As i said previously we are not ready though we have that aspiration. Btw 2 weeks ago my group arranged a meeting between Chaebol from SK ( investors for new capital ) and owner of 2 5 star hotels in Jakarta ( i myself is a physician currently in Papua so observe the reports from my colleagues...
We have an aspiration, simply an aspiration while in reality Naval Aviation isn't ready, the infrastructure isn't ready, Escort Fleet isn't ready, we are not ready but we do have that aspiration.
You don't cancel something like this easily, not while we have mistakenly signed for them in 2019. Cancelling such an order generates bad standing for Indonesia in international defence market and IMO by signing 2nd contract we force both side, PT.PAL and DSME to conduct deeper studies on...
First prototype presented to Brazil in 2021 so still far away from mass production
Meanwhile,
There's an aspiration to fully upgrade whole Leopard 2 MBTs in The Army and to acquire another batch of Leopard 2 MBTs. Tempo mistook 2013 procurement; the procurement was 103 Leopard 2, 50 Marder 1A3...
House of Commons ( British lower house of parliament ) Committee of Inquiry assessment regarding controversial Scorpion FV101 light tank and Hawk series procurement.
Every arms sales in Indonesia won't escape from something like this, even domestic ones but frankly speaking from experience, there's no much cash from this compared to property sales to high above guys. There are thing i'm afraid too sensitive to tell here but i've met frequently high level...
Press release from Naval Group regarding MoU between Naval Group and PT.PAL, the contract signed in 2019 regarding 2nd batch of DSME 1400 ( financed approximately 1.1 Billions USD from Korean Exim Bank ) is in limbo since the contract isn't effective yet not cancelled either.
Framework for Singapore conducting military exercise on Indonesian territory, Singapore also has DCA agreement with Australia, New Zealand, Germany, US, India, Taiwan, etc.