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Indonesian Special Forces

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Special Forces units in Indonesia are composed from the Indonesian Armed Forces which consist of the following units:

  • Joint units
    • Koopssus, special forces unit of the Indonesian National Armed Forces with counter-terrorism duties.
  • Indonesian Army
    • Kopassus, special forces and Army counter-terrorist unit.
    • Tontaipur (Peleton Intai Tempur - Combat Reconnaissance Platoon), platoon-sized special reconnaissance unit under Army Strategic Reserve Command.
  • Indonesian Navy
    • Kopaska, commando frogman unit.
    • Taifib, reconnaissance-commando unit, under command of the Marine Corps
    • Denjaka, special operations and maritime counter-terrorism forces.
  • Indonesian Air Force
    • Kopasgat, special operations unit, particularly used in the role of airfield security, seizure, control, air defense, combat control, and combat search and rescue, also counter-terrorism.
    • Bravo Detachment 90 is a counter-terrorism unit whose personnel are specialists recruited and chosen from the Indonesian Air Force's Kopasgat.