According to the latest reports, the Indonesian military is currently the strongest in Southeast Asia and ranked 16th in the world
even surpassing many European countries
With the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is currently the most populous Muslim country
In the personnel structure, the military still recruits women in many different positions
The population of Indonesia is currently 267 million people
The Indonesian army has a standing force of 400,000 soldiers
This number is also equivalent to the reserve force of this country
In a state of emergency, Indonesia can mobilize up to more than 100 million people
In terms of human resources ready to serve the war, Indonesia only loses to China, India and the US
The Indonesian Air Force ranks 28th in the world
The fighter force of this country is extremely large and diverse
including aircraft from Russia, the US, and Korea or Brazil.
Indonesia also wanted to buy Su-35 fighters from Russia
and only the threat of embargoes from the US caused the Muslim nation to abandon its intentions
The most numerous of the Indonesian fighters are the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters, with a total of 33 aircraft
The current Indonesian F-16s include four versions of A/B /C/D, and are continuing to be upgraded
In terms of armored forces, Indonesia is currently the only country in Southeast Asia capable of building tanks
The country's domestic medium tank model, the Harimau, is a product of cooperation between Indonesia and Turkey
Indonesia owns more than 100 German-made Leopard 2 tanks
Leopard 2 version that Indonesia owns including Leopard 2A4+ and Leopard 2RI, with the number 42 and 61 respectively
Indonesia also owns a variety of Russian-made armored vehicles, even the famous once British Scorpion light tank
In terms of armored force alone, Indonesia ranked only 46th in the world
However, the territory of this country is very unique, there are not too much room for tanks to display its power
Naval forces are the core of the country's military
In terms of number, the 282 warships and support ships make Indonesia the country with the 10th largest number of warships in the world
The potential for Indonesian naval power comes from their excellent technological self-mastery
This country already has the ability to assemble submarines and frigates on their own
They can build large patrol boats
Given the current geography of Indonesia
increasing the equipment of patrol and landing ships is even more important than the introduction of aircraft carriers or destroyers
Surprisingly, Indonesia's defense budget is only $9.2 billion, equivalent to 0.7% of the country's GDP
This budget can be considered as small compared to the size of the Indonesian military
This proves the effectiveness of the country's financial governance