Indonesia J-10 deal off?

Corsair1963 · by **Corsair1963** » 02 Nov 2025, 08:17

Indonesia denies reports of finalized J-10 jet purchase
Dylan Malyasov - Nov 1, 2025

Indonesia’s defense minister said the country has not finalized any agreement to buy Chinese J-10 fighter jets, tempering earlier expectations that Jakarta was close to a deal.

“Not finished — we are window shopping,” Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin told Bloomberg News on the sidelines of a regional security conference in Kuala Lumpur when asked Friday about the possible purchase.

“As a country free and active, we can go everywhere to see which one is efficient, not expensive — and no requirement,” he said. “We are still considering.”

Article: https://defence-blog.com/indonesia-deni ... -purchase/

madrat · by **madrat** » 04 Nov 2025, 10:02

100% cost of F-16 with 80% of the usefulness?

darkmount · by **darkmount** » 04 Nov 2025, 13:03

What happened to their F-15EX deal? Didn't the F-15EX win the evaluation against Rafale and other fighters?

It would be a hard slap in the face if Indonesia went for Western jets over J-10C.

AFAIK, they also want additional Rafale which means J-10 vs Rafale showdown didn't really effect their decision.