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Our Research Coordinator & Head of Defence, Anastasia Febiola S, underlined the benefit for Indonesia to have a long-term commitment to defence technology transfer which should be seen as a strategic investment.

In our latest webinar, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jan Pieter Ate conveyed how technology transfer programmes from arms procurement are directly related to the independence and strength of Indonesia’s national defence. Hence, Indonesia must prioritise arms procurement proposals with the most transfer of technology potential.

In our latest discussion, Col. Dedy Laksmono presented the conditions of Indonesia’s defence industry as well as how in the past six years the Ministry of Defence has managed to secure dozens of offset programmes with a total value of billions of US dollars.

In our latest discussion, Yono Reksoprodjo explained Indonesia’s defence industry targets, several challenges to achieve them, and what forms of long-term transfer of technology cooperation and investment will bring more benefits not only for domestic defence firms but also foreign OEMs.

In our latest webinar, Alman Helvas Ali gave insights on technical and non-technical matters that affect the transfer and mastery of defence technology in Indonesia. M. Ali also gave several recommendations in order for Indonesia to advance its defence industry ecosystem.

Our Research Coordinator & Head of Defence, Anastasia Febiola S., mentioned how significant the ongoing war in Ukraine is to Indonesia’s national defence posture and modernisation programme.

In our latest webinar, Jupriyanto explained the lessons that Indonesia could learn from the war between Russia and Ukraine. M. Jupriyanto also emphasised that Indonesia must choose the right foreign partners to help it develop its defence capability.

In our latest discussion, Novan Iman Santosa highlighted that the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine provides many lessons that Indonesia can learn form. For instance, the importance of having a strong industrial capability as well as strategic partnerships with other countries to continue to fight.

In our latest webinar, Curie Maharani Savitri offered several alternative defence-related policies that Indonesia could adopt to overcome some of the challenges that the Russian military invasion of Ukraine presents to the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) readiness and modernisation process.

In our latest discussion, Alman Helvas Ali explained how the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has ripple effects on global defence industries. M. Ali also shared his views on what Indonesia can learn from the war in Ukraine to have a more capable domestic defence industry and national defence posture.

Our Research Coordinator & Head of Defence, Anastasia Febiola S, explained several internal and external key factors that will determine the fate of Indonesia’s defence industry in 2023.

In our latest discussion, Maj. Gen. Rodon Pedrason explained the complexity of modernising an armed forces while at the same time advancing the domestic defence industry, especially with the growing geopolitical tensions in the region. M. Pedrason also shared his thoughts on how Indonesia could choose the best domestic and foreign partners in boosting its national defence.

In our latest webinar, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jan Pieter Ate explained the challenges faced by Indonesian private defence firms in obtaining contracts from the government and selling their products in the international market. M. Ate also shared his views on the prospects in the Indonesian defence market in 2023.

In our latest discussion, Rizal Darma Putra highlighted several principles that must be followed in Indonesia’s defence modernisation process. Furthermore, M. Putra discussed how geopolitic competition in both regional and global levels greatly affect the defence industry and market.

In our latest webinar, Alman Helvas Ali gave an overview regarding the current condition of the Indonesian defence industry and ways to improve it. M. Ali also believes that Indonesia should be more active in selling its products in the international arms market to help its domestic defence industry achieve economies of scale given the low demand from the domestic market, among other things.

Our Research Coordinator & Head of Defence, Anastasia Febiola S., mentioned a number of interesting questions related to the appointment of Admiral Yudo Margono as the next Commander (Panglima) of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and its impact on the organisation’s modernisation process.

In our latest discussion, Cmdre. Didong Rio Duta described the background, experience and leadership style of Admiral Yudo Margono, the navy’s long-term modernisation targets, and the challenges that TNI must face in 2023, especially when it comes to arms modernization and procurement.

In our latest webinar, Adhi Priamarizki mentioned the priorities of the new Panglima and emphasised that he is not the only actor who influence the national defence policy, including in terms of arms modernisation and acquisition. M. Priamarizki also gave several recommendations so that TNI modernisation can be implemented more efficiently considering the existing constraints.

