The Indonesian Navy (Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, TNI–AL) was founded in August 22, 1945. Its role is to patrol Indonesia's immense coastline, to ensure safeguard the territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Indonesia, to protect Indonesia's maritime strategic interests, to protect the islands surrounded Indonesia and to defend against seaborne threats. The Indonesian Navy is the largest navy in the region of South East Asia. It currently aims to become the most technologically advanced navy in the region.
All commissioned ships of the TNI-AL have the prefix KRI (Kapal Perang Republik Indonesia), which means Republic of Indonesia warship. As of 2008, the Indonesian Navy has about 74,000 active personnel and more than 150 ships in active service including attack submarines.
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