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Decommissioned Italian aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi is expected to arrive in Indonesia.
PHOTO: MARINA MILITARE/THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
JAKARTA – Indonesia is expected to receive its first aircraft carrier, the decommissioned Italian aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, before the Oct 5 anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI).
During a press conference at the Navy Military Police headquarters in Central Jakarta on Feb 12, Indonesian Navy chief of staff Muhammad Ali said, as quoted by the Antara news agency: “We hope (the carrier) can arrive in Indonesia before the TNI anniversary.
