Türkiye Joins Fighter Jet Exporters “Club” with KAAN Deal
In a landmark defence deal, Türkiye will export 48 KAAN fighter jets to Indonesia. Turkish President Erdoğan confirmed the agreement via social media.
Subianto News
Air
Expo and Air Show
Bilateral Relations
Indonesia Shows Interest in KAAN Fighter Jet Project
Indonesia President Subianto shows interest in fifth-generation fighter: “We want to be involved in the KAAN project” During his official visit to Turkiye.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Indonesia: T625 Gökbey’s First Export Destination?
Turkiye expects Indonesia to ink a deal for TUSAŞ’s T625 Gökbey utility helicopter, marking the export of Turkiye’s first indigenously designed helicopter.
Air
Bilateral Relations
New President of Indonesia Raises Questions About KF-21
The new President of Indonesia, has expressed a negative stance towards the ROK, raising doubts about Indonesia's future involvement in the KF-21 programme.
Bilateral Relations
Australia and Indonesia to Expand Military Ties
In a joint statement, Anthony Albanese and Prabowo Subianto have declared the establishment of new security links between their respective nations.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Indonesia Lends C-130 to Turkiye for Disaster Relief
Indonesia on Saturday despatched C-130 Hercules and Boeing 737-400 aircraft to Turkiye to transport SAR personnel and logistical support.
Air
Expo and Air Show
PTDI and TUSAS Agree on Aerospace Engineering Program
Indonasia's PTDI and Turkish Aerospace sign an Agreement on the Aerospace Engineering Program as Turkiye establishes its fighter programme, Turkish Fighter TF.
Air
Indonesia to Secure F-15 Deal This Week
Indonesia is close to acquiring F-15 Eagle jets. Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto will meet U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and CIA Director William Burns.
Air
Indonesia inks deal for 42 Rafale fighters with France
Jakarta's defence minister said that Indonesia signed a deal with France to buy six Rafale fighters as part of an anticipated total order of 42.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
Indonesia Defence Invests $125B Including 50 Warships
The AUKUS deal with Australia and the loss of KRI Nanggala-402 submarine forced Indonesia to make an investment in the navy.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Indonesia orders A400Ms for tanker and transport missions
The Indonesian Ministry of Defence ordered two Airbus A400M aircraft in multirole tanker and transport configuration for the Air Force.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 15:00 China strengthens unmanned maritime surveillance capabilities - China continues expanding its portfolio of maritime surveillance drones to improve situational aware...
- 15:00 Japan accelerates hardened infrastructure development - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, protected storage sites and dispersed operating locations...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain role in critical infrastructure security - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor and protect undersea cab...
- 15:00 Counter-drone systems increasingly combine kinetic and electronic effects - Military organisations are fielding layered counter-drone architectures that integrate electronic wa...
- 15:00 Hypersonic weapon proliferation drives demand for space-based tracking - Defence agencies are accelerating development of space-based sensor constellations capable of provid...
- 15:00 Military logistics automation becomes mainstream procurement priority - Armed forces are expanding procurement of autonomous logistics vehicles and AI-assisted supply syste...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft concepts reshape force structure planning - Air forces are increasingly designing future force structures around combinations of crewed aircraft...
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- 09:00 China advances military satellite constellation deployment - China continues expanding military satellite constellations designed to enhance communications, navi...
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- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward scalable architectures - Military organisations are increasingly procuring counter-drone systems built around open architectu...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence programmes focus on persistent target custody - Defence agencies are prioritising sensor networks capable of maintaining continuous tracking of mano...
- 09:00 AI-assisted command systems gain momentum in military planning - Armed forces are accelerating adoption of AI-assisted command-and-control systems designed to improv...
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- 09:00 Production capacity increasingly shapes defence export competitiveness - Countries evaluating defence acquisitions are placing greater weight on supplier production capacity...
