Special Forces units in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
are composed from the
Indonesian Armed Forces
The Indonesian National Armed Forces (; abbreviated as TNI) are the military forces of the Republic of Indonesia. It consists of the Army (''TNI-AD''), Navy (''TNI-AL''), and Air Force (''TNI-AU''). The President of Indonesia is the Supreme ...
which consist of the following units:
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Koopssus
The Koopssus (, 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 Operations Command (JSOC) to ...
, special forces unit of the Indonesian National Armed Forces with counter-terrorism duties.
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Indonesian Army
The Indonesian Army ( (TNI-AD), ) is the army, land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,400 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its roots in 1945 when the (TKR) "People's Se ...
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Kopassus
The Kopassus (, 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 (military), direct action, unconventional warfare, sabot ...
, special forces and Army counter-terrorist unit.
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Tontaipur
The Combat Reconnaissance Platoon (, abbreviated as Tontaipur) is an elite special unit formation of the Indonesian Army in a platoon level to conduct special reconnaissance (SR) operations. Its members are recruited from the Indonesian Army's eli ...
(''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 (, TNI-AL) is the Navy, naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol Indonesia's lengthy coastline, to enforce and patrol the territorial waters and Exclus ...
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Kopaska
The Kopaska () is the premier frogman and underwater demolition unit of the Indonesian Navy. The unit's motto is (Sanskrit for "There is no obstacle that cannot be defeated"). The unit's main duties are underwater demolition (raiding enemy s ...
, commando frogman unit.
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Taifib
Taifib () 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 (, abbreviated "Tontaipur" ...
, reconnaissance-commando unit, under command of the
Marine Corps
Marines (or naval infantry) are military personnel generally trained to operate on both land and sea, with a particular focus on amphibious warfare. Historically, the main tasks undertaken by marines have included raiding ashore (often in supp ...
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Denjaka
Denjaka (abbreviation from ; 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 ( KOPASKA) and the Marine Corps' ...
, special operations and maritime counter-terrorism forces.
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Indonesian Air Force
The Indonesian Air Force (, sometimes shortened as IDAF / IdAF) is the Air force, aerial branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The Indonesian Air Force is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, and is headed by the Chief of Staff of th ...
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Kopasgat
The Kopasgat (, 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 their service headgear. Kopasgat is ...
, 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 ...
is a counter-terrorism unit whose personnel are specialists recruited and chosen from the Indonesian Air Force's Kopasgat.
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