Indonesia Indonesian Army,Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)

[Gary]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326291646955188224

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326291646955188224

 

[Madokafc]

Water drilling exercise by 5th engineer Battalion, credits to original owner

 

[Gary]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326527270752710656

 

[Gary]

Army Pindad APR-1, Anoa and M113 of the 8th Scout Cavalary Company on their way for Kartika Yudha 2020.

 

[Gary]

Embarkation for Kartika Yudha 2020

 

[Gary]

BMS operator training

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1310818026627891200

 

[Madokafc]

Kikav 8 Kostrad, they are armored recon elements under 2nd Infantry Division commands HQ directly. Their role is as forward observer for the movements of Second infantry Division. In the past they are mainly armed with Ferret recon vehicles, but now they are operating some Anoa, APR1 and other vehicles

Kikav 8 Ferret

There is report about development of new vehicles to replace such antique vehicles, the likes of P2 KM from SSE

 

[Madokafc]

Puspalad, Army center for equipment and tools, shown their prototype vehicles for maintenance and services of multi type of vehicles

 

[Madokafc]

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHd490UhrZY/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

 

[Madokafc]

 

[Madokafc]

There is three units within Indonesia Army operating Astros MK6 MLRS system, including Battalion composite 1 Gardapati in which under Kodam Bukit Barisan command. Gardapati received 14 units of Astros system since last year.

Pangdam I Bukit Barisan Hadiri Agenda Penerimaan Alutsista di Batalyon Komposit 1/Gardapati​

in Natuna News

Tgl Rilis: Monday, 25 November 2019 | 12:18
Pangdam I Bukit Barisan, Mayjen TNI MS Fadhillah didampingi Danrem 033 Wira Pratama beserta rombongan bertandang ke Kabupaten Natuna dalam kunjungan kerja untuk menghadiri agenda Penerimaan Alutsista Astros II MK 6 di Batalyon Komposit I Gardapati Natuna yang digelar di Desa Teluk Buton Kecamatan Bunguran Utara, senin (18/11) lalu. Hadir pada kesempatan tersebut Asisten Ekonomi dan Pembangunan Sekretariat Daerah Kabupaten Natuna, Anggota Forum Koordinasi Pimpinan Daerah, Danyon beserta Prajurit Batalyon Komposit I/Gardapati.
Kemajuan pengetahuan dan teknologi yang dinamis dan sulit terprediksi telah menggeser paradigm global maupun nasional yang berimplikasi pada ancaman terhadap kedaulatan bangsa.
Dalam sambutannya ketika itu, MS Fadhillah mengatakan bahwa kemajuan pengetahuan dan teknologi yang dinamis dan sulit terprediksi telah menggeser paradigm global maupun nasional yang berimplikasi pada ancaman terhadap kedaulatan bangsa.
Terlebih lagi Indonesia merupakan salah satu Negara maritime, tropis agraris dan memiliki potensi alam yang melimpah, telah menciptakan keunggulan yang bersifat kompetitif sekaligus menjadi tantangan sebagai bangsa yang merdeka dan berdaulat.
Untuk menghadapi indikasi ancaman terhadap wilayah kedaulatan NKRI, telahpun diamanatkan kepada Yonkomposit 1/Gardapati, persenjataan /alutsista Astros II MK 6 sebanyak 14 unit bagi meningkatkan mutu pelaksanaan tugas dalam memperkuat pertahanan wilayah NKRI di garda terdepan Natuna.
Seiring perhatian dalam upaya percepatan pembangunan diwilayah perbatasan, diterapkan pula peningkatan kemampuan system pertahanan untuk mejaga wilayah kedaulatan NKRI. Mengingat alutsista jenis ini baru ditempatkan di 3 markas satuan TNI AD (termasuk Yon Komposit 1/Gardapati), MS Fadhillah mengharapkan agar para prajurit Baterai Armed Yon komposit 1 /Gardapati untuk dapat mempelajari, melakukan latihan-latihan bagi menguasai fasilitas ini dengan penuh tanggungjawab, serta menjaga dan merawat secara rutin dan berkala agar sarana pelaksanaan tugas ini dapat digunakan dalam jangka waktu yang lama.
Selanjutnya Bupati Natuna yang diwakili Asisten Ekonomi dan Pembangunan Setda Kabupaten Natuna, Tasrif menerangkan bahwa seiring perhatian dalam upaya percepatan pembangunan diwilayah perbatasan, diterapkan pula peningkatan kemampuan system pertahanan untuk mejaga wilayah kedaulatan NKRI.
Selanjutnya Tasrif juga mengatakan bahwa sebagai tuan rumah yang baik, Pemerintah daerah dan masyarakat pada umumnya akan selalu menyambut baik para personil TNI yang bertugas, menjadikannya bagian yang tidak terpisahkan dalam tatanan social.
Tasrif berharap agar kebersamaan, persaudaraan dan kemanunggalan antara TNI dengan masyarakat Natuna terus terjalin, menjadi sebuah kekuatan baru sebagai modal mendukung kemajuan disegala bidang, pungkasnya. Dalam kesempatan tersebut digelar pula demontrasi peluncura roket Astros II MK 6 dan teknis cepat satbak rudal LML. (Humas_Pro/Arf, Ery)
RILIS PERS, Nomor : 1024 /IP/HUMAS-PROTOKOL/2019

