Indonesia to receive aircraft carrier from Italy in 2026
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- Indonesia is set to receive the aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi from Italy, which will be renamed KRI Gajah Mada.
- The handover ceremony will take place in Jakarta in mid-September 2026, after which the ship will move to its base in Lampung.
- The carrier is currently sailing from Italy and is expected to take over 20 days, passing through the Suez Canal and Red Sea under Italian escort.
Indonesia is preparing to welcome a new aircraft carrier, the ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, which will be renamed KRI Gajah Mada upon its official handover from Italy. The Ministry of Defense confirmed that the transfer ceremony will occur in Jakarta in mid-September 2026, shortly after the vessel arrives.
Following the formal handover, the aircraft carrier will then proceed to its designated base in Lampung. Preparations for the ship's arrival are underway, with the Lampung base infrastructure expected to be fully completed and operational by the end of September 2026.
We ask for prayers for the safe journey, success.
The vessel embarked on its journey from Italy on Monday evening, September 24th, at 10:00 PM local time. The voyage is anticipated to take more than 20 days, traversing the Suez Canal and the Red Sea. During its transit, the KRI Gajah Mada will be escorted by Italian warships.
Currently sailing under the Italian flag and bearing the name ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, the ship will officially become the KRI Gajah Mada and fly the Indonesian flag upon its arrival. The Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff, Admiral Muhammad Ali, requested public support and prayers for the safe and successful voyage of the new acquisition.
Its name is still ITS Garibaldi, still flying the Italian flag, but upon arrival in Indonesia, it will change to the Red and White flag and become KRI Gajah Mada.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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