Indonesia Completes Order For 42 French Rafale Fighter-Jets Amid Regional Tensions

By Pizaro Gozali Idrus

Indonesia has signed a contract to buy 18 more Rafale fighter-jets from France, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as Jakarta completed a 2022 order for 42 of these warplanes, in upgrading its air force fleet amid regional security challenges. 

One analyst criticized the deal, saying the advanced...