Ambitious Plan To Transform Highway Infrastructure Into Emergency Runways

Indonesia has successfully demonstrated its first fighter jet landings on a toll road, marking the beginning of an ambitious plan to transform highway infrastructure across the archipelago into emergency military runways. The exercise, which involved an F-16 fighter and an EMB-314 Super Tucano, highlighted the country’s novel approach to military readiness. According to Indonesia’s Air Force Chief of Staff, the military hopes to have at least one toll road section capable of serving as an emergency runway in each of the country’s 38 provinces. The initiative aims to optimize existing infrastructure rather than build costly new facilities, as reported by AeroTime.