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Indonesia commissions first aircraft carrier KRI Sriwijaya-100

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC · How we work

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Indonesia's navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, KRI Sriwijaya-100, on Thursday.
The vessel was the former Italian carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, retired by Italy in 2024.
President Prabowo Subianto said the carrier will help combat forest and peatland fires that cause regional haze.
The ship arrived after a 25-day voyage through the Suez Canal, Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

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Indonesia's navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, KRI Sriwijaya-100, on Thursday.
The vessel was the former Italian carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, retired by Italy in 2024.
President Prabowo Subianto said the carrier will help combat forest and peatland fires that cause regional haze.
The ship arrived after a 25-day voyage through the Suez Canal, Red Sea and Indian Ocean.