Indonesia Reflags a Former Italian Warship as Its First Aircraft Carrier
The KRI Sriwijaya-100 will serve as a mobile command hub for helicopters and drones and help Indonesia respond to fires and disasters, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Indonesian Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, the KRI Sriwijaya-100, at Tanjung Priok seaport in Jakarta, strengthening maritime defenses after acquiring the former Italian vessel.
- The vessel, formerly the Giuseppe Garibaldi, arrived in Jakarta last week after a 25-day journey through the Suez Canal, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean following Italy's decision to gift the ship.
- Replacing the Italian flag with the Indonesian flag, the ship possesses capacity for short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft, Navy spokesperson Tunggul said in a statement.
- Indonesia becomes the second Southeast Asian nation to operate an aircraft carrier, joining Thailand, which commissioned the HTMS Chakri Naruebet in 1997 after procuring it from Spain.
- President Prabowo Subianto stated the vessel will function as a mobile command hub for helicopters and drones, specifically aiding maritime defense and efforts to combat regional forest and peatland fires.
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Indonesia reflags a former Italian warship as its first aircraft carrier - Regional Media News
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier Thursday after acquiring the former Italian vessel to strengthen its maritime defenses and disaster response. The Italian flag on the former ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi was replaced with the Indonesian flag on the carrier renamed [...]
Indonesia commissions first aircraft carrier, bolstering sea defence
Indonesia’s navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier on Thursday after acquiring the former Italian vessel to strengthen its maritime defences and disaster response. The Italian flag on the former ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi was replaced with the Indonesian flag on the carrier renamed the KRI Sriwijaya-100 as part of its official transfer at the ceremony held at Tanjung Priok seaport in North Jakarta. “The ship, which previously served in the Ita…
This change of status was marked by a ceremony to lower the Italian flag and raise the Red and White flag (reflagging) at Pier 107, Tanjung Priok.
In the future, a retired aircraft carrier from Italy will sail for Indonesia's navy. The ship now entered the capital Jakarta.
Indonesia has officially commissioned its first aircraft carrier, KRI Sriwijaya-100, marking a new step in the modernization of its naval forces.
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