# Defense Information and Communication Agency

The Defense Information and Communication Agency (Indonesian: Badan Informasi dan Komunikasi Pertahanan, Bainfokomhan) is a Ministry of Defense subordinate agency tasked with providing support for the ministry and other related agencies on the development and management of defense information and defense communication system, defense IT and communication infrastructure, defense information and cypher system security, fostering the Ministry's IT and cypher functionaries, performing research and development of offensive military cyber defense instruments, methods, and human resources as well performing cyber defense.
The agency, along with the Agency for Defense Policy and Technology Development, is one of the few state research and development agencies that not being liquidated to the National Research and Innovation Agency.

## History

Historically, prior the formation of the Bainfokomhan, there was Strategic Defense Installation Agency (Indonesian: Badan Instalasi Strategis Pertahanan, Bainstrahan), which tasked as managing agency responsible in managing strategic installations. The agency subsequently dismantled in favor of Bainfokomhan. Management of strategic installations subsequently transferred into smaller center, Regional Management Center, under the Ministry of Defense. Large part of former Bainstrahan later combined with the Defense Data and Information Center (Indonesian: Pusat Data dan Informasi Pertahanan, Pusdatikhan), forming the Bainfokomhan.
Major General Yudi Abrimantyo was the last head of the Bainstrahan, when he was appointed on 26 August 2021. He led Bainstrahan until Bainstrahan dismantlement on 17 June 2022 and subsequent transformation into Bainfokomhan. He led the Bainfokomhan until 2024 until his promotion.
On 9 July 2024, Major General Robi Herbawan replaced Lieutenant General Yudi Abrimantyo as Head of the Bainfokomhan, while Lieutenant General Yudi promoted to be Head of the Strategic Intelligence Agency.

## Organization

Following the Ministry of Defense Decree No. 1/2024, the full structure of Bainfokomhan is as follows:
* Office of the Head of Bainfokomhan
* Office of the Secretary of Bainfokomhan
** Division of Program and Reporting
** Division of Information, Archive and Administration
** Division of General Affairs
* Center for Defense Information, Technology, and Communication
** Application System Division
*** Sub-division of Application Planning
*** Sub-division of Application Development and Management Planning
*** Sub-division of Application Maintenance
** Information, Technology, and Communication Infrastructure Division
*** Sub-division of Data Centers
*** Sub-division of Integrated Systems
*** Sub-division of Infrastructure Services and Maintenance
** Data Management Division
*** Sub-division of Data Processing
*** Sub-division of Data Services
*** Sub-division of Data Science and Analytics
* Center for Defense Strategic Information
** Domestic Affairs Division
*** Sub-division of Politics and Ideology
*** Sub-division of Economy and Sociocultural Affairs
*** Sub-division of Defense and Security
** Asia-Pacific Division
*** Sub-division of Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania Affairs
*** Sub-division of South Asia and West Asia Affairs
*** Sub-division of East Asia and Middle Asia Affairs
** Americas, Europe, and Africa Division
*** Sub-division of the Americas
*** Sub-division of the Europe
*** Sub-division of the Africa
* Center for Cyber Defense
** Planning, Development, Management, and Cooperation Division
*** Sub-division of Planning
*** Sub-division of Development
*** Sub-division of Management and Cooperation
** Cyberoperations and Cipher Division
*** Sub-division of Cyberoperations
*** Sub-division of Application and Infrastructure Safety
*** Sub-division of Cipher
** Unmanned Spacecraft Operation Division
*** Sub-division of Operational Communication, Navigation, and Imaging
*** Sub-division of Data Processing
*** Sub-division of Maintenance