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 the paralysing of the enemy's heavy equipment. The unit specialise in hostage rescue involving hijacked aircraft. In April 2008, the

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, was made an honorary member of the unit. In August 2021, Bravo Detachment 90 was deployed to Afghanistan in order to evacuate Indonesian citizens. In March 2022, Bravo Detachment 90 was deployed to Ukraine to evacuate Indonesian citizens.t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://digdaya.republika.co.id/posts/64299/satbravo-90-kopasgat-terlibat-evakuasi-wni-di-ukraina-melalui-bucharest-rumania

History

Initially, there were 34 personnel in Bravo: 1 commanding officer, 3 group commanders, and 30 troops. No information has been released about this unit from its limited formation until the end of the 1990s. In this vacuum, it is believed that its members were assigned into Kopaskhasaus Demonstration and Training Unit (''Satdemolat''). It was only on 9 September 1999 that the special forces detachment was formally established. Bravo's personnel are recruited from the best graduates of Kopasgat training in the Air Force. About 5 to 10 Kopasgat graduates are recruited for this elite unit each year. To train in its anti-terror techniques, the unit also trains at the

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's Sat-81 Gultor ( Kopassus) GMF facility and aeroplane hostage rescue trainings,

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facility for off-shore airfields infiltration and attack trainings,

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's KOPASKA facility for underwater

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trainings, Indonesian Police's Gegana Detachment facility for anti-bomb unit trainings and with the British

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References

External links

Realpolitik Ideology By Leonard C. Sebastian, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Indonesia (Google Books)

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20081013124353/http://www.angkasa-online.com/12/10/breaking/break19.htm "Special Forces of IDAF Bravo 90 Detachement", ''Angkasa'', 1 August 2002Indonesian)
Meliala, Adrianus. "Indonesian Experiences in Handling Terrorism Cases. University of Indonesia.
{{Military of Indonesia Counterterrorist organizations Special forces of Indonesia Indonesian Air Force Air force special forces units Military units and formations established in 1990