Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryucudu met with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne in Sydney on Thursday, taking further steps forward since mending ties over a military

Bagus Saragih, Jakarta – As many as 45 Indonesian Army personnel are set to participate in a joint military exercise with the Indian Army in Nhan Camp, India, from March 20 to April 2.

Jakarta – Danish Ambassador to Indonesia Casper Klynge paid a courtesy call on Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu here on Thursday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the two

Primrose Riordan – Indonesia and Australia have patched up their defence relationship after a dramatic public spat on Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo long awaited visit to Sydney as the c

Yohanes Paskalis, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) commander Gen.

Jewel Topsfield – Indonesia's military chief says Australia has apologised over "very sensitive and painful" material found at an army base in Perth that insulted Indonesia's state ideology and pro

The Australia East Timor Friendship Association SA (AETFA SA) and the Australia West Papua Association SA (AWP SA) jointly released the following statement in response to the recent Indonesian m

Lauren Farrow and Heru Rahadi – Indonesia will await the outcome of Australia's investigation into the training material behind this month's defence suspension before making a decision about furthe

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said Thursday that the spat between Indonesia and Australia over an alleged insult of the former's military and state ideology of Pancas

Lucy Marks – Repercussions for the Top End from the recent strain on national military ties between Australia and Indonesia are yet to be determined, the Indonesian consul to the Northern Territory

John McBeth – It is turning out to be a storm in a smaller-than-usual teacup, but the latest spat between Jakarta and Canberra over what was perceived to be insulting content in military training m

The Australia East Timor Friendship Association SA (AETFA SA) and the Australia West Papua Association SA (AWP SA) jointly released the following media statement today in response to the recent Ind

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – An internal Indonesian military cable issued last month states the suspension of co-operation between the Australian and Indonesian military only affected activities unde

Any further political rise of the head of Indonesia's armed forces, General Gatot Nurmantyo, could be a threat to Australia's vital military relationship with Indonesia, Australian Strategic Policy

Tom McIlroy – Australia's defence co-operation with Indonesia spans some of the most controversial issues in domestic and international politics today, including the fight against terrorism, refuge

Robertus Wardi & Eko Prasetyo, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said a misspelling of Pancasila, the name for Indonesia's state ideology, was not the official stance of the Australi

Tom McIlroy, Fergus Hunter – Defence Minister Marise Payne has been forced to deny Australia has recruited Indonesian military officers as spies or agents of influence while defending the governmen

Jewel Topsfield – Indonesian President Joko Widodo says his country and Australia have agreed to stay out of each other's internal affairs.

Jewel Topsfield – Indonesia's hardline military chief Gatot Nurmantyo has little love for Australia.

Jewel Topsfield, Fergus Hunter, Jakarta – Indonesia has suspended military co-operation with Australia following an incident at an Australian army training facility last year that caused Indonesian

Gareth Hutchens and Ben Doherty – The Australian and Indonesian governments have scrambled to play down Indonesia's unilateral and sudden suspension of military cooperation, with defence ministers

Ben Doherty – Indonesia has suspended all military cooperation with Australia, reportedly over offensive materials displayed at an Australian military base where its troops were training.

Novan Iman Santosa, Manila – Indonesia will hold a trilateral military exercise in Kalimantan early next year, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has said.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) and its Japanese counterpart plan to intensify cooperation, given that both countries have vast maritime territories and are vulnerable to disas

Jakarta – The Russian government has reaffirmed its commitment to increasing defense and security partnerships with Indonesia, Ambassador Mikhail Galuzin said during a press conference on board Rus

Manado – US Marine Corps and Indonesian Air Force personnel attended on Tuesday the opening ceremony of the 10-day Cope West joint training exercise held by the two countries' militaries in Manado,

Jakarta – US Marine Corps and Indonesian Air Force personnel attended on Tuesday the opening ceremony of the 10-day Cope West joint training exercise held by the two militaries in Manado, North Sul

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Qatar has expressed its interest in looking into the development of military equipment manufactured by three Indonesian state-owned enterprises, namely PT Pindad, PT Dirga

Singapore – Singapore and Indonesia agreed to enhance cooperation on transnational security issues, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement on Monday.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has announced the strengthening of a partnership with the UK military following a bilateral meeting between the two countries at the 2016 Annual Chiefs of De

Brendan Nicholson – John Sanderson well remembers trudging through the jungle in northern Cambodia in 1993 with a young Indonesian battalion commander trying to find feared Khmer Rouge fighters.

Greg Earl – Australia has flagged more defence exchanges with Indonesian officers after agreeing to renew a defence co-operation agreement amid new joint efforts to crack down on a pote

Jakarta – Two Australian Navy ships from Perth have arrived in Surabaya to join the TNI-AL in a major four-day maritime security exercise to be conducted in the Java Sea.

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The Indonesian and Australian air forces will hold a joint exercise entitled, "Eagle Ausindo 2015" from August 21 to 29, El Tari Air Force Base Commander, Colonel Andi

Jakarta – Indonesia is ready to finalized cooperation plans with Turkey related to the development of a primary weaponry system (Alutsista).

Kupang – Against the background of recent claims that Australian authorities paid an Indonesian ship's crew to transport dozens of migrants back to Indonesia, the Indonesian Navy and the Royal Aust

Surabaya, East Java – The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are conducting a joint exercise named "Cassoary Exercise" (Cassuex) 2015.

Jakarta – Operators of an elite reconnaissance unit of the Indonesian Marine Corps kicked off a joint training with their American counterparts in Situbondo, East Java, on Thursday.

When we met in Jakarta on June 21 and July 2, 2001 General Prabowo spoke at length about his work with and for the United States.

On Monday (February 10, 2014) Timorese Prime Minister and Defense Minister Xanana Gusmao met with Indonesian Defense Minister Poernomo Yusgiantoro to sign a defense memorandum of unders

A week after Indonesia announced the suspension of military cooperation with Australia in the wake of allegations of spying by Canberra, Jakarta said it could re-evaluate bilateral coop

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) have agreed to step up cooperation to enhance the security and stability of the two nations, TNI chief Gen.

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today urged President Obama to emphasize human rights and the rule of law in US-Indonesia relations.

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and the West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) today condemned the US government's decision to approve the sale of deadly Apache attack helic

Singapore – The United States will step up its military cooperation with Indonesia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in Singapore on Friday after meeting his Indonesian counterpart Pu

Jakarta – Indonesia's army special forces (Kopassus) and Japan's self-defense forces army will continue to develop their cooperation to later even cover natural disaster mitigation.

Washington – A senior US official says Washington should expand its military ties with Indonesia, befitting a relationship between two robust democracies.

President's visit prompts fresh concerns about arms sales and training of anti-terror police.

Jim Wolf, Washington – The Obama administration is proposing a potential $1.4-billion arms package for Indonesia, including eight Boeing Co Apache AH-64D attack helicopters, in a fresh

Washington – The United States said on Thursday it will sell Indonesia eight AH-64/D Apache helicopters to strengthen security ties with the largest country in Southeast Asia and the wo