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Indonesia’s military reorganisation is its biggest this century
['Akhmad Hanan']
The Strategist
Indonesia has embarked on its most comprehensive military restructuring in decades, responding to domestic priorities while also strengthening national defence.
Before this reform, Indonesia maintained 15 regional military commands (komando daerah militer, or kodam) spread across the archipelago.
Diversity of supply is traditional Indonesian military policy, intended to avoid overreliance on any single country.
Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin says the armed forces can instead collaborate more closely with civilian organisations and with other countries, such as Singapore.
The reorganisation and modernisation of the armed forces are designed to ensure resilience against both traditional and hybrid threats.
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