Till now only the navies of three countries, India, China and Japan, have aircraft carriers in the Asian continent, but now Indonesia’s name is going to be included as the fourth country in the list of the giants of the Asian sea. Indonesia may soon become the fourth country in Asia to acquire an aircraft carrier.
How many aircraft carriers do Asian countries have??
India, one of the countries equipped with the power of aircraft carriers, currently has two aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya. At the same time, the Chinese Navy has three aircraft carriers named Liaoning, Shandong and Fujian. While China’s neighboring country Japan has recently converted two of its helicopter docks into aircraft carriers housing F-35B stealth fighter jets.
What did the Indonesian Defense Ministry say??
According to the Eurasian Times report, the Indonesian government is in talks to buy Italy’s ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi aircraft carrier. The Defense Ministry of Indonesia on Friday (February 13, 2026) has given a grant to Giuseppe Garibaldi on behalf of the Government of Italy. In such a situation, important negotiations and other important processes are going on between the two countries regarding the purchase of aircraft carriers.
Indonesia may be equipped with aircraft carrier by October
Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy, Admiral Muhammad Ali, expressed hope that Indonesia’s first aircraft carrier built in Italy, Giuseppe Garibaldi, could arrive in October this year. If this deal with Italy is completed, Indonesia will become the fourth country in the Asian continent equipped with the power of aircraft carriers.
was built in the 1980s ITS giuseppe garibaldi
The aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, which Asian country Indonesia is in talks with Italy to purchase, was built in the 1980s. This aircraft carrier weighs 10,300 tonnes, which is capable of carrying fixed-wing aircraft like Harriers and helicopters.
