Military airplane from different countries and manufacturers are shown at the Indo Aerospace Expo & Forum 2022 at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta on November 4,2022 (B Universe Photo/Joanito de Saojoao)
BY: JAYANTY NADA SHOFA
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Jakarta. Indonesia s brand-new capital Nusantara must enhance its air defense by embracing advanced military technologies, as the first fight the metropolitan area would deal with would likely be an air-centric one, according to the National Durability Institute or Lemhannas.
We predict the first battle to occur in the brand-new capital would be air-centric. One that involves making use of brand-new technologies, Lemhannas guv Andi Widjajanto told a press instruction on Wednesday.
It would also be hybrid, and tend to be a modern battle at the start [of the battle], Andi added.
According to Andi, the Russia-Ukraine war has demonstrated how far today s military innovation has actually advanced, particularly the air-centric ones, as seen in using drones and hypersonic rockets.
A mix of cyberattacks and land warfare also happened at the start of the war which set off a global energy and food crisis.
So Indonesia must instantly adopt the current technologies in its air defense and cyber defense. And going forward, drones will depend on artificial intelligence, similar to what we have seen in the Ukraine war, Andi said.
The Lemhannas guv informed press reporters that the new state capital will end up being the heart of Indonesia s defense. This would bring brand-new strategic risks that we require to reduce.
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On Nusantara s maritime security, Lemhannas recommended that the government should adopt an anti-access or location denial method to protect the brand-new capital. Found in East Kalimantan, Nusantara remains in close proximity to the ALKI II archipelagic sea lane in the Makassar Strait and a choke point. The ALKI II sea lane is an international shipping and trade path.
President Joko Jokowi” Widodo decided to move Indonesia s capital from Jakarta to East Kalimantan, to name a few, to stimulate more fair growth across the island chain. The federal government plans to celebrate the country s 79 th Independence Day in 2024 in Nusantara.
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