What can I say about the current Indonesian procurement trend is expect the unexpected. The Minister of Defense hasn’t released a defence white paper for a decade, so any plans that they have isn’t open to the public.
AFAIK Indonesia wanted ITAR-free KAAN, while KAAN with Turkish TF35000 engines is projected to be finalized around 2032. The selection of KAAN is also connected to politics, and the current administration ended in 2029. So, depending on who got elected in 2029, Indonesia might buy or cancel the KAAN.
Historically, Indonesia has purchased aircraft from both the West and East, and also got to experienced being embargoed by both sides at different times. That’s why sourcing arms from different supplier is part of the current procurement policy.
Venezuela is able to maintain their old F-16A/B, though at a reduced number, right until the recent event at the start of this year despite being cut off from American supply for 20 years. If there’s a will there’s a way.
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FYI with advanced computer milling machine you can also make illegal aircraft parts. These machines are kind of expensive but if it keeps your planes flying then they are worth the price so that is one way. Milling machines are a big problem now a days though they can make aircraft parts the issue is in rifles as you can basically make a .50cal in a basement from any forged truck drive shaft. Its vary difficult to stop because China is pumping out affordable milling machine (few thousand + basic computer need no skill) to the point there like 3D printer and forged truck drive shaft is not a controlled substance as there in every scrap yard.
Concerning aircraft advanced jet turbine blades cant be made on milling machines as there forged but you can make mostly anything else.
latest update says KAI partnership with PTDI has ended, PTDI will no longer receive tech transfer. Although, TNI-AU will still procure several KF-21, albeit in smaller numbers.
Wasn’t it only that local production won’t be done in Indonesia?
I find it hard to believe Indonesia would pay 7% of the development without getting any benefits, so I think prototype and tech transfer would still be done, and there would still be an IF-21 variant, just built in Korea.
well we still dont know the exact arrangements, so its mostly guess work at this point, but whats certain is that there will be no full production line of vehicles being churned out, but we could still make some components of the aircrafts (for instance PTDI’s weapon pylons have already been sent over there for a while)
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