The Boeing F-15EX is on Indonesia’s wish-list. (Boeing)
Breaking Defense: Indonesia wants ‘up to 50 warships’ in next two years as part of $125B air, naval splurge
Amidst incursions by China into Indonesia's Extended Economic Zone, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is looking for a major investment in military gear.
SYDNEY: For the first time in decades, Indonesia appears ready to significantly improve its air and naval capabilities, with early commitments of spending $125 billion over the next 20-plus years.
Defense minister Prabowo Subianto was quoted in an English-language website Jan. 27 saying that he has told Indonesia’s president that the country will have “up to 50 warships” in the next two years. Sadly, no details were available as to what kinds of “warships” he might have meant, whether frigates and destroyers or offshore patrol craft. It may, suggests one analyst who asked not to be identified, simply mean Indonesia’s navy will have 50 ships ready to go to sea at any one time.
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Update: Indonesia to Get 50 Warships by 2024: Defense Minister (Kompass)
WNU Editor: Indonesia is looking at China and realizing they have a lot of catching up to do.
Indonesia will also be needing subs .... Why Indonesia Needs to Expand Its Submarine Fleet (The Diplomat).
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Seems to me China made a bad decision when it decided it was time to start seriously f*ing around with all its neighbors and throwing their weight around before its longer term plans were in place (Belt & Road, etc). What they done is drive a lot of neutral countries, or even potential allies, into the anti-China camp, including India, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.
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