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View all search resultsIndonesia signs contract with Turkey to buy 48 KAAN fighter jets
In order to strengthen its air force, Jakarta also ordered 42 French Rafale jets worth $8.1 billion in 2022. It is also considering ordering China's J-10 fighter jets and continues talks to purchase the US-made F-15EX jets.
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President Prabowo Subianto (right) talks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara on April 9, 2025. (Antara/Galih Pradipta)
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ndonesia has signed a contract to buy 48 KAAN fighter jets from Turkey, the Indonesian defense ministry said on Tuesday, sealing the latest purchase by the Southeast Asian nation aimed at modernizing its ageing military hardware.
In order to strengthen its air force, Jakarta also ordered 42 French Rafale jets worth $8.1 billion in 2022. It is also considering ordering China's J-10 fighter jets and continues talks to purchase the US-made F-15EX jets.
Indonesia and Turkey "signed an implementation contract" last Saturday on the sidelines of the International Defense Industry Fair in Istanbul, defense ministry spokesperson Frega Wenas Inkriwang said in a statement.
He did not provide details of the contract value or delivery dates.
KAAN is Turkey's first national combat aircraft and it completed its first flight in February last year, but serial production is not expected to begin until 2028.
Turkey's defense ministry called the jet a fifth-generation aircraft and said it will be powered by two General Electric F-110 engines, which are also used in the fourth-generation Lockheed Martin F-16 jets.
Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeedin witnessed the agreement signing, Frega said, adding the contract signing reaffirms the commitment of both governments to strengthen joint technology development and expand Indonesia’s defense industry capacity.
Indonesia also signed an MoU with Turkey's TAIS Shipyard to purchase two Milgem Istif class frigates during the defense fair in Istanbul, according to a social media post by Sjafrie late on Monday.
The defense ministry did not immediately respond to Reuters' question about details of the frigate deal.
