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on a second look, the writer kind of fishy

Artilery and small arms, I guess

The meeting on January 7 in Jakarta discussed Exim Bank of Korea financing 16 aircraft https://meta-defense.fr/en/2026/01/08/kf-21-indonesia-credit-export-south-korea/#un-financement-coreen-accroit-la-faisabilite-mais-necessite-contrat-acompte-et-garanties

A bit closer to this, huh?

Also, is there timeline when Export version with Turkish engine ready?

In term of design, it won't be much different than P0, right?

Habib needs to work much harder it seems

You can't upgrade block 1 / 2 to block 3. It's a different aircraft with stealth coating, internal weapons bay, etc

That's still mid 2030s

16

Wait, isn't it too early? The schedule is to land here at 22 January, right?

https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/industry/indonesia-looks-to-revive-kf-21-contract-with-block-2-acquisition https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/indonesia-plans-to-buy-16-kf-21-block-ii-fighter-jets-following-new-talks-with-south-korea Indonesia most likely...