Aircraft
Indonesian Fighter Requirements Aired at Local Show
At the Indodefence event in Jakarta, key discussions involved boosting the country’s aerospace industry.
Indonesia has a 20-percent stake in co-development of the KF-X/IF-X fighter with South Korea. (Photo: David Donald)
Indonesia has a 20-percent stake in co-development of the KF-X/IF-X fighter with South Korea. (Photo: David Donald)

Indonesia has outlined a need for up to 200 new fighters over the next 15 years to meet its minimum force ambitions. Most pressing is the need to replace No. 14 Squadron’s elderly Northrop F-5E/Fs, and funding has been allocated for that in the current (2015-2019) five-year spending plan. Although selection of the Sukhoi Su-35 has been "announced," no contract has been signed, and Western manufacturers have good reason to believe that it is still an open competition.


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