DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2d9c27/defense_and_securi) has announced the addition of the "Defense and Security in Indonesia 2011" report to their offering.
Indonesia is an island nation located in Southeast Asia, comprising of 13,466 islands and 33 provinces. It shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. It also has the largest Muslim population in the world. Amidst globalization and an ever changing strategic environment, strive of the Indonesian nation in facing security threats poses implications to the life of its citizens. The formulation of defense policies is made after consideration of geographic and demographic factors, the availability of natural and artificial resources, social factors and the state's financial condition. After Osama bin Laden's death, Indonesians have been on a high security alert, constantly dreading attacks.
There have been several cases of bombings in the past, with the government failing to curb the rise of Islamic militancy, which can be blamed for the chaos prevailing in the country. The Indonesian defense industry is comprised of three state-owned companies that produce defense related commodities while a fourth unit is involved into the production of explosives and propellants. However, Indonesia has been known to give low priority to its defense sector during times that followed after its independence, despite being one of the world's most populated nations. But changes in its outlook can be seen after a parliamentary mandate in the late seventies incited the authorities to take on the issue more seriously.
The Indonesian defense industry has inherently produced choppers, light combat aircrafts and transportation aircrafts with small arms, ammunitions including variety of spare parts as well. This industry is further classified into three main sectors on the basis of its production criteria, i.e. the aircraft industry (PT PAL) and the small arms, munitions and heavy equipment industry (PT Pindad). Projections of the defense for the next two to three years are expected to reach around 2% of GDP, and increase gradually in the coming five years. This can be looked upon as a great boon for the Indonesian defense industry that has been looking forward to prosper and develop.
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