Jakarta's appetite for the modernization of his armies seems far from being satisfied, and the Turkish aeromilitary industry intends to take advantage of it. After having signed a letter of intention relating to the purchase of an additional dozen burst aircraft during the visit of Emmanuel Macron at the end of May, initialed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing for the potential purchase of American F-15EX, the Indonesian president, Prabowo Subaianto, and his government have just acquired 48 Turkish Bombers Kaan. This is in any case what the strong man of Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced on his account X, Wednesday, June 11, congratulating his Indonesian counterpart for his Indonesian account for his Indonesian account for “The major role he played in the signing of this agreement”.
According to the Turkish President, Jakarta joins the fifth generation bimotor jet -up fighting airplane program launched in the early 2010s and the first test flight took place in February 2024. “The 48 Kaan will be produced in Türkiye and exported to Indonesia”he assured, adding that Indonesian industry “Will also be asked” For the production of these future planes.
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Source: Lemonde