Indonesia gets its first aircraft carrier amid debate over cost and military ambitions

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. 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. Indonesia Indonesia gets its first aircraft carrier amid debate over cost and military ambitions The gift from Italy has sparked fierce debate among defence analysts and opposition politicians who question its true cost and purpose

Prefer the Guardian on Google Indonesia 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.