Bravo Detachment 90

Bravo Detachment 90
Satuan Bravo 90
Active16 September 1990 – present
Country Indonesia
Branch Kopasgat
TypeSpecial forces
RoleCounter-Terrorism
Hostage rescue
Special operations
Part of Indonesian National Armed Forces
Garrison/HQRumpin Air Force Base, Bogor, West Java

The Bravo Detachment 90 is a counter-terrorism unit whose personnel are specialists recruited and chosen from the Indonesian Air Force's Kopasgat. It is the youngest special operations unit of the Indonesian Air Force.

The unit specialises in hostage rescue involving hijacked aircraft.[1]

In April 2008, the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, was made an honorary member of the unit.[2][3]

In August 2021, Bravo Detachment 90 was deployed to Afghanistan in order to evacuate Indonesian citizens.[4][5]

In March 2022, Bravo Detachment 90 was deployed to Ukraine to evacuate Indonesian citizens.[6]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ ""His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam receives honorary titles", Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam, 23 April 2008". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Hassanal Bolkiah". Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  4. ^ Ramdhani, Jabbar (21 August 2021). "KSAU Apresiasi Personel TNI AU Terlibat Misi Evakuasi WNI dari Afghanistan". Detik.
  5. ^ Fadilah, Aldi Nur (22 August 2021). "26 Warga Indonesia dan 7 non WNI Berasil DIevakuasi dari Afghanistan, Ini Kisahnya". PrianganTimur News.
  6. ^ "Satbravo 90 Kopasgat Terlibat Evakuasi WNI di Ukraina Melalui Bucharest, Rumania | digdaya". digdaya.republika.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 June 2023.