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Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Becomes More Advanced With Latest Technology
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US Defense Department Proposes F-16V and Super Hornet Block III for Indonesia
The United States has rejected an Indonesian proposal to purchase F-35 jets and instead wants Jakarta to buy F-16V Block 72 aircraft or another equivalent American-built fighter such as Super Hornet Block III. The US […]
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Indonesia proposes receiving foreign credit for defense acquisitions worth $20 billion
Indonesia’s Minister of Defence, Prabowo Subianto, has forwarded a proposal for the country to receive up to $20 billion in defence-related foreign credit and assistance schemes for the period spanning 2020–24, British magazine Janes reported. The foreign […]
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South Korean Stealth KF-21 (KFX) Fighter Jet Will Fly In 2022
South Korea’s new KF-X (Korean Fighter eXperimental) multi-role stealth fighter has begun final assembly despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and will be rolled out in the first half of next year, as planned. The KFX […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Indonesia interested to procure Austrian Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1
Indonesia has expressed interest in acquiring Austria’s fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, in yet another surprise twister in defense procurement plan from the southeast Asian country. Indonesia’s defense minister, Prabowo Subianto, wrote a letter to […]
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South Korean TFX Is On Track Despite Lack Of Financial Contributions By Indonesia
Technicians from Indonesian aerospace firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) will soon be rejoining counterparts from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to undertake work on developing the Korean Fighter eXperimental (KF-X) multirole fighter aircraft, learned GDC citing British […]
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Indonesia cleared to buy eight MV-22 Osprey worths $2 billion
Indonesia was cleared to spend an estimated $2 billion to buy eight MV-22 Block C Osprey aircraft. Also included are 24 AE 1107C Rolls-Royce engines; 20 each of the AN/AAQ-27 forward-Looking infrared radars, AN/AAR-47 missile […]
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KAI to produce first KF-X prototype by April 2021
South Korean aerospace and defence company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has revealed that it plans to roll out the first prototype of its Korean Fighter experimental (KF-X) multirole fighter aircraft in April 2021 learned GDC […]
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GE Aviation delivers the first F414-GE-400K engine to KAI for KFX fighters
The GE Aviation announced that it delivered the first F414-GE-400K engine to Korea Aerospace Industries in May. KAI is developing the KF-X for the South Korean Air Force, which intends to replace its fleet of […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
First Female Completes Load Master Training At Indonesian Air Force Academy
Second Lt. Dewa Ayu Ardikna Suari has been named by the Indonesian Air Force as its first female loadmaster, in an unprecedented move in the male-dominated military force. Graduating from the Air Force Academy in […]