JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto officially opened a main weapon system equipment exhibition (alutsista) and Indo Defense, Indo Marine, and Indo Aerospace security defense equipment at Jiexpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Wednesday, June 11.
"By saying Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, I am Prabowo Subianto, President of the Republic of Indonesia, on Wednesday morning, June 11, 2025, hereby officially open the Indo Defense Expo & Forum 2025," said President Prabowo during the opening ceremony of Indo Defense, quoted by ANTARA.
On the Indo Defense core stage, the President and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin then pressed the screen as an official symbol of the opening of Indo Defense in Jakarta.
The procession was then greeted with boisterous applause from invited guests, who were the leaders of delegations (HoD) of friendly countries, 6th Vice President Try Sutrisno, TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto, Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Maruli Simanjuntak, Navy Chief of Staff (KSAL) Admiral Muhammad Ali, and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force (KSAU) Marshal Madya TNI Tedi Rizalihadi.
Then, there is also the Chairman of the DPD Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Budi Gunawan, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, and Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian.
In his remarks at the opening ceremony, President Prabowo explained that the Indo Defense exhibition and forum became a forum for all groups to follow technological and scientific developments in the defense sector.
After attending the opening ceremony, the President and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and their entourage continued to tour the exhibition area. Several pavilions visited by President Prabowo and his entourage include the Turkish Defense Industry Pavilion, Defense ID Pavilion, and several US and French defense industry booths.
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President Prabowo, on the sidelines of inspecting the exhibition area, also witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in cooperation between the Indonesian defense industry and the defense industry of several friendly countries. A total of 18 MoUs were signed in front of President Prabowo on the first day of Indo Defense, Wednesday.
Indo Defense was held on June 11-14, 2025 at Jiexpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, followed by 1,180 companies from 55 countries. Several countries built separate pavilions to display the advantages of their defense industry, for example Turkey, the United States, and France.
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