And if a fifth country also bought Rafale in 2021 ... Despite the success of the combat aircraft in Greece, Egypt, Croatia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year, Dassault Aviation is not letting go. case in Indonesia. It is no longer a question of an order for 36 combat aircraft, or even 40 aircraft, but rather of a much more modest order, due to a lack of adequate budget that could be released by the Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto . We are now talking about between 6 and 12 combat aircraft, or even a little less. What still strongly interests the tricolor manufacturer, who initialed a contract in Indonesia, for at least three good reasons.
A budget line exists at the Indonesian Ministry of Defense for this acquisition over the current fiscal year - 600 million euros are mentioned, according to some sources. As much as this budget is spent on French armaments, it is estimated in France. This would also allow Dassault Aviation to step up and then put it in a strong position while awaiting a new larger order from the Indonesian Air Force. Finally, Dassault Aviation wishes to sell the Rafale in a new country after having refueled the Mirage 2000 user countries (Egypt, Qatar, India, UAE and Greece), with the obvious exception of Taiwan but also Peru.
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