Indonesia successfully demonstrated its first fighter jet landings on a toll road on February 11, 2026. The exercise has launched an ambitious plan to transform highway infrastructure across the sprawling archipelago into emergency military runways.
Two Indonesian Air Force aircraft, an F-16 fighter and an EMB-314 Super Tucano, conducted landing and takeoff tests on the Terpeka section of the Trans-Sumatra Toll Road in Lampung Province.
The demonstration marked the first time fighter jets have used Indonesian toll roads as runways, according to local news outlet Antara.
The exercise has highlighted Indonesia’s novel approach to military readiness, across a nation spanning…