Indonesia makes largest-ever deployment of troops, equipment to South China Sea island

摘要

The Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia: TNI) has stood up at least 600 troops and two more anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvettes at Great Natuna Island: the largest of the Natuna Islands cluster in the South China Sea. The additional warships are the Kapitan Pattimura (Parchim I) corvettes KRI Teuku Umar (385) and KRI Tjiptadi (381), while the troops include personnel from the marine corps, air-defence formations, and soldiers from the Indonesian Army's 1st Composite Battalion.