Indonesia orders 42 Rafale jets
The Hindu
Indonesia will order 42 Rafale fighter jets, French Defence Minister Florence Parly, who is currently on a trip to the Asian country, confirmed on Thursday.“It’s official: Indonesia orders 42 Rafales,
Indonesia will order 42 Rafale fighter jets, French Defence Minister Florence Parly, who is currently on a trip to the Asian country, confirmed on Thursday.
“It’s official: Indonesia orders 42 Rafales,” she said in a tweet.
Dassault Aviation, which produces the aircraft, said the deal marked the start of a long-term partnership and would allow it to rapidly step up its presence in Indonesia. The deal comes as Paris seeks to expand its geopolitical ties in the Indo-Pacific to react to the creation of a new strategic alliance between the U.S., Britain and Australia.
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