INDONESIAN NAVAL AVIATION • Pusat Penerbangan Angkatan Laut (Pusnerbal)

Navy ε74,000 personnel (including ε20,000 Marines). Naval Aviation Command ε1,000 personnel.

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
Naval Aviation Command

• AIRCRAFT 1 combat capable. Total approx. 40 Aircraft.

Maritime Patrol (MP) with 9 ac:

• 6 CASA CN235 (MPA);
• 3 CASA C212 (MPA).
• (Note: IISS records also include 20 legacy N-22B/SL Searchmaster airframes in this role, though they are often classified as non-operational in primary 2026 directories).

Transport (Light & Tactical) with 11 ac:

• 8 CASA NC212i / C/NC212;
• 2 Beechcraft G38 Baron;
• 1 CASA CN235 (Transport).

Liaison & Training (Fixed-wing):

• (Note: The force maintains various utility and training assets, including 1 Beech 350i King Air, 7 Beech G36 Bonanza, and several TB-9/10 and PA-28 Archer III aircraft).

• HELICOPTER 11 combat capable. Total approx. 43 Helicopters.

Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) with 11 hel:

• 11 Airbus AS565MBe Panther.

CSAR & Medium Transport (Helicopters) with 7 hel:

• 4 Airbus H225M Caracal (CSAR);
• 3 Airbus AS332L Super Puma.

Utility & Multi-role (Helicopters) with 13 hel:

• 9 MBB Bo105 (NBo-105);
• 4 Bell 412 (NB-412) Twin Huey.

Training (Helicopters) with 12 hel:

• 9 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X;
• 3 Airbus H120 Colibri.

• UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (ISR)

• 1 Schiebel S-100 Camcopter.

Surface & Sub-Surface Aviation Support

• Frigates: 2 R.E. Martadinata (SIGMA 10514) (capacity 1 med hel); 5 Ahmad Yani-class (capacity 1 Bo105 hel).
• Corvettes: 4 Diponegoro (SIGMA 9113) (capacity 1 med hel landing platform); 3 Bung Tomo-class (capacity 1 Bo105 hel).
• Amphibious: 4 Makassar-class LPD (capacity 2 Super Puma hel); 1 Semarang-class (capacity 3 hel).
• Patrol (Large): 1 Bung Karno-class PCO (capacity 1 AS565 Panther hel).

Armament

• Anti-Ship Missiles (AShM): 3M55E Yakhont; MM40 Exocet Block 2/3; C-802; C-705.
• Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM): VL MICA; Sea Wolf; Mistral.
• Anti-Submarine Weapons: Yu-7 LWT; Mk 46 LWT; A244/S LWT; MU90 LWT.

Note: By 2026, the Indonesian Naval Aviation (Pusnerbal) remains a specialized force dedicated to Maritime Domain Awareness and shipborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). Following the "Minimum Essential Force" guidelines, the service has successfully integrated the AS565 Panther as its primary embarked combat platform. Ongoing modernization emphasizes the use of CN235 MPA assets for long-range surveillance of Indonesia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the expansion of its LPD-based helicopter operations to enhance regional expeditionary capacity.