Delays, Uncertainties Bog Down Indonesian Fighter Programs

Marhalim Abas August 03, 2016
Credit: Australian Defense Department
Under the Minimum Essential Force (MEF) strategic plan that began in 2009, Indonesia was supposed to operate 180 fighters by 2024. More than halfway through the 15 years allowed for the plan, the air force can barely field a quarter of that number. Proposals to buy the latest version of the Sukhoi...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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