10 billion dollar super fighter jet order, Indonesia has decided to purchase 48 Turkish KAAN stealth fighters, with a delivery period of 10 years. Including the entire production, technology, and engine production.
Indonesia's recent actions are worth thinking about. Indonesia already has 34 F-16 fighter jets, 11 Su-30 fighter jets, 12 Su-27 fighter jets, and 13 Mirage 2000 fighter jets.
Indonesia's annual military budget is only 13 billion dollars, but it spent 8.1 billion dollars to order 42 Rafale fighter jets, and 13.9 billion dollars to order 36 F-15EX fighter jets. Now it has also invested 10 billion dollars to order 48 Turkish KAAN stealth fighter jets.
Why did Indonesia sign contracts to invest 32 billion dollars in four years to buy fighter jets疯狂? Indonesia itself has very few military threats. The likely target is to play a greater role in the South China Sea.
The Natuna Islands, located at the southwest edge of the South China Sea, if the Malacca Strait is the gateway to the Indian Ocean, then the Natuna Islands are in the position of a screen. Not only does it have strategic significance, but it also has huge resource reserves.
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