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Indonesia refuses to purchase Russian jets
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JAKARTA, 24 December 2021, (TON): Indonesia is forced to abandon the purchase of multipurpose Su-35 fighters from Russia for budgetary reasons, Chief Air Force Chief Marshal Fajar Prasetio told reporters.
He said “as for the (aircraft) Sukhoi-35, with a heavy heart we have to abandon these plans.”
The government is considering purchasing French Rafale fighters and American Boeing F-15 EXs instead.
The chief of staff of the Indonesian Air Force added “from the very beginning it was said that in increasing our capabilities in the air we rely on the budget. and everything is likely to change to Rafale.”
According to him, many countries are thinking about purchasing French fighters, which have gained popularity recently, with a “strong” financial package for a deal to acquire them.
The Kompas portal reminds that information about the probable plans of the Indonesian Air Force for the acquisition of 35 Rafale aircraft and 15 F-15 EX aircraft appeared for the first time last year.
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