French Rafale fighter deal has the inside running over the US F-15 due to price and possible restrictions
by John McBeth February 14, 2022
(…) „Indonesia will be the first East Asian country to acquire the twin-engine, delta-wing Rafale, which is already in service with the French air force and navy, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India.
Up until now, France has mainly provided Indonesia with a variety of light armored vehicles and artillery pieces as Jakarta has sought to diversify its suppliers – a lesson learned from the 15-year US military embargo in the 1990s and early 2000s.“ (…)
https://asiatimes.com/2022/02/indonesia-leans-to-frances-rafale-over-the-us-f-15/