https://natunakab.go.id/pangdam-i-bukit-barisan-hadiri-agenda-penerimaan-alutsista-di-batalyon-komposit-1-gardapati/

 

[Madokafc]

Gardapati itself is one big special Battalion and they are operating array of modern weapon system including MLRS, APC's and Mobile Shorad system. They are located in Natuna island and tasked to defend and protect the strategic Islands

They are operating Starstreak system

 

[Madokafc]

Gardapati itself is quite special as they too had Zeni or engineering units within them and had radar system

 

[Madokafc]

Mechanized infantry Battalion 741 GN (Garuda Nusantara) located in Jembrana Bali province. They are newly build unit, as Army efforts to modernized the Army to cope with current threat and protect vital infrastructure in Bali area. Formalized in 25 March 2015, Battalion 741 equipped with around 51 Anoa APC and other supporting equipment and had more than 500 personel.

 

[Nilgiri]

Indian Military: We like using sanskrit names for our stuff...

Indonesian Military: PSH, amateur.

@Joe Shearer

 

[Madokafc]

Battalion composite Mandala Yudha , this is embrio for heavy brigade combat team envisioned as like their US Army counterparts. This Battalion for a while had comprised as around detachment units and four bloated companies units , HQ detachment, Support unit Detachment (field artillery and Air Defense battery), MBT company, Mechanized infantry companies (tracked and wheeled each). Mandala Yudha is under direct command of KOSTRAD HQ.

 

[Madokafc]

Indian Military: We like using sanskrit names for our stuff...

Indonesian Military: PSH, amateur.

@Joe Shearer

Our Nation institution mostly using and had sanskrit second names and motto. Even the newly formed ones like BAKAMLA (Indonesia Coast Guard) which formed in 2014, had motto Raksamahiva Camudrasu Nusantarasya (We are the guardian of Nusantara ocean).

 

[Gary]

Tropical Leopard 2s , Kartika Yudha 2020

 

[Gary]

Tropical Leopard 2, Karika Yudha 2020 (pt.2)

 

[Gary]

Battalion composite Mandala Yudha , this is embrio for heavy brigade combat team envisioned as like their US Army counterparts. This Battalion for a while had comprised as around detachment units and four bloated companies units , HQ detachment, Support unit Detachment (field artillery and Air Defense battery), MBT company, Mechanized infantry companies (tracked and wheeled each). Mandala Yudha is under direct command of KOSTRAD HQ.

I hope they add more MBT and mobile strike vehicle like that of Pandur FSV

seriously 100 Leopard 2s is just to small.