Decision-Making Strategy In Developing The Revolution In Military Affairs (RMA) Index In Indonesia To Support National Defense

Abstract

Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) is a revolution – a fundamental change – that provides the foundation for a set of
military capabilities. The concept of change in military affairs which is driven by technological developments has been
adopted by a lot of developed countries, thus making changes to the map of the defense forces of countries globally.
This study on the RMA Index in Indonesia is important to measure the extent to which strategic policy plans in the field
of defense are able to offset the deterrence effect in the defense landscape both regionally and globally. In this study,
the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was used to analyze the weighting of the criteria in the RMA Index. The
criteria which are the supporting factors in the compilation of the revolution index in military affairs are the result of
the perceptions of researchers which are also supported by the expert’s judgement in the defense sector. The results
of the analysis in the preparation of the RMA Index are expected to become a reference, comparison, and
recommendation in designing strategic policy plans in order to increase the capability of national defense in the future.