Jakarta, March 17 -- The Indonesian Air Force, through the National Air Operations Command, is conducting a 10-day weather modification operation to reduce the intensity of rainfall and help the government prevent flooding.

The operation aims to reduce flooding in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek), head of the Indonesian Air Force's Information Service (Kadispenau), Marsma TNI Ardi Syahri, said in an official TNI AU press release received in Jakarta on Monday.

The weather modification operation has been underway since March 10, 2025, and will end on March 20, 2025, he informed.

He said that for the operation, the Indonesian Air Force has deployed two Cassa 212 aircraft from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in...