Indonesia’s Kaan Commitment Complicates Its Fighter Plans

Officials in suits giving thumbs up around model Kaan fighter

Indonesian officials used the International Defense Industry Fair in Istanbul to celebrate their partnership with Turkey on the Kaan fighter.

Credit: Turkish Defense Industry Agency
Indonesia’s confusing fighter procurement strategy has become even more of a hodgepodge. Jakarta has signed a contract for 48 Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Kaan fighter jets, deepening bilateral defense ties with Turkey and further diversifying its airpower acquisitions. The deal, signed on...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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