Freeways as runways: Indonesia plans to turn its islands into cheaper ‘aircraft carriers’

By Brad Lendon, Trista Kurniawan (CNN) — Indonesia is embarking on a plan to make toll roads across the country into emergency runways for its fighter jets, giving it the equivalent of multiple aircraft carriers across the vast archipelago. The chief of staff of the Indonesian air forces, Marshal Tonny Harjono, said Wednesday that he