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Indonesia Tasks Former Italian Aircraft Carrier as Floating Fire Station

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Indonesia’s president has designated the former Italian navy carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi as a floating fire station as it sails toward the country. Firefighting will be an early operational mission for Indonesia’s first aircraft carrier, adding an emergency-response role to its naval deployment.

Discovered 2026-09-09T00:37:34.620965-07:00 | 2026-09-09T00:37:34.620965-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Indonesia is assigning its first aircraft carrier an immediate civil-protection role, using the former ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi as a floating firefighting platform.
  • The deployment illustrates how naval aviation assets can be adapted for emergency response beyond conventional military missions.

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