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View all search resultsBoeing says no longer building F-15 fighter jets for Indonesia
The Defence Ministry and Boeing signed a deal in 2023 for 24 F-15EX fighter jets that was subject to US government approval.
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This handout photo released by Boeing shows Indonesian Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Prabowo Subianto (C) posing during a tour of the Boeing F-15EX production line at Boeing's facility in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 21, 2023. Indonesia and US aircraft manufacturer Boeing have agreed a deal for the sale of two dozen F-15EX fighter jets as Southeast Asia's biggest economy moves to modernise its fleet, Jakarta's defence minister said on August 22. (Photo by Eric SHINDELBOWER / BOEING / AFP) / (AFP/Boeing/ Eric Shindelbower)
U
S planemaker Boeing is no longer building F-15 fighter jets for Indonesia, a company official said on Tuesday, ending what was a marquee deal for Jakarta's military expansion.
The Defence Ministry and Boeing signed a deal in 2023 for 24 F-15EX fighter jets that was subject to US government approval.
"In terms of our (F-15) partnership with Indonesia, it is no longer an active campaign for us," Bernd Peters, vice president of business development and strategy at Boeing Defense, told reporters at the Singapore Airshow.
Peters declined to give details, directing further questions to the US and Indonesian governments.
Last week, Indonesia received its first three French-made Rafale fighter jets as part of a multibillion-dollar deal between the two countries.
The jets are part of an $8.1 billion deal agreed in 2022 by then defence minister Prabowo Subianto to purchase 42 French-made Rafale fighters.
The three aircraft arrived in Jakarta last Friday and are currently at a military airbase in Pekanbaru, defence ministry spokesman Rico Ricardo Sirait said.
During French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Jakarta last year, his then-armed forces minister Sebastien Lecornu said Indonesia signed a letter of intent to purchase more Rafale jets from French company Dassault Aviation, without specifying figures or a timeline.
In July last year, Indonesia signed a contract with Turkey to buy 48 Kaan fighter jets.
