KUALA LUMPUR -- Indonesia has announced plans to purchase 42 Chinese J10 fighter jets for $9 billion, as well as missile boats and anti-ship missiles from Beijing. The decision is the latest element of President Prabowo Subianto's military build-up -- with 65.5 trillion rupiah ($3.9 billion) budgeted for new equipment this year alone.
Defense
Indonesian order of Chinese fighter jets raises strategy issues
Analysts question logic of deal and how fighters would be used with other assets
A two-seater J10 fighter jet lands during the Changchun Air Show 2025, in China's Jilin province on Sept. 19. Indonesia has placed a provisional order for 42 J10 fighters. © AP
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