Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that strengthening Indonesia's defense must continue in the midst of global geopolitical uncertainty. The statement was made after he received additional TNI AU alutsista at Halim Perdanakusumah Air Base, Jakarta, Monday (18/5).
The equipment received includes six Rafale MRCA fighter aircraft, four Falcon 8X aircraft, one Airbus A400M MRTT, one Meteor missile, six Hammer smart weapons, and one GCI GM403 radar.
"This is just one milestone in adding strength," said Prabowo.
According to Prabowo, the addition of military equipment is necessary to strengthen Indonesia's deterrent power. He emphasized that Indonesia has no other interests other than protecting its own territory.
"We must continue to increase our defense strength as a deterrent," he said.
Prabowo said that the current world situation is uncertain. Therefore, defense is an important condition for the stability and sovereignty of the country.
"We see the world's geopolitical conditions full of uncertainty, and we know that defense is the main condition for stability," said the President.
He also said that a strong defense was a guarantee that Indonesia could remain sovereign. The strengthening, will not stop at the receipt of alutsista today.
"In the future, we will continue to build our strength," he said.
Prabowo emphasized that the development of defense capabilities would be directed to secure all Indonesian territory, both air, sea, and land.
"We want to secure our airspace, our sea areas, and of course our land areas," said Prabowo.
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