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https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/07/first-local-construction-of-scorpene-evolved-to-begin-this-month-in-indonesia/ First Local Construction of Scorpène Evolved to Begin This Month in Indonesia On 2 July, PT PAL Indonesia and Naval Group organised a press tour of PT PAL’s submarine...

IIRC, Trisula will be part of the air force.

Well, that depends on how the negotiations with the British. I don't think the government would simply accept it as it is. We'll see what happens in the future.

That's still not certain. There's a rumor that the British lender financing the third and fourth Merah Putih frigates requires CAMM to be included as one of the ships' armaments. If that's true, then you can imagine what the rest of the SEWACO will be.

https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/sea/pt-pal-expects-contract-for-third-and-fourth-red-white-frigates-in-2026 PT PAL expects contract for third and fourth Red White frigates in 2026 PT PAL expects a procurement contract for Indonesia's third and fourth Red White...

https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/industry/pt-pal-secures-contract-for-ksot-autonomous-submarine PT PAL secures contract for KSOT autonomous submarine Indonesia's PT PAL has secured a contract from the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) for an undisclosed number...

📷: JC Aero 📷: Swiderek Maciejka

The two frigates originally planned for delivery to the Turkish Navy as future TCG İzmir and TCG İçel will therefore be transferred to the export program.

Istres is one of the air bases where various facilities of Dassault, Safran, and Thales are located, possibly for final checks before they begin their journey here.

Departure of three Indonesian Rafales from Bordeaux to Istres 08/01/2026 Merignac Rafale B T-0301. T-0302 .T-0303

https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/industry/indonesia-looks-to-revive-kf-21-contract-with-block-2-acquisition Indonesia looks to revive KF-21 contract with Block 2 acquisition By Ridzwan Rahmat | 08 January 2026 Indonesia's involvement in South Korea's KF-21 Boramae fighter...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/411058114591514 ITBM Khan

The launch ceremony is tonight

Indonesian Air Force Rafale C, T-0317, does that mean there are already 17 units in production?