STRENGTHENING INDONESIA NAVAL BASE AS A AIRCRAFT CARRIER AT THE FRONTIER TO INCREASE POWER OF DETERRENCE AND STATE DEFENSE AT SEA

Abstract

Indonesia is located in a very strategic position between the continents of Asia and the continent of Australia and the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, which makes Indonesia a sea line of communication (SLOC) and sea trade route (Sea Lines of Trade / SLOT) for the international world. The size of the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) territory carried out with the potential threats faced is still not comparable. In order to secure the border areas and maintain the country's sovereignty, President Joko Widodo intends to build the islands of Natuna, Bitung, and Selaru as Aircraft carriers. The Navy can support this desire by strengthening the Naval Bases located in the three regions. Strengthening the Naval Base can be done by analyzing the essential functions and duties of the base and the general requirements of the base. Furthermore, an analysis of the capabilities and technology of weapons owned by the Aircraft carriers of countries in the world can be used as a reference for constructing Indonesian Aircraft carriers. In addition, an analysis of the Naval Base from the Naval Base and Naval Home Base levels is the most appropriate for strengthening to increase the country's deterrence and defense at sea. From the analysis results, three selected Naval bases were determined, namely: Naval Base Ranai, Naval Home Base VIII Manado, and Naval Base Saumlaki.

Keywords

• indonesia naval base
• aircraft carriers
• power of deterrence