Indonesian National Armed Forces

Indonesian National Armed Forces
Tentara Nasional Indonesia
Insignia of the Indonesian National Armed Forces

Flag of the Indonesian National Armed Forces
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MottoSanskrit: Tri Dharma Eka Karma
transl.'Three services, one determination'
Founded5 October 1945 (1945-10-05) as the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat ('People's Security Forces')
Current form3 June 1947 (1947-06-03)
Service branches  Indonesian Air Force
HeadquartersCilangkap, Jakarta
Websitetni.mil.id
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces President Prabowo Subianto
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan
Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin
Commander of the Armed Forces Gen. Agus Subiyanto
Personnel
Military age17
ConscriptionNo
Available for
military service
131,000,000, age 15–49 (2016)
Fit for
military service
108,000,000, age 15–49 (2016)
Reaching military
age annually
4,500,000 (2016)
Active personnel400,000 (ranked 13th)
Reserve personnel12,226
Deployed personnel3,544
Expenditure
BudgetUS$8.40 billion (2025)
Rp139.2 trillion
Percent of GDP0.55% (2025)
Industry
Domestic suppliers
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Foreign suppliers
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RanksIndonesian military ranks

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia, lit.'Indonesian National Military'; abbreviated as TNI) are the military forces of the Republic of Indonesia. It consists of the Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL), and Air Force (TNI-AU). The President of Indonesia is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. As of 2023, it comprises approximately 400,000 military personnel including the Indonesian Marine Corps (Korps Marinir RI), which is a branch of the Navy.

Initially formed with the name of the People's Security Army (TKR), then later changed to the Republic of Indonesia Army (TRI) before changing again its name to the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) to the present. The Indonesian Armed Forces were formed during the Indonesian National Revolution, when it undertook a guerrilla war along with informal militia. As a result of this, and the need to maintain internal security, the Armed forces including the Army, Navy, and Air Force has been organised along territorial lines, aimed at defeating internal enemies of the state and potential external invaders.

Under the 1945 Constitution, all citizens are legally entitled and obliged to defend the nation. Conscription is provided for by law, however the Forces have been able to maintain mandated strength levels without resorting to a draft.

The Indonesian armed forces (military) personnel does not include members of law enforcement and paramilitary personnel such as the Indonesian National Police (Polri) consisting of approximately 440,000+ personnel, Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob) of around 42,000+ armed personnel, and the Indonesian College Students' Regiment or Resimen Mahasiswa (Menwa) which is a collegiate military service consisting 26,000 trained personnel.