JAKARTA. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wants to modernize Indonesia’s primary weaponry defense system (Alutsista) to develop the Indonesian Military as a regional maritime force, respected throughout the East Asia region. “To develop the country’s defense force, we have to be able to fulfil our Alutsista needs in an integrated way across Indonesia’s three defense components [Army, Navy and Air Force],” he said during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI) at Indah Kiat Port in Banten on Monday, as quoted by tempo.co. A Global Firepower (GFP) report entitled 2015 World Military Strength Rankings reveals that as a maritime country, the TNI has the 12th largest maritime weaponry system – 171 vessels of various types. This indicates that Indonesia is a country with a strong maritime weaponry system in comparison to other Southeast Asian countries.
Modernized weaponry defense needed, says Jokowi
JAKARTA. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wants to modernize Indonesia’s primary weaponry defense system (Alutsista) to develop the Indonesian Military as a regional maritime force, respected throughout the East Asia region. “To develop the country’s defense force, we have to be able to fulfil our Alutsista needs in an integrated way across Indonesia’s three defense components [Army, Navy and Air Force],” he said during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI) at Indah Kiat Port in Banten on Monday, as quoted by tempo.co. A Global Firepower (GFP) report entitled 2015 World Military Strength Rankings reveals that as a maritime country, the TNI has the 12th largest maritime weaponry system – 171 vessels of various types. This indicates that Indonesia is a country with a strong maritime weaponry system in comparison to other Southeast Asian countries.