Indonesian Defense Minister posted that pilots will be sent to China for training on J-10 fighter jets and to assess China's defense industry technology level. The original post was a picture of Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo meeting with Indonesian Ambassador to China Zhou Haoli, where both sides discussed many strategic issues, including the arrangement for Indonesian pilots to go to China. However, the original post has been deleted. Indonesia previously signed an intent contract with France to purchase 42 Rafale fighter jets, but with the results of the Indo-Pakistani air combat, the decision to purchase Rafale fighter jets has received some opposition domestically in Indonesia. It is still too early to conclude that Indonesia will abandon the Rafale and switch to the J-10; perhaps this is one of the ways Indonesia is pressuring France for price concessions.
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