Indonesia buys third batch of French Dassault Rafale fighter jets

The Indonesian Army has decided to buy the third batch of French Dassault Rafale aircraft.

Here's What We Know

The information was shared by the company Dassault Aviation. We are talking about a contract for 18 aircraft. Thus, Indonesia will soon have 42 French fighters in service. Indonesia ordered the first batch of Rafale aircraft in 2022, and the second - in 2023. In total, the country will receive 30 fighters in the Rafale F.4 modification and 12 in the Rafale B modification. By the way, Indonesia initially planned to buy Russian Su-35 aircraft, but eventually abandoned this idea in favour of French Rafale fighters and American F-15EX.

Flashback

The Dassault Rafale is a fourth-generation French multirole fighter. It is capable of supersonic cruising speed. The aircraft made its first flight in 1986. Since 2000, it began to be operated by the French Air Force and Navy. Now Dassault Rafale is also in service with Egypt, India, Greece and Croatia.

Source: Dassault Aviation