Special Forces units in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
are composed from the
Indonesian Armed Forces
, founded = as the ('People's Security Forces')
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, headquarters = Cilangkap, Jakarta
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, commander-in-chief = Joko Widodo
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which consist of the following units:
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Koopssus
The Koopssus ( id, Komando Operasi Khusus, Special Operations Command), is a special forces unit of the Indonesian National Armed Forces with counter-terrorism duties. The unit operates and was formed similarly to the United States Joint Special Op ...
, special forces unit of the Indonesian National Armed Forces with counter-terrorism duties.
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Indonesian Army
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Kopassus
The Kopassus ( id, Komando Pasukan Khusus, Special Forces Command) is an Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabot ...
, special forces and Army counter-terrorist unit.
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Tontaipur (''Peleton Intai Tempur'' - Combat Reconnaissance Platoon), platoon-sized special reconnaissance unit under Army Strategic Reserve Command.
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Indonesian Navy
The Indonesian Navy ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, , Indonesian National Military-Naval Force, TNI-AL) is the naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol ...
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Kopaska, commando frogman unit.
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Taifib
Taifib ( id, Batalyon Intai Amfibi) is an elite recon unit within the Indonesian Marine Corps which is tasked for conducting amphibious reconnaissance and special reconnaissance. It is operationally similar to the Combat Reconnaissance Platoon ...
, reconnaissance-commando unit, under command of the
Marine Corps
Marines, or naval infantry, are typically a military force trained to operate in littoral zones in support of naval operations. Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship (refl ...
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Denjaka
Denjaka (abbreviation from ''Detasemen Jala Mangkara''; Jala Mangkara Detachment) is a counter-terrorism special operations force of the Indonesian Navy. It is a combined detachment formed from selected personnel of the Navy's frogmen unit ( KOP ...
, special operations and maritime counter-terrorism forces.
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Indonesian Air Force
The Indonesian Air Force ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU), literally "''Indonesian National Military-Air Force''") sometimes shortened as IDAF / IdAF, is the aerial branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The I ...
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Kopasgat
The Kopasgat ( id, Komando Pasukan Gerak Cepat, Quick Reaction Forces Command) is the air force infantry and special forces corps of the Indonesian Air Force. The corps is also known as the Orange Berets ( in Indonesian) from the colour of the ...
, special operations unit, particularly used in the role of airfield security, seizure, control, air defense, combat control, and combat search and rescue, also counter-terrorism.
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Bravo Detachment 90
The Bravo Detachment 90 is a counter-terrorism unit whose personnel are specialists recruited and chosen from the Indonesian Air Force's Kopasgat. It is the youngest special operations unit of the Indonesian Air Force. The unit specialises in t ...
is a counter-terrorism unit whose personnel are specialists recruited and chosen from the Indonesian Air Force's Paskhas corps.
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