Deputy Police Chief: Operation Ketupat 2026 Supported by Advanced Technology, Drones and Mobile Command Centre

Jakarta — The implementation of Operation Ketupat 2026 this year is supported by increasingly modern technology to monitor homecoming traffic conditions more accurately and rapidly.

Deputy Police Chief Komjen Dedi Prasetyo assessed that the technological readiness used in this year’s holiday security is significantly better compared to previous years. This was conveyed by the Deputy Police Chief while directly inspecting the readiness of the Operation Ketupat Command Centre at kilometre 29 of the Jakarta–Cikampek Tollway. According to him, the technology currently in use enables officers to monitor traffic conditions in real time whilst assisting the decision-making process in traffic management engineering.

“In my view, this year is far more prepared. Apart from the mobile command centre technology equipped with drones, for electronic traffic enforcement we are also using ETLE drones,” stated Dedi on Saturday, 14 March 2026.

He explained that drone usage has become one of the important components in the traffic flow monitoring system during the homecoming period. Two types of drones are being used in this year’s Operation Ketupat.

First is the drone integrated with the mobile command centre. This drone is used to monitor traffic conditions at points that cannot be reached by surveillance cameras or CCTV. With such technological support, officers can obtain a more comprehensive picture of the field situation so that the traffic data analysis process can be conducted more quickly and accurately.

“This mobile command centre is equipped with a drone that will observe points not covered by CCTV. From there we can conduct data analysis to make the necessary decisions,” he explained.

In addition to monitoring using drones, this year’s homecoming traffic surveillance system is also supported by artificial intelligence (AI)-based analysis. This technology enables the data analysis process and interpretation of traffic situations to be conducted in real time throughout homecoming routes.

The monitoring is directly integrated with command centres distributed across various regions, ranging from Java, Sumatra, and Bali, as well as various main homecoming routes throughout Indonesia. With this system, developments in field traffic situations can be monitored quickly and centrally.