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Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara
The prime air defence (Tempur Sergap) fighter of the TNI-AU is the Su-27/Su-30 Flanker, here represented by the first Su-27SK. Between September 2003 and September 2013, sixteen Flankers were received by 11 Squadron where they replaced the A-4E Skyhawk.
TNI-AU
| Ambalau (WION) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Raden Sadjad (RSA) (KOOPSAU I) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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| Ambon/Pattimura (WAPP) | ||||
RWY 04/22 POS 03°42'27"S 128°05'22"E ELEV 33 ft | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Pattimura (PTM) (KOOPSAU III) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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| Bali/I Gusti Ngurah Rai Intl (WADD) | ||||
RWY 09/27 POS 08°44'51"S 115°10'09"E ELEV 14 ft | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Ngurah Rai (RAI) (KOOPSAU II) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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| Balikpapan/Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan (WALL) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Dhomber (DMB) (KOOPSAU II) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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| Banda Aceh/Maimun Saleh (WITB) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Maimun Saleh (MUS) (KOOPSAU I) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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| Banda Aceh/Sultan Iskandar Muda (WITT) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM) (KOOPSAU I) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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| Banjarmasin/Syamsudin Noor (WAOO) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Sjamsudin Noor (SAM) (KOOPSAU II) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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The Badan Nasional Pencarian dan Pertolongan, or BASARNAS, operates NBo105s, an AW139 and AS365N3s for SAR duties divided over three TNI-AU and TNI-AL locations.
Marco Pennings
Many variants of the AS332 are used. They are locally built by IPTN Persero Bandung. This AS332L2 H-3222 is a VIP model.
Marco Pennings
| Deli Serdang/Kualanamu Intl (WIMM) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Soewondo (SWO) (KOOPSAU I) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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| Gayo Lues/Blang Keujeren (WIMG) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Sutan Sjahrir (SUT) (KOOPSAU I) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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The Indonesian Republic uses this B737 BBJ A-001 as "air force one".
Gert-Jan Mentink
TNI-AU obtained some former Australian Herks. A-1336 used to be A97-007.
Pascal Simon
Basic training is done on the Grob G120TP.
Erwin van Dijkman
A total of seventeen KAI KT-1B basic trainers (Latih Dasar) were originally received between June 2003 and 2013. The final ten were assembled by Indonesian Aerospace in Bandung; followed by three attrition replacements in 2021.
Erwin van Dijkman
| Kaburau (WALR) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Anang Busra (ANB) (KOOPSAU II) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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Not the sexiest aircraft but the Ce182 is used to good effect by the Air Force Academy.
Erwin van Dijkman
Many gliders are in use, both with the aerosport federation FASI as with the Air Force Academy (AAU), SGU-2-22C G-106 is seen here.
Erwin van Dijkman
| Kendari/Halu Oleo (WAWW) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Haluoleo (HLO) (KOOPSAU II) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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| Kupang/El-Tari (WATT) | ||||
RWY 07/25 POS 10°10'17"S 123°40'18"E ELEV 335ft | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Eltari (KOOPSAU III) |
no permanently based aircraft | |
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After overhaul this SkU32 C-130H appeared in the stunning legacy colour scheme in lieu of its camouflaged brethren.
Dietmar Fenners
Sixteen EMB314 Super Tucano close air support aircraft were delivered from 2014 to 2016.
Marco Pennings
| Mataram/Selaparang (WADA) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Zainuddin Abdul Madjid (ZAM) (KOOPSAU II) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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| Merauke/Mopah (WAKK) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Johannes Abraham Dimara (DMA) (KOOPSAU III) |
Lanud Johannes Abraham Dimara (DMA) | Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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The T-50 is used for advanced training as well as light attack. Some are or were painted blue/yellow, the colours of Elang Baru team.
Reinier Scheurs
But of course, the standard grey/blueish colour scheme is applied to most of the fleet now.
Erwin van Dijkman
| Palembang/Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (WIPP) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Sri Mulyono Herlambang (SMH) (KOOPSAU I) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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The main tactical fighter (Tempur Taktis) force is formed by 1 Squadron and 12 Squadron which received forty Hawks from May 1996. They replaced the Bronco with 1 Squadron and the Skyhawk with 12 Squadron.
Julius AS
The Hawks have all been painted in this toned down grey colours. This is TL-0112, the more familiar two seat Hawk Mk109.
Erwin van Dijkman
| Surabaya/Juanda (WARR) | ||||
RWY 10/28 POS 07°22'45"S 112°47'10"E ELEV 9 ft | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Muljono (MUL) (KOOPSAU II) |
Type B base no permanently based aircraft |
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The PZL-104 Wilga, or locally known as Gelatic (Rice Bird), was introduced in December 1964. Some 22 were assembled from Polish kits in Bandung, a further seventeen were manufactured locally. Final delivery was in October 1979. Today, a few remain operational as glider tugs with the FASI.
Wim Das
Many gliders are used throughout the country. This G-2602 is a SGU-2-22C.
Scramble files
| Tanjung Pandan/H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin (WIKT) | ||||
| Wing | Skadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Lanud Haji Abdullah Sanusi Hanandjoeddin (ASH) (KOOPSAU I) |
Type C base no permanently based aircraft |
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Angkut Intai, or Patrol is the main task of three B737-2X9s received by 5 Squadron from June 1982.
Teemu Tuuri
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