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{{short description|Indonesian Air Force special forces}}
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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 [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked aircraft]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Indonesia/default.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618111802/http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Indonesia/default.htm |archive-date=18 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2008, the [[Sultan of Brunei]], [[Hassanal Bolkiah]], was made an honorary member of the unit.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mindef.gov.bn/MOD_Brunei/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=242&Itemid=70 |title="His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam receives honorary titles", Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam, 23 April 2008 |access-date=19 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512022925/http://www.mindef.gov.bn/MOD_Brunei/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=242&Itemid=70 |archive-date=12 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://venturehorizen.com/static_page.php?page=founder1| title=Hassanal Bolkiah| access-date=4 July 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402214421/http://venturehorizen.com/static_page.php?page=founder1| archive-date=2 April 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref>

In August 2021, Bravo Detachment 90 was deployed to Afghanistan in order to evacuate Indonesian citizens.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramdhani |first=Jabbar |date=21 August 2021 |title=KSAU Apresiasi Personel TNI AU Terlibat Misi Evakuasi WNI dari Afghanistan |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5690536/ksau-apresiasi-personel-tni-au-terlibat-misi-evakuasi-wni-dari-afghanistan |website=Detik}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fadilah |first=Aldi Nur |date=22 August 2021 |title=26 Warga Indonesia dan 7 non WNI Berasil DIevakuasi dari Afghanistan, Ini Kisahnya |url=https://priangantimurnews.pikiran-rakyat.com/nasional/pr-1222442741/26-warga-indonesia-dan-7-non-wni-berasil-dievakuasi-dari-afghanistan-ini-kisahnya |website=PrianganTimur News}}</ref>

In March 2022, Bravo Detachment 90 was deployed to Ukraine to evacuate Indonesian citizens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Satbravo 90 Kopasgat Terlibat Evakuasi WNI di Ukraina Melalui Bucharest, Rumania {{!}} digdaya |url=https://digdaya.republika.co.id/posts/64299/satbravo-90-kopasgat-terlibat-evakuasi-wni-di-ukraina-melalui-bucharest-rumania |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=digdaya.republika.co.id |language=id}}</ref>

==History==
Initially, there were 34 personnel in Bravo: 1 commanding officer, 3 group commanders, and 30 troops. No information has been released about this unit from its limited formation until the end of the 1990s. In this vacuum, it is believed that its members were assigned into Kopaskhasaus Demonstration and Training Unit (''Satdemolat''). It was only on 9 September 1999 that the special forces detachment was formally established.

Bravo's personnel are recruited from the best graduates of [[Kopasgat]] training in the Air Force. About 5 to 10 Kopasgat graduates are recruited for this elite unit each year. To train in its anti-terror techniques, the unit also trains at the [[Indonesian Army|Army]]'s Sat-81 Gultor ([[Kopassus]]) GMF facility and aeroplane hostage rescue trainings, [[Indonesian Marine Corps|Marines]]' [[Denjaka]] facility for off-shore airfields infiltration and attack trainings, [[Indonesian Navy|Navy]]'s [[KOPASKA]] facility for underwater [[demolition]] trainings, Indonesian Police's [[Brigade Mobil (Indonesia)#Gegana|Gegana Detachment]] facility for anti-bomb unit trainings and with the British [[Special Air Service]] Regiment for direct action, counter-terrorism, special intelligence and [[HALO/HAHO]] skills.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=9boZNqALmA4C&dq=Satgas+Atbara&pg=PA240 Realpolitik Ideology By Leonard C. Sebastian, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Indonesia (Google Books)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100614205652/http://asia-pacific-solidarity.net/southeastasia/indonesia/netnews/2004/ind_40v8.htm "Anti-terror squad: Necessity or project-driven?" ''Jakarta Post'', 28 September 2004]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081013124353/http://www.angkasa-online.com/12/10/breaking/break19.htm "Special Forces of IDAF Bravo 90 Detachement", ''Angkasa'', 1 August 2002]}}(Indonesian)
* [http://www.indonz.com/images/AdrianusMelialaPowerPoint.pdf Meliala, Adrianus. "Indonesian Experiences in Handling Terrorism Cases. University of Indonesia.]

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[[Category:Military counterterrorist organizations]]
[[Category:Special forces of Indonesia]]
[[Category:Indonesian Air Force]]
[[Category:Air force special forces units]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1990]]