Indonesia to acquire first aircraft carrier from Italy in 2026: Report

The carrier, the Giuseppe Garibaldi, will be transferred to Indonesia by the Italian government as a grant. Advertisement Asia Indonesia to acquire first aircraft carrier from Italy in 2026: Report The carrier, the Giuseppe Garibaldi, will be transferred to Indonesia by the Italian government as a grant. The Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian aircraft carrier, is pictured at sea near Sorstraumen, above the Arctic Circle in Norway, during the Nordic Response 24 military exercise on Mar 10, 2024. (File photo: AFP/Jonathan Nackstrand) 17 Feb 2026 10:35PM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: Indonesia is set to acquire its first aircraft carrier from Italy this year, Indonesian news agency Antara reported on Friday (Feb 13), citing the head of the Ministry of Defence's public relations and information bureau, Brigadier General Rico Ricardo Sirait.The carrier, the Giuseppe Garibaldi, will be transferred to Indonesia by the Italian government as a grant."The Giuseppe Garibaldi is a grant from the Italian government. The Indonesian government will allocate a budget for retrofitting or adjustments to meet the operational needs of the Indonesian Navy," Antara reported him as saying.Negotiations and administrative processes related to the vessel are ongoing between the governments of Indonesia and Italy, he added. Subscribe to CNA’s Morning Brief An automated curation of our top stories to start your day. This service is not intended for persons residing in the E.U. By clicking subscribe, I agree to receive news updates and promotional material from Mediacorp and Mediacorp’s partners. Loading The Giuseppe Garibaldi was built by the Italian shipyard Fincantieri and commissioned in 1985. It was in service with the Italian Navy from 1985 to 2024.Admiral Muhammad Ali, the Indonesian Navy's chief of staff, said that the carrier is expected to arrive in Indonesia before Oct 5, the anniversary of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, Antara reported.He added that negotiations are ongoing between the Ministry of Defence and Fincantieri as well as the Italian Navy.The Giuseppe Garibaldi shares similarities with two of the Indonesian Navy's new warships - the KRI Brawijaya and the KRI Prabu Siliwangi - which were also built by Fincantieri.The Giuseppe Garibaldi is a short take-off and vertical landing carrier designed for both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.It is 180.2m long, has a top speed of 30 knots and can travel up to 7,000 nautical miles.The aircraft carrier is equipped with radar jammers and weapons such as anti-aircraft missiles, surface-to-surface missiles and torpedoes, Antara reported. Related: Indonesian Navy eyes decommissioned Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi to ‘strengthen fleet’ Indonesia’s ballistic missile deployment, a first in Southeast Asia, could shift regional power balance Source: CNA/dc(kg) Newsletter Morning Brief Subscribe to CNA’s Morning Brief An automated curation of our top stories to start your day. Sign up for our newsletters Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox Subscribe here Get the CNA app Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories Download here Get WhatsApp alerts Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app Join here Related Topics Indonesia defence Advertisement Also worth reading Content is loading... Advertisement Expand to read the full story Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST