Kantong Cekak, Prabowo Postpones Purchase of 12 Former Qatar Fighter Jets

"Straight Pocket, Prabowo Postpones Purchase of 12 Former Qatar Fighter Jets"

Kantong Cekak, Prabowo Postpones Purchase of 12 Former Qatar Fighter Jets

Dream - The Indonesian government has postponed its plan to purchase 12 second-hand Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets previously used by the Qatar Air Force. The news of the postponement was announced by Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, the spokesperson for Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto.

"After this plan is agreed upon, the government, in this case the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Defense, Mr. Menhan, postpones the purchase of Mirage 2000-5 aircraft. Why? Because our fiscal capacity for the time being cannot support the purchase of Mirage 2000-5."
kata Dahnil dalam video yang diunggah ke akun Twitternya, @Dahnilanzar. Dahnil said in the video uploaded to his Twitter account, @Dahnilanzar.

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Postpone Purchase of Fighter Jets

The following is the translated text from 'Bahasa' to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "He conveyed, the delay has been decided by the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Finance. Indonesia is indeed refurbishing its air fleet, including long-standing F-16 jets made in the US, Sukhoi Su-27, and Su-30 made in Russia."

Beforehand, the government has signed an agreement worth 733 million euros or approximately IDR 12.4 trillion for the purchase of 12 used Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets, a variant of the fighter aircraft produced by the French company Dassault Aviation.

"Previously Used by AU Qatar"

The purchase was made through Excalibur International, a unit of the Czechoslovak Group defense company, acting as the agent for the jet. Initially, the aircraft was acquired by the Qatar Emiri Air Force in the late 1990s.

The following is the translation of the 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "The planes are planned to be sent to Indonesia in January 2025. Last year, the Ministry of Defense purchased the used jets as a quick and effective solution to fill the gap in the Air Force's capabilities."

"Unused for a long time"

Since being acquired by Qatar almost three decades ago, the fighter jet has reportedly been used sparingly. The fleet has been offered to Pakistan and India but without success, while Bulgaria has also expressed its interest.

In an interview, Dahnil conveyed that the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) will actually order a retrofit for the existing Sukhoi and F-16 aircraft until the arrival of the first Rafale fighter jet in two years.

The decision to postpone the purchase of Mirage is known shortly after Jokowi approved a 20 percent increase in defense spending until the end of 2024, to help improve the country's military hardware.

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