Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah

Sep 29, 2024 | indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au | Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah

President-elect Prabowo Subianto will likely appoint a military figure to head the Defence Ministry when he steps into office in October 2024. As a former army general who now serves as defence minister under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Prabowo is expected to further marginalise civilian politicians in the country’s defence sector. Chances are slim that the Gerindra Party leader will appoint a civilian politician to replace him as defence minister.

Sep 17, 2024 | aspistrategist.org.au | Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah

The intent of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) to establish a Cyber Force needs to be supported, but not rushed. In response to the recent hacking of TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency data in June 2024, the TNI commander, General Agus Subiyanto, declared that he would expand the TNI structure to include a new cyber force. Other government leaders, such as the then-chief of the TNI Information Center Maj. Gen. R.

Jul 2, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah |Shalhhakka Dimar Farrakhy |Muhammad Rafi Bakri |Nurhadi Hafman

After a time-consuming negotiation process and extensive consideration, Indonesia finally decided to acquire two lithium ion batteries-equipped submarines from French manufacturer Naval Group in April 2024 to strengthen the Indonesian Navy’s submarine fleet. The evolved Scorpene-class submarines will be built at PT PAL Indonesia’s shipyard in Surabaya in collaboration with Naval Group and are expected to take five to seven years to be completed once the contract becomes effective.

Jun 24, 2024 | indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au | Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah

As President Joko Widodo’s administration comes to an end, the government is once again considering revising the Indonesian National Military (TNI) Law. The same discussions appeared at the end of President Joko Widodo’s first term and have become a regular news headline. However, this time the government looks set to press ahead with controversial revisions. The current draft suggests the government plans to make changes to two articles in the TNI Law.

Jun 13, 2024 | aspistrategist.org.au | Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah

Indonesia should seize a chance of improving its defence-industry capability by stepping up cooperation with South Korea. With four defence companies among the world’s top 100, South Korea shows that Indonesia can achieve its objective of lifting the scale and skills of its state-owned defence companies, which as a group are known as Defence Industry Indonesia (Defend ID).