In our latest discussion, Novan Iman Santosa reminded that ideally, the new Panglima would not only be responsible for continuing existing programmes, but also formulating a post-2024 military modernisation roadmap. M. Santosa also mentioned the list of arms procurement contracts that have yet to be executed.

In our latest webinar, Curie Maharani Savitri explained the impact of the latest leadership regeneration within the TNI and how the new Panglima will most likely continue to execute existing programmes due to his limited time in office and budget constraints, among other things. Additionally, Ms. Savitri described how Indonesia could boost its defence diplomacy in 2023.

In our latest discussion, Alman Helvas Ali underlined the lack of budgetary support to modernise the Indonesian Navy’s (TNI AL) major weapon systems and what are the prospects for Indonesia’s arms procurement in the Fiscal Year 2023.

Our Research Coordinator & Head of Defence, Anastasia Febiola S, emphasised the importance of the development of domestic defence products to fulfil TNI AL’s operational needs. Furthermore, relevant stakeholders must set a scale of priorities in terms of implementing defence projects to achieve an effective, efficient, and adaptive naval strategy.

In our latest webinar, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jan Pieter Ate highlighted significant progress of domestic shipyard companies, which have started to expand their military-related capabilities. However, M. Ate mentioned a challenge that TNI AL might encounter, such as limited capacity of shipyard facilities and main naval bases to support TNI AL operations.

In our latest discussion, Rizal Darma Putra highlighted maritime security threats that could possibly disrupt Indonesia’s sovereignty. Furthermore, the current issue of budget constraints might hinder the Indonesian Navy to acquire the integrated weapons systems needed to establish an effective naval strategy. Thus, M. Putra encouraged the Indonesian Navy to prepare mitigation and contingency plans to overcome such challenges.

In our latest discussion, Edna Caroline emphasised that the current Minimum Essential Force (MEF) target has been reduced due to budget limitations. Thus, Ms. Caroline argued that the Indonesian Navy’s presence and control are lacking due to such a challenge.

In our latest webinar, Alman Helvas Ali discussed the current state of Indonesian naval forces and the challenges they are currently facing. It might be difficult for Indonesia to increase its naval capabilities with the existing fiscal constraints.

Our Director, Alban Sciascia, explained how defence investment will not only strengthen Indonesia’s defence posture, but also contribute to the country’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery effort by providing jobs for the domestic defence industry through Transfer of Technology (ToT) and offset programs.

Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jan Pieter Ate highlighted that to support defence investment, Indonesia must have a long-term modernisation plan to purchase defence equipment until 2045. In addition, Indonesia must also increase its defence spending to provide more opportunities for the domestic defence industry to receive transfer of technology.

In our latest webinar held on November 9, Tazar Marta Kurniawan explained that there is a need for co-production of defence equipment in order to increase local defence companies’ production capabilities and capacities.

Alman Helvas Ali explained that looking at the case of India and Brazil, offsets from weapons procurement could create tens of thousands of jobs in Indonesia and would benefit both domestic state-owned and private defence industry actors. He also emphasised that defence industry actors should keep in mind that they are business entities and should aim for profit to survive.

Our Research Coordinator & Head of Defence, Anastasia Febiola S., raised some questions about how Indonesia can boost foreign and domestic investments in its defence sector amid fiscal restrictions and geopolitical uncertainties. At the same time, the government must ensure that defence spending will benefit both private and state-owned defence companies in the country.

In our latest webinar, AFM Wajariman explained how Indonesia could maximise offsets from foreign arms procurement if it is able to buy weapon systems/platforms in large quantities. Additionally, AFM Wajariman mentioned several considerations within the Ministry of Defence in selection what kind of weapon systems/platforms it should develop domestically.

In our latest discussion, Novan Iman Santosa highlighted two important factors in maintaining a good defence investment climate in Indonesia: long-term order certainty and procurement plan consistency. Ideally, if these two factors are met, investors will be more interested in supporting the advancement of the Indonesian defence industry.

During our latest webinar, Alman Helvas Ali discussed the challenges and how Indonesia can attract foreign investors to help advance its domestic defence industry. It will be difficult for Indonesia to increase defence investment with the existing budget constraints.