. |
| March 14 2017 | An F-16 TS-1603 skidded off the runway during landing at Roesmin Nurjadin Airbase in Pekanbaru, Sumatra. Pilots Maj. Andri Setiawan and 1st Lt. Marko Henderson escaped injury. |
| December 18 2016 | A Lockheed C-130H A-1334 crashed while landing at Wamena Airport, killing all 13 passengers and crew aboard. |
| December 20 2015 | An Indonesian Air Force T-50i Golden Eagle fighter plane (TT-5007) crashed during a flight demonstration at Adisutjipto Air Force Base in Yogyakarta, killing both pilots: Lt. Col. Marda Sarjono and Cpt. Dwi Cahyadi. |
| September 2015 | Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu announced Indonesia had chosen the Su-35 Flanker-E to replace the F-5 Tiger II. |
| June 30 2015 | A Lockheed C-130B Hercules A-1310 crashed near a residential neighbourhood shortly after taking off from Medan, killing all 12 crew, 109 passengers, and 22 people on the ground. |
| June 24 2015 | An F-16 TS-1609 crashed when its nose landing gear collapsed during landing at Iswahyudi Air Base in Madiun, East Java. |
| April 16 2015 | An F-16 TS-1643 was destroyed due to hydraulic brake failure at Halim Perdana Kusuma Air Base. The pilot, Lt. Col. Firman Dwi Cahyono, escaped with burns. |
| February 13 2014 | 16 KAI T-50 Golden Eagle trainer jets were commissioned. |
| June 21 2012 | A Fokker 27 A-2708 crashed near Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, killing 10 people (7 crew and 3 on ground). The crash damaged or destroyed eight buildings during a routine training exercise. |
| December 29 2011 | Indonesia committed to purchase 6 Su-30MK2 jet fighters in a US$470 million procurement contract with Russia's JSC Rosoboronexport. |
| June 2011 | Indonesia signed final contract for 8 Super Tucano aircraft to replace the OV-10 Bronco in counter-insurgency role. |
| April 2011 | Indonesia confirmed purchase of 16 KAI T-50 Golden Eagle trainer jets from South Korea for up to US$400 million. |
| 2010 | Began the first phase of MEF strategic programs, aimed at improving minimum defense strength and replacing outdated main weapon systems/equipment. |
| November 9 2010 | During US President Barack Obama's visit, Indonesian Air Force was offered 24 ex-USAF F-16 Block 25 aircraft as part of the Peace Bima-Sena II agreement. |
| July 2010 | Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding to participate in the South Korean KF-X programme. |
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