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        "msgid": "indonesian-army-targets-750-units-from-construction-battalions-to-combat-support-1777049516",
        "date": "2026-04-23 11:50:23",
        "title": "Indonesian Army Targets 750 Units, from Construction Battalions to Combat Support",
        "author": "Ardito Ramadhan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Army (TNI AD) aims to establish 750 territorial units at the district and city levels across the country, comprising 593 construction battalions and 157 combat support and administrative units. This expansion, to be implemented gradually based on regional needs, will enhance disaster response, infrastructure recovery, and food security efforts. Currently, 30 construction brigades and 155 battalions have been formed, with preparations underway for land and facilities to support further development.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - The Indonesian Army (TNI AD) targets having 750 units at\nthe district\/city level throughout Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the TNI AD Information Service, Brigadier General Donny\nPramono, stated that these units consist of territorial construction\nbattalions (YTP) to combat support and administrative units.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the future, this development concept is part of the grand design\nfor forming forces at the district\/city level, with plans for around 750\nunits consisting of 593 YTP as well as 157 combat support and\nadministrative support units,\u201d Donny explained when confirmed on\nThursday (23\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Currently, TNI AD has formed around 30 Territorial Construction\nBrigades (BTP) and 155 Territorial Construction Battalions (Yon TP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of this will be carried out gradually, measurably, and based on\nregional needs, in accordance with the planning of TNI Headquarters and\nthe Ministry of Defence,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n<p>To meet this target, TNI AD\u2019s territorial units are currently\npreparing land and supporting facilities for the development of Yon\nTP.<\/p>\n<p>This step is taken so that the development process can run more\noptimally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an example, we can see it ourselves in the handling of disasters\nin the Sumatra region some time ago, where the presence of these units\nsignificantly accelerated the response on the ground,\u201d said Donny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth for evacuation and helping to recover infrastructure and areas\nto normalise the lives of affected communities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Yon TP is also seen as playing a role in supporting food\nsecurity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey (Yon TP soldiers) become pioneers who mobilise the community to\ncultivate food security lands in the area,\u201d said Donny.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesian-army-targets-750-units-from-construction-battalions-to-combat-support-1777049516",
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