Indonesian Army
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The Indonesian Army has an estimated strength of 400,000.
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[edit] Military Area Commands
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- Military Area Commands (Kodam), incorporating provincial and district commands each with a number of infantry battalions, sometimes a cavalry battalion, artillery, or engineers[1]. Currently there are 12 Military Commands, and those are:
- Kodam Iskandar Muda, overseeing Aceh province as part of the Aceh special autonomy law. Previously under the Kodam I/Bukit Barisan.
- Kodam I/Bukit Barisan, overseeing northern Sumatra provinces of North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau and Riau Islands.
- Kodam II/Sriwijaya, overseeing southern provinces on Sumatra island of Jambi, Bengkulu, Bangka Belitung, South Sumatra and Lampung.
- Kodam Jaya, overseeing Jakarta as the capital city of Indonesia. Kodam Jaya also oversees two regions outside Jakarta of Bekasi which actually in West Java province and Tangerang which is in Banten province.
- Kodam III/Siliwangi, overseeing West Java and Banten provinces.
- Kodam IV/Diponegoro, overseeing Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces.
- Kodam V/Brawijaya, overseeing East Java province.
- Kodam VI/Tanjungpura, overseeing all provinces on Kalimantan island (Borneo) of Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and West Kalimantan.
- Kodam VII/Wirabuana, overseeing all provinces on Sulawesi island of Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi and West Sulawesi.
- Kodam IX/Udayana, overseeing provinces of Bali, East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. Former Indonesian province of East Timor was also under the jurisdiction of Kodam IX/Udayana.
- Kodam XVI/Pattimura, overseeing Maluku and North Maluku provinces.
- Kodam XVII/Trikora, overseeing West Papua and Papua provinces.
[edit] History
At 1945 TKR (Tentara Keamanan Rakyat / Civil Security Forces) served as paramilitary and police.
[edit] Operational Commands
- Special Forces Command (Kopassus), est 5,530 divided into five groups
- Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad), est 35,000
- 1st Division, with 3rd, 13th, and 17th Airborne Brigades
- 2nd Division, with 6th, 9th, 18th Airborne Brigades
- KOSTRAD also commands an independent airborne brigade, an independent cavalry brigade, two field artillery regiments and several combat service support units such as combat engineers.
[edit] Army inventory
[edit] Unarmored Vehicles
Steyr 700 AP, Nissan Q4W73, DAF YA 400, Land Rover LWB, M-151 Jeep, Leyland 4000 kg, Unimog trucks, Steyr 680M, Bedford MK, Steyr 17M29, Cakra FAV, Flyer FAV, Casspir (used by Kopassus)
[edit] Other
12 x NDL-40 77 mm (built by PTDI), 6x RM-70 Grad 122 mm (used by Marine Corps), 24 BM-14 140 mm
[edit] Aircraft
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[5] | Notes |
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| Aero Commander | USA | utility transport | 680 | 3 | |
| Bell 47 | USA | utility helicopter | 47G | 10 | |
| Bell 205 | USA | utility helicopter | 205A-1 | 10 | |
| Bell 412 | USA | transport helicopter | 412
412SP |
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| Britten-Norman Islander | UK | utility transport | BN-2A | 1 | |
| CASA C-212 Aviocar | Spain | tactical transport | 2 | ||
| Cessna 310 | USA | utility transport | 4 | ||
| Douglas DC-3 | USA | tactical transport | C-47 | 2 | |
| Eurocopter Bo 105 | Indonesia | utility helicopter | 17 | built by IPTN | |
| Mil Mi-17 Hip-H | Russia | transport & light attack helicopter | Mi-17-V5 | 10 | |
| Mil Mi-35 Hind-F | Russia | attack helicopter | 8 | ||
| Schweizer 300 | USA | utility helicopter | 300C | 6 |
[edit] List of Army Chief of Staffs
- Col. GPH Djatikusumo (1948-1949)
- Col. AH Nasution (1949-1952)
- Col./Maj.Gen. Bambang Sugeng (1952-1955)
- Maj. Gen. Bambang Utoyo (1955)
- Maj. Gen..Gen. AH Nasution (1955-1962)
- Let. Gen. Ahmad Yani (1962-1965)
- Maj. Gen. Pranoto Reksosamudra (temporary) (1965)[1]
- Maj. Gen. Suharto (1965-1967)
- Gen. Maraden Panggabean (1967-1969)
- Gen. Umar Wirahadikusumah (1969-1973)
- Gen. Surono (1973-1974)
- Gen. Makmun Murod (1974-1978)
- Gen. Widodo (1978-1980)
- Gen. Poniman (1980-1983)
- Gen. Rudini (1983-1986)
- Gen. Try Sutrisno (1986-1988)
- Gen. Edi Sudrajat (1988-1993)
- Gen. Wismoyo Arismunandar (1993-1995)
- Gen. Hartono (1995-1997)
- Gen. Wiranto (1997-1998)
- Gen. Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo (1998-1999)
- Gen. Tyasno Sudarto (1999-2000)
- Gen. Endriartono Sutarto (2000-2002)
- Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu (2002-2005)
- Gen. Djoko Santoso (2005-2008)
- Let.Gen. Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo (2008-present)
[edit] References
- ^ The Military Balance 2006, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- ^ PT-76 series of light tanks
- ^ a b 2004 Inventory list of the Indonesian Army
- ^ BTR-40 series of wheeled armoured vehicles
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
[edit] External links
- IndoWiki KODAMs
- Official website of TNI
- Official website of TNI-AD (Army)
- GlobalSecurity.org : Indonesia
- Unofficial site of Indonesian Armed Forces
- Unofficial site of Indonesian Special Forces
- Jane's Intelligence Review - January 1997 and March 1997
- Indonesian Civil-Military Relations - Civil-Military Relations in Post-Suharto Indonesia and the Implications for Democracy Today: A Preliminary Analysis
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