JAKARTA: Indonesia is considering purchasing billions of dollars’ worth of US-made defence equipment, including fighter jets and munitions, to help ease trade strains and possibly ward off Donald Trump’s tariff plans.
Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin held a closed-door meeting of senior officials on April 8 to deliver a directive from President Prabowo Subianto instructing them to identify US weapons that could be imported or fast-tracked for purchase, people with knowledge of the gathering said. They asked not to be identified as the details of the discussion remain private.
