You know our @JATOSINT is one greatest contributor here about day to day Defense issue
There is also the likes of Lembaga Keris, then Angkasa Review and so on
Biden doesn't bother to proceed UAE F 35 deal despite knowing UAE is one of large importer of Russian Made arms and China then channeled them toward many frontline battle in Middle East or use them right in Yemen, that's how far US willing to sell their arms nowadays
Beside of F 15 EX, there is A lot of stuff to be considered
When you signing foreign lobby firm, you don't see kaleng kaleng standard of arms on the catalogue. Still remember Predator on the slide show?
They still had their prejudice
Better to deter them for good, we had more people, our natural resource is more abundan actually, our economy is keep growing, and finally we need more better armament
Been proven since long time, just look at the Brits gal attitude that's summed up everything