Indonesia's First Aircraft Carrier: Former Italian Ship 'Garibaldi' Reaches Domestic Waters

The former Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi reached Indonesian waters as Jakarta moves to introduce its first carrier-type warship. The transfer gives Indonesia a large aviation-capable platform with substantial space for command, training, logistics, and potential helicopter or uncrewed-aircraft operations. Arrival in domestic waters is only one step toward useful service, since refurbishment, certification, crewing, basing, and definition of the ship's final mission remain necessary. The acquisition could expand maritime presence and disaster-response capacity, but its combat value will depend on the embarked air group and support concept.