Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Following the government's decision to cut Rp 7 trillion (US$490 million) from the defense budget next year, the Navy revealed on Monday a plan to purchase two new submarines

Jakarta – Top officials from Indonesian and Thai security forces gathered in Thailand on Thursday for the ninth Thailand-Indonesia High Level Committee to discuss bilateral, military ties between t

Nani Afrida, Natuna, Riau Islands – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu revealed on Wednesday a government plan to hold military training for civilians living in border areas.

Nusa Dua – Army forces from countries across the Asia-Pacific region are striving to increase cooperation for the creation of stronger solidarity among institutions, a senior military official has

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Responding to a planned defense budget cut, Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo said that he would order a reduction in the procurement of new weapons.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – For the first time in the past five years, the government is planning to cut budget allocation for the defense sector, commencing in 2016.

Archipelago – Dozens of Papuan students demonstrated on Friday in Malang, East Java, calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to bring an end to violence in the eastern-most Indonesian province of

Eko Widianto, Malang – Dozens of students from Papua united under the Papuan Students Alliance launched a protest at the Malang City Hall on Friday, September 4, 2015, demanding President Joko "Jok

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – After prolonged discussion, including the comparison of five different types of jet fighters, the Defense Ministry has decided to procure Russian-made Sukhoi SU-35s to replac

Jayapura, Jubi – Chairman of the Board of Regional Leadership Student Association Central Mountains of Papua Indonesia (DPW-AMPTPI) East Indonesia, Nathan Naftali Tebai revealed that the military's

Haeril Halim and Andi Hajramurni, Jakarta/Makassar – The National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) have agreed to cooperate to resolve a case involving the death of a TNI member during a cl

Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said that he planned to enlist at least 100 million reservists who could be deployed to defend the country.

Prashanth Parameswaran – The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) is upgrading two of the country's naval bases as part of a broader boost to the country's maritime capabilities, according to local military so

Jakarta – As the growing world population will need more energy, food and water, future conflict is likely to shift to countries rich in such resources, the chief of the Indonesian Military (TNI) s

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – In a major overhaul of key military positions, three Army generals who used to serve as security chiefs and an adjutant to then president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have been a

Erik Slavin, Tokyo – About 150 US sailors have arrived in East Timor, a country that international observers say is on its way toward stability but still has a long way to go in its development.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Central Java Police and the Army have pledged to punish their respective personnel who were involved in Sunday's clash at the headquarters of the Central Java Police's Mo

Jakarta – Based on Presidential Decree (Keppres) No. 49/TNI/2015, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appointed Gatot as the new TNI chief.

Jakarta – The government has unveiled plans to build a number of military bases to further secure the nation's border regions, especially in areas bordering the South China Sea, National Developmen

Surakarta – The Surakarta Military Police (Denpom) in Central Java named 16 members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) in an assault against an Indonesian Military (TNI) Air Force member at th

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Newly inaugurated State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Sutiyoso, 70, and Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Jakarta – With his retirement less than a month away, Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan/Jakarta – Family members of civilian victims of the C-130 Hercules military aircraft crash in Medan have urged the government to pay them compensation.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives confirmed on Wednesday the nomination of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo to replace Gen.

Ina Parlina, Dylan Amirio, Tama Salim and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo renewed his pledge on Tuesday to modernize the country's aging weapons systems and military

Nilufar Rizki, Jakarta – An Indonesian military transport plane that crashed into a northern residential area of Medan on Tuesday was carrying 113 people, an air force spokesman said.

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has justified the alleged use of a military plane that crashed on Tuesday for the commercial transportation of civilians, even as the Air Force chief denounced

Jakarta – Nearly two decades after the fall of dictator Soeharto forced Indonesia's military out of politics, the army is inching back into civilian roles, risking a setback for democracy in this S

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Jakarta – Indonesia's Armed Forces, or TNI, has launched a new counterterrorism squad, with the head of Indonesia's military saying it is ready to fight terrorism "at any second."

Jakarta – Indonesia's security chief says there is no need for the country's next military commander to be vetted by the national human rights commission or the government's money-laundering watchd

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A group of respected figures has called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to stay on course with military reform by reining in the Indonesian Military (TNI), which in recent

Ari Susanto, Solo – The Military Police announced on Friday that they have charged seven members of Army's Special Forces Command for their involvement in a brawl that killed one Air Force officer.

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Slamet Susanto, Surakarta, Central Java/Yogyakarta – The Surakarta Military Police (Denpom) have detained five members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) for getting invo

Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said Wednesday that Indonesia's defense priority should shift to protecting citizens in non-traditional threats, such as terrorism, natural disasters an

Jakarta – Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) commander Maj. Gen.

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Moeldoko has said that the TNI would accept female military personnel wearing an Islamic headscarf (hijab) only in Aceh.

Jayapura – Human rights activists have opposed the presence of a military command in West Papua, later named as the Kasuari/XVIII Military Command, as it is against the Papua Special Autonomy Law,

Jakarta – The Indonesian military is taking on more roles in civilian life, a think-tank warned Monday, almost two decades after the armed forces' wings were clipped following the downfall of autho

Jakarta – Papuan students called on the government to withdraw all security personnel and stop the ongoing construction of military and police infrastructure in the country's easternmost province.

Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi, Jakarta – Nearly two decades after Indonesia's military was squeezed out of civilian affairs with the downfall of strongman leader Suharto, President Joko Widodo is

Indonesia will have the fastest growing defense budget in Asia Pacific over the next five years, according to a report by global analysis firm IHS.

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The most senior doctor in the Indonesian military has said he does not believe a torn hymen should prevent a woman from entering the armed forces.

Hotman Regar, Jakarta – Pressure is mounting on the Indonesian military to drop the invasive virginity tests it requires of female recruits, as another lawmaker from the House of Representatives' C

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A lawmaker from the House of Representatives' Commission I, which oversees defense, intelligence and security affairs, has urged the Indonesian military to rethi

Jakarta – The commander of Indonesia's armed forces believes that invasive virginity tests for female recruits are a good thing and the only way to gauge the women's morality.

Bambang Muryanto and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Yogyakarta/Surabaya – The Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers (APTRI) has complained over the cooperation between the Agriculture Ministry and the Indonesian Mil

Jakarta – New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says virginity tests have been recognized internationally as a violation of human rights.

Beh Lih Yi, Jakarta – Indonesia has been urged to drop a "discriminatory and invasive" virginity tests for female military recruits, but the military insisted the practice was necessary to check wh