Indonesian_Special_Forces_(disambiguation)

Indonesian Special Forces

Indonesian Special Forces

Topics referred to by the same term


Special Forces units in Indonesia are composed from the Indonesian Armed Forces which consist of the following units:

  • Joint units
    • Koopssus, special forces unit of the Indonesian National Armed Forces with counter-terrorism duties.
  • Indonesian Army
    • Kopassus, special forces and Army counter-terrorist unit.
    • Tontaipur (Peleton Intai Tempur - Combat Reconnaissance Platoon), platoon-sized special reconnaissance unit under Army Strategic Reserve Command.
  • Indonesian Navy
    • Kopaska, commando frogman unit.
    • Taifib, reconnaissance-commando unit, under command of the Marine Corps
    • Denjaka, special operations and maritime counter-terrorism forces.
  • Indonesian Air Force
    • Kopasgat, 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.
    • Bravo Detachment 90 is a counter-terrorism unit whose personnel are specialists recruited and chosen from the Indonesian Air Force's Paskhas corps.

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