In order to realize the vision, mission and priority agenda of
national defence, the national defence policy is formulated as the
guidelines in planning, implementing, and oversighting of the national
defence system. It covers all efforts in building, maintaining, and
developing an integrated and targeted all components of the national
defence which includes development policy, empowerment, as well
as the deployment of the national defence, supported by regulatory
policy, budgeting and supervision.
Development of national defence is needed to build a strong
defence force with deterrent capability as an archipelagic and maritime
country, so that Indonesia has a bargaining position in maintaining the
sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as the safety of the entire
nation of Indonesia. Development of national defence, both military
and non-military defence is organized in an integrated manner by
referring to the national defence system that is total. It is directed
towards the development of the defence posture, defence system,
institutional of military and non-military defence, area of defence,
border and outermost and small islands, technology information and
communication systems, international cooperation, defence industry,
as well as the nation character.
The development of the national defence posture is directed to
improve the defence capability. Potential threats facing by Indonesia
are more complex and diverse, and requires a strong national defence
capability. The defence posture is continuously adapted and directed
in order to answer a variety of possible challenges, as well as factual
and non-factual threats.
The development of the national defence is intended to realize