Strengthening Territorial Defense, Jokowi Witness Prabowo Handing Vehicles To Kodim 1503/Tual

MALUKU - Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto handed over 40 motorbikes from the Ministry of Defense to the Kodim 1503/Tual Southeast Maluku which was witnessed by President Joko Widodo during a series of working visits to Maluku.

Prabowo said the handover of the motorized vehicle was part of Jokowi's directive to draw up a long-term defense plan.

"For this reason, the development and development of territorial strength is a very important element, so we will empower all Babinsa, Koramil, Kodim, Korem and Kodam. So it's in our big plan, part of the national defense whose system is hankamrata (universal people's security defense)," Prabowo said.

Jokowi at the same time said the handover of these vehicles was part of a defense plan that emphasized the development of territorial strength

"The handover of this vehicle is part of a long-term defense plan in which the development and development of territorial strength is very important," said Jokowi.

"Motorized vehicles will also be given to Village Development Officers (Babinsa) throughout Indonesia," he said.

Prabowo said the motorized vehicles that will be given later are local productions that will be made by domestic companies.

"This is just the beginning because later we will give all Babinsa motorbikes and later we plan to make the motorbikes domestically in Indonesia by Pindad and PT Len under the defense industry holding, the current holding is Defend ID," said Prabowo.