Defense Information and Communication Agency. The Defense Information and Communication Agency (, 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 (, 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 (, 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

References 

Science and technology in Indonesia
2022 establishments in Indonesia