Indonesian Air Force

The Indonesian Air Force (Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara, TNI–AU) is the air force branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

The Indonesian Air Force has 37,850 personnel and equipped with 110 combat aircraft. The inventory includes Su-27 and Su-30 as the main fighters (from Russia) supplemented by F-16 Fighting Falcons (from the USA). The Indonesian Air Force is also currently engaging in talks with Russia to purchase 8 Sukhoi Su-35 as a replacement for the already-aging US Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II light fighters in its inventory.

Aircraft Inventory

Fighters

• Boeing F-15ID Strike Eagle x 0 (Multirole Strike Fighter) - 36 on order
• Dassault Rafale F4 x 0 (Multirole Fighter) - 48 on order
• General Dynamics F-16AM/C Fighting Falcon x 36 (Multirole Fighter)
• Sukhoi Su-27SK/SKM x 6 (Air Superiority Fighter)
• Sukhoi Su-30MKK/MK2 x 12 (Multirole Fighter)

Attack Aircraft

• BAe Systems Hawk Mk.209 x 24 (Light Attack Aircraft)
• Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano x 16 (Light Attack/COIN Aircraft)

Maritime Patrol Aircraft

• Boeing 737-2X9 Surveiller x 4 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
• CASA/IPTN CN-235 x 4 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
• CASA C-295MPA Persuader x 2 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)

Transport Aircraft

• Airbus A400M-180 Atlas x 6 (Aerial Tanker/Transport Aircraft)
• Boeing 777-300ER x 2 (VIP Transport)
• Boeing BBJ2 x 2 (VIP Transport)
• British Aerospace 146 Whisperjet x 2 (VIP Transport)
• CASA NC-212/NC-212i Aviocar x 10 (Transport Aircraft) - 4 more NC-212i on order
• CASA/IPTN CN-235 x 6 (Utility Transport)
• CASA C-295 x 16 (Tactical Transport)
• Lockheed C-130B/H Hercules x 24 (Transport Aircraft)
• Lockheed KC-130B Hercules x 2 (Aerial Tanker)
• Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules x 0 (Transport Aircraft) - 6 on order
• Pilatus PC-6 Porter x 2 (Utility Transport)

Helicopters

• Aérospatiale NAS330J Puma x 10 (Transport/Utility Helicopter)
• AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin x 2 (Transport/SAR Helicopter)
• Eurocopter NAS332 Super Puma x 10 (Transport/Utility Helicopter)
• Eurocopter H225M Caracal x 13 (CSAR Helicopter) - 9 more on order
• MBB Bo105 x 2 (Utility Helicopter)

Trainer Aircraft

• BAe Systems Hawk Mk.109 x 8 (Jet Trainer)
• Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP x 4 (Basic Trainer)
• Cessna 182T Skylane x 2 (Basic Trainer)
• Cessna T-41D Mescalero x 16 (Basic Trainer)
• Eurocopter EC120 Colibri x 10 (Helicopter Trainer)
• General Dynamics F-16BM/D Fighting Falcon x 8 (Conversion Trainer)
• Grob G120TP x 30 (Basic Trainer)
• KAI KT-1 Woongbi x 18 (Trainer Aircraft)
• KAI T-50 Golden Eagle x 24 (Advanced Jet Trainer)
• SIAI-Marchetti SF.260M/W x 18 (Trainer Aircraft)

UAVs

• Aeronautics Orbiter 2B x ?
• Aerostar Tactical UAS x ? (Surveillance UAV)
• CAC AT-1 Fox x 4 (Surveillance UAV)
• CASC CH-4B Rainbow x 6 (MALE/UCAV)
• IAI Searcher-2 x 4 (Surveillance UAV)
• IAe Wulung x 4