The Indonesian Air Force test pilot went to South Korea and tested the prototype of the KF21 Falcon. If it is suitable, they will buy it! In fact, Indonesia has wanted to buy the Falcon fighter for many years. Many years ago, an agreement was reached, with Indonesia and South Korea jointly investing in the development of the Falcon fighter. However, the relationship between the two sides broke down in the middle, and Indonesia withdrew from the Falcon project. In addition, Indonesian staff were accused of stealing Falcon fighter technology and were expelled from South Korea, which led to a complete deterioration of relations between Indonesia and South Korea.

However, after South Korea actually produced the Falcon fighter, there was some recovery in their relations. Especially now, Indonesia is buying fighters all over the world, buying Rafale fighters, Khan fighters, and even J-10C fighters, as well as fighters from Russia and the United States. Now, they are also going to buy South Korean fighters. Anyway, Indonesia's current strategy is to not be too picky; they want to try out any fighter jets. But it is unknown whether they can ultimately purchase them.

But the blogger thinks that the possibility of the Falcon fighter is quite high. After all, Indonesia participated in the early work and had given advice, although it did not end up producing it independently. If South Korea later transfers the production line to Indonesia, then Indonesia purchasing the Falcon fighter will become inevitable. It is indeed a dual-engine heavy fourth-generation semi-fighter, which has certain capabilities.

Moreover, the appearance of the Falcon fighter is modeled after the American F-22 fighter, almost identical. But because one is a fifth-generation fighter and the other is a fourth-generation semi-fighter, they are different. The US F-22 fighter is not sold abroad and has already been discontinued. Indonesia may purchase the Falcon fighter to fill its own gap. If Indonesia can produce the Falcon fighter itself, that would be great.

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