Issues beyond Budget

Following the sinking of the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto expressed hope that the modernization of defense equipment would be carried out immediately.

KOMPAS/P RADITYA MAHENDRA YASA

Rows of combat and transport helicopters belonging to the Indonesian Army at the Apache Hangar, Army Aviation Center, Semarang City, Central Java, Thursday (18/3/2021). The AH-64E Apache helicopter gunship is the latest weaponry system imported from America.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The budget for modernizing and maintaining the country’s primary weaponry system (alutsista) is still not ideal. Of the minimum requirement of Rp 60 trillion, the available budget in 2021 is only Rp 29.1 trillion.

However, issues surrounding the country’s defense equipment is not limited to the budget. The Civil Society Coalition for Security Reform assessed that there are still problems with transparency and accountability.