Indonesia abandoned French fighters in favor of Russian ones
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Indonesia to modernize Russian aircraft instead of purchasing Mirage from France
The Indonesian authorities announced that they will not buy 12 Mirage 2000-5 fighters from France in the near future, and will modernize the Sukhoi fighters in service, as well as American and F-16 fighters. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the Indonesian TV channel TV One.
The reason was reportedly limited financial capabilities, said Danil Anzar Simanjuntak, a spokesman for the Indonesian Ministry of Defense. It is reported that the Indonesian Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Finance jointly decided to abandon French aircraft.
A contract for the purchase of 12 Mirage 2000-5 fighters for $801.68 million was signed in January.
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