Air-Force Indonesia to boost air force with F-15EX, Rafale fighter jets

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The never-ending story of Indonesia's procurement of new combat aircraft seems to have reached its final chapter. According to Marshal Fajar Prasetyo, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force on Thursday, the nation plans to purchase the Boeing F-15EX and Dassault Rafale jets between 2021 and 2024. Read more here
 

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Should have gone with the hornet if the MoD wanted a twin engine fighters instead of the Rafales.
 

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F-15 is a battle proven, and E serie is the most advanced/4.5 gen.

Rafale is also a very good multirole fighter, but it is expensive.
 

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Says in the article that Indonesia is ordering 8 F-15EX. French Rafale is quite expensive tbh, but if you need them, then you need them.
 

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Says in the article that Indonesia is ordering 8 F-15EX. French Rafale is quite expensive tbh, but if you need them, then you need them.

actually around 36 units of F-15 EX would be ordered....
 

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actually around 36 units of F-15 EX would be ordered....
And who will operate this Eagle?
Afaik RAFALE is for 2 new squadrons but empty squadron is just 14th. Who gonna operate the rest one Eagle skadron?
Kicking out Flanker?
 

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Hmm, nice.
Maybe related, or maybe not.

But if our F-15EX deal got through and approved by the US senate, then it's all good.
 

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Hmm, nice.
Maybe related, or maybe not.

But if our F-15EX deal got through and approved by the US senate, then it's all good.

"....into a fleet of F-15 fighter jets to be sold to an unnamed customer."

That's intriguing. Do they still sell previous variant of F-15 or they're fully focusing to just F-15EX?
 

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Hmm, nice.
Maybe related, or maybe not.

But if our F-15EX deal got through and approved by the US senate, then it's all good.
Any other international customer pursuing Eagle 2 other than us?

Edit: I found korea, but It's more like US is the one who pushed it.
 
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"....into a fleet of F-15 fighter jets to be sold to an unnamed customer."

That's intriguing. Do they still sell previous variant of F-15 or they're fully focusing to just F-15EX?
Considering that the USAF planned to have 144 F-15EX, I think it's unlikely that the older variants are still being offered - except for refurbished ones.

Any other international customer pursuing Eagle 2 other than us?
Israel?
 

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Considering that the USAF planned to have 144 F-15EX, I think it's unlikely that the older variants are still being offered - except for refurbished ones.


Israel?
They don't need to be so discreet about the buyer if it's just Israeli want to put Israeli systems on Israeli jets.
 

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They don't need to be so discreet about the buyer if it's just Israeli want to put Israeli systems on Israeli jets.

Sinkies, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi is in the list of the already user of Boeing F15 newest variant (SA, SG, SQ and Slam Eagle) and if it is mention Will integrated and to be while using Israel Made system to un named country (meaning it is new untested system at Eagle platform as required by the likely buyer), there is only Indonesia recently who had declared interest who likely fill the bid.

US, Israel is unlikely would be so discreet
 

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Boeing still have backlog of F-15QA (Qatar variant) and Qatar doesn't have relationship with Israel.

So that makes the two of us (Qatar or Indonesia).
 

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Boeing still have backlog of F-15QA (Qatar variant) and Qatar doesn't have relationship with Israel.

So that makes the two of us (Qatar or Indonesia).

Though i had feeling of 78 percentage it is about Indonesia
 

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Boeing still have backlog of F-15QA (Qatar variant) and Qatar doesn't have relationship with Israel.

So that makes the two of us (Qatar or Indonesia).
"To be sold"
Qatar: already bought
 

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Even if it are not being to sold to Indonesia they are still able to marketing those variant to other countries
 

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This part is interesting :

"will meet the demanding operational requirements of this valued customer"

So it's the "valued" customer that demands this particular anti-jamming system.

Still 50:50 ;)
 

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