Indonesia ne apni military power ko modern banane ke liye China ke J-10 fighter jets kharidne ka sochna shuru kar diya hai. Yeh jets na sirf advanced technology se less hain, balkay unki price bhi comparatively kam hai. Yeh baat Deputy Defence Minister aur retired Air Marshal Donny Ermawan Taufanto ne Wednesday ko confirm ki.
Indonesia ne 2022 mein France se 42 Rafale jets ka $8.1 billion ka deal kiya tha, jisme se 6 jets aglay saal deliver kiye jaenge. Ab wo simultaneously US ke banaye hue F-15EX jets ki purchase ko finalize karne ka bhi plan bana raha hai.
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Donny Taufanto ke mutabiq, “China ne humein sirf J-10 nahi, balke frigates, ships aur weapons bhi offer kiye hain.” Ab Jakarta technical compatibility, after-sales service aur pricing jaise aspects ko evaluate kar raha hai.
Unhone bataya ke J-10 jets ka option ek saal se zyada arsay se under consideration hai. Hal hi mein Pakistan aur India ke darmiyan tensions ke doran, ek Pakistani J-10 jet ne kai Indian jets ko shoot down kiya—yeh bhi unki evaluation ka part hoga.
Dusri taraf, Indonesia abhi bhi US se 24 F-15EX jets kharidne par consider kar raha hai, jiska price $8 billion bataya gaya hai.
France ke President Emmanuel Macron ne bhi kuch din pehle Indonesian President Prabowo se mulakaat ke doran preliminary defence pact sign kiya hai, jisme naye Rafale orders shamil ho sakte hain.
Taufanto ne kaha, “Hum sab options ko consider kar rahe hain — J-10, F-15EX aur France ka offer — sab kuch budget aur strategic needs ke mutabiq evaluate ho raha hai.”
