A decommissioned Italian aircraft carrier has been delivered to Indonesia, marking a significant boost to the country’s naval capabilities. The vessel, previously the ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, will reportedly enhance maritime security and aid disaster response efforts across the archipelagic nation. However, the transfer has drawn scrutiny from defense analysts and opposition figures, who are questioning the true cost and strategic intent behind the acquisition. With a capacity for short takeoff aircraft and helicopters, the 41-year-old warship arrived at a Jakarta naval base amid a formal military welcome ceremony.
The gift from Italy has sparked fierce debate among defence analysts and opposition politicians who question its true cost and purposeIndonesia has received its first aircraft carrier, a former Italian warship that the government says will strengthen the archipelagic nation’s maritime security and disaster response capabilities.The 41-year-old former ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, with capacity for short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft and helicopters, arrived Friday morning at a naval base in North Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port, where it was welcomed with a military ceremony. Continue reading...
