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France signs major deal on Rafale warplanes, submarines
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PARIS, 11 February 2022, (TON): Indonesia has inked deals to purchase the first batch of French-made Dassault Rafale multipurpose fighter jets and two Scorpene-class submarines.
The contract for the first six aircraft, signed on Thursday, is part of the Southeast Asian country’s plan to acquire a total of 42 planes from Paris, Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto told local media.
The Kompas newspaper reported that Jakarta had initially planned to buy 36 jets, RT reported.
French Defense Minister Florence Parly tweeted “our strategic partnership will benefit from the deepening of our defense ties.”
She wrote “France is proud to contribute to the modernization of the armed forces of our partner that plays a key role within ASEAN [the Association of Southeast Asian Nations] and the Indo-Pacific.”
President Emmanuel Macron tweeted “Indonesia chooses French industrial excellence! The know-how of more than 400 French companies and thousands of workers who design the Rafale has been recognized.”
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