From warships to drones, Indonesia boosts G-20 security in Bali

An Indonesian member of the military takes part in a security drill for the upcoming G20 summit meeting in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, November 8, 2022, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. - Via Reuters

JAKARTA, Nov 8 (Bloomberg): Indonesia’s authorities are rolling out drones and facial recognition technology as security gets tightened for the Group of 20 Summit next week in Bali.

The police and military will deploy about 14,000 personnel after they were trained on using facial recognition software and also took part in metaverse tactical simulations.