Summary
The Bravo Detachment 90 is a counter-terrorism unit whose personnel are specialists recruited and chosen from the Indonesian Air Force's Kopasgat. It is the youngest special operations unit of the Indonesian Air Force.
| Bravo Detachment 90 | |
|---|---|
| Satuan Bravo 90 | |
 | |
| Active | 16 September 1990 – present |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Branch |  Kopasgat |
| Type | Special forces |
| Role | Counter-Terrorism Hostage rescue Special operations |
| Part of |  Indonesian National Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Rumpin Air Force Base, Bogor, West Java |
The unit specialise in hostage rescue involving hijacked aircraft.[1]
In April 2008, the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, was made an honorary member of the unit.[2][3]
In August 2021, Bravo Detachment 90 was deployed to Afghanistan in order to evacuate Indonesian citizens. [4][5]
In March 2022, Bravo Detachment 90 was deployed to Ukraine to evacuate Indonesian citizens.[6]
History edit
Initially, there were 34 personnel in Bravo: 1 commanding officer, 3 group commanders, and 30 troops. No information has been released about this unit from its limited formation until the end of the 1990s. In this vacuum, it is believed that its members were assigned into Kopaskhasaus Demonstration and Training Unit (Satdemolat). It was only on 9 September 1999 that the special forces detachment was formally established.
Bravo's personnel are recruited from the best graduates of Kopasgat training in the Air Force. About 5 to 10 Kopasgat graduates are recruited for this elite unit each year. To train in its anti-terror techniques, the unit also trains at the Army's Sat-81 Gultor (Kopassus) GMF facility and aeroplane hostage rescue trainings, Marines' Denjaka facility for off-shore airfields infiltration and attack trainings, Navy's KOPASKA facility for underwater demolition trainings, Indonesian Police's Gegana Detachment facility for anti-bomb unit trainings and with the British Special Air Service Regiment for direct action, counter-terrorism, special intelligence and HALO/HAHO skills.
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ""His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam receives honorary titles", Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam, 23 April 2008". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ "Hassanal Bolkiah". Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ Ramdhani, Jabbar (21 August 2021). "KSAU Apresiasi Personel TNI AU Terlibat Misi Evakuasi WNI dari Afghanistan". Detik.
- ^ Fadilah, Aldi Nur (22 August 2021). "26 Warga Indonesia dan 7 non WNI Berasil DIevakuasi dari Afghanistan, Ini Kisahnya". PrianganTimur News.
- ^ "Satbravo 90 Kopasgat Terlibat Evakuasi WNI di Ukraina Melalui Bucharest, Rumania | digdaya". digdaya.republika.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
External links edit
- Realpolitik Ideology By Leonard C. Sebastian, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Indonesia (Google Books)
- "Anti-terror squad: Necessity or project-driven?" Jakarta Post, 28 September 2004
- "Special Forces of IDAF Bravo 90 Detachement", Angkasa, 1 August 2002(Indonesian)
- Meliala, Adrianus. "Indonesian Experiences in Handling Terrorism Cases. University of Indonesia.