The country has signed a contract to buy 48 KAAN fighter jets from Turkiye, the Indonesian defence ministry said, sealing the latest purchase by the South-East Asian nation aimed at modernising its ageing military hardware.
In order to strengthen its Air Force, Jakarta also ordered 42 French Rafale jets worth US$8.1bil in 2022. It is also considering ordering China’s J-10 fighter jets and continues talks to purchase the US-made F-15EX jets.
