According to French Daily La Tribune, Indonesia has made a down payment to acquire 18 Dassault Rafale jets, a contract for which was signed in April 2022. After securing the procurement of the first six Rafale groups, Jakarta has made an advance payment for the procurement of 18 Rafale fighter jets made by Dassault's second batch. Jakarta has freed up $1.3 billion for the Rafale aircraft. It has agreed to buy 42 of these France-made jets.
“This is good news for Dassault Aviation, which is presenting its 2022 annual results this Thursday. According to the appropriate source, Indonesia has issued a budget to acquire 18 new Rafales, after the first six Rafales come into force in 2022 (about 1.3 billion dollars)," wrote La Tribune yesterday.
It was highlighted that in February 2022, Indonesia had signed the procurement of 42 Rafales, the signing of which was carried out in Jakarta.
It was also added that Indonesia is also preparing to get 12 Mirage 2000-5 from Qatar.
Indonesia faces financial problems, but this does not stop the Indo -Pacific Country from modernising its aerial and naval platform.
