Indonesian National Armed Forces
The Indonesian National Armed Forces (Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia, lit. 'Indonesian National Military'; 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 commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. As of 2023, it comprises approximately 400,000 military personnel including the Indonesian Marine Corps (Korps Marinir RI), which is a branch of the Navy.
| Indonesian National Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Tentara Nasional Indonesia | |
Insignia of the Indonesian National Armed Forces | |
| Flag of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Reverse | |
| Motto | Sanskrit: Tri Dharma Eka Karma transl. 'Three services, one determination' |
| Founded | 5 October 1945 as the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat ('People's Security Forces') |
| Current form | 3 June 1947 |
| Service branches | |
| Headquarters | Cilangkap, Jakarta |
| Website | tni |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Joko Widodo |
| Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs | Hadi Tjahjanto |
| Minister of Defense | Gen. Prabowo Subianto |
| Commander of the Armed Forces | Gen. Agus Subiyanto |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 17 |
| Conscription | No |
| Available for military service | 131,000,000, age 15–49 (2016) |
| Fit for military service | 108,000,000, age 15–49 (2016) |
| Reaching military age annually | 4,500,000 (2016) |
| Active personnel | 400,000 (ranked 13th) |
| Reserve personnel | 400,000 8,574 (Komcad) |
| Deployed personnel | 3,544 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | US$7.7 billion (2023) |
| Percent of GDP | 0.7% (2023) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | List
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| Foreign suppliers | Current:
Former:
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| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Indonesia
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| Ranks | Indonesian military ranks |
Initially formed with the name of the People's Security Army (TKR), then later changed to the Republic of Indonesia Army (TRI) before changing again its name to the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) to the present. The Indonesian Armed Forces were formed during the Indonesian National Revolution, when it undertook a guerrilla war along with informal militia. As a result of this, and the need to maintain internal security, the Armed forces including the Army, Navy, and Air Force has been organised along territorial lines, aimed at defeating internal enemies of the state and potential external invaders.
Under the 1945 Constitution, all citizens are legally entitled and obliged to defend the nation. Conscription is provided for by law, however the Forces have been able to maintain mandated strength levels without resorting to a draft.
The Indonesian armed forces (military) personnel does not include members of law enforcement and paramilitary personnel such as the Indonesian National Police (Polri) consisting of approximately 440,000+ personnel, Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob) of around 42,000+ armed personnel, and the Indonesian College Students' Regiment or Resimen Mahasiswa (Menwa) which is a collegiate military service consisting 26,000 trained personnel.