- March 3rd, 2026
The rollout of Indonesia’s B50 biodiesel mandate, which would require a 50-50 blend of palm-based fuel and diesel, will hinge on the price gap between crude oil and crude palm oil, a senior official said on Tuesday. Indonesia, the world’s...
Indonesia’s renewed pursuit of the KF-21 Boramae fighter programme reflects a carefully calibrated effort to resurrect a previously strained defence-industrial partnership with South Korea, following a quiet but consequential alignment between President Prabowo Subianto and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung...
The Dec. 14 shooting at Bondi Beach, in which two gunmen inspired by Islamic State allegedly targeted a Jewish celebration, has left many Indonesian Muslims in Australia feeling anxious about leaving their homes amid a surge in reported Islamophobic incidents....
Indonesia’s confirmed operational deployment of the KHAN tactical ballistic missile system represents a pivotal evolution in Southeast Asia’s security architecture, marking a deliberate move away from purely defensive postures toward a precision-strike capability capable of imposing operational costs across contested...
A Spanish man and three of his children remain missing after a tourist boat sank in rough seas near Padar Island in Indonesia, rescuers confirmed on Saturday, December 27. The vessel, carrying 11 people, went down on Friday night in...
The Indonesian Navy has officially accepted its second Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) class vessel, KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321, during a delivery ceremony at the company’s Muggiano shipyard in La Spezia, Italy, on 22 December 2025. According to information released by Italian...
Indonesia is dispatching its top economic policymaker to the United States to finalise the remaining details of a bilateral trade deal announced in July, marking a key step toward cementing what Jakarta has described as a new chapter in economic...
Indonesia’s naval modernisation drive reached a decisive new phase this week as integration officially began on installing ASELSAN’s CENK 350-N Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) X-band radar aboard the country’s first Merah Putih-class frigate. The installation, captured in high-resolution shipyard...
In a landmark moment for Southeast Asian air power, the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has formally received its first three Dassault Rafale B multirole fighter jets during a ceremony at Dassault Aviation’s Mérignac production facility near Bordeaux. The handover —...
Indonesia Launches Major Modernization of Bung Tomo-Class Frigates to Boost Maritime Defence Posture
Indonesia has taken a significant step forward in its long-term maritime modernization agenda with the launch of a comprehensive upgrade program for two additional Bung Tomo-class frigates, KRI Bung Tomo (357) and KRI John Lie (358). The modernization effort marks...
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