Yeah but that was USAF price where F15 infrastructure and mechanics already well established. Not like here where Eagle is the whole new species for our Air Force.
Oh it was Alman huh...
The 36 fighters were the F15QA version and the deal was 6.2 billion USD. Currently, the US has not exported the EX version however there is interest from several nations including Israel, and Indonesia.latest F15 export variants for referencesQatar signs $12 billion deal to buy F-15 jets from U.S.
Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the country signed a deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States for $12 billion.www.reuters.com
Actually, the prices ranged from 80-130 million based on the configuration of the plane. Hopefully, Indonesia can make a sweet deal that would not overburden the budget. If the deal would cost 200 million+ per plane then it would be better just to add more F4 Rafaele fighter jets honestly..
Regional tension (especially around South China sea) becoming hotter and hotter these days. Indonesia needs big stick and good relations with Super powers. We also need to balance our trading with US.
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If that's the case then it would be perhaps better to add two more squadrons of the Vipers to compliment the existing 33 F16s that Indonesia possesses. Indonesia already went for 42 twin-engine fighters of the F4. If the EX price would be that much then it would be perhaps more wise to add more F4 on top of the 42.
I don't know, Rafale seems doesn't look like long leg heavy hitter fighter like Eagle or our current Flanker.
I'm not claiming that the F4 is superior to the EX however it's a twin-engine fighter with a good amount of range and payload. Basically, it serves the same mission profile..
Hedging between 2 of most prominent western power . It's the lament of midling power ...
Indeed I would go for the EX over the F4 however Indonesia has already procured the F4. Upgrading the current F16 to block 70/72, while adding more f16 would be ideal. Later more F4 can get procured if the Indonesian leadership found it feasible.
Logistical nightmare... That's also of course one of the options, and it seems to me that the leadership is heading this way. I have not followed the development in the news regarding Indonesia however I know that the leadership loves diversification. The F16 and the EX could use the same engines so that's less of a logistical nightmare. Imagine if Indonesia procured the F15-EX, as well as the KF-2, Indonesia would be having 3 different twin-engine fighter jets.
Need to balance it out.
Very similar to the Moroccan approach that we learned from past experiences. Understandable that Indonesia is operating fighter jets from the US, France, South Korea, and Russia.
There is also old BAE Hawk still in service.
