shitton of stuff for Indonesia happened recently so ill just rapid mention them
AIR FORCE
KAAN is officially purchased, no longer just an MoU
KAAN = Purchase contract ✅
INDONESIA & TÜRKİYE just finalized the sale of 48 TFX/MMU KAAN 5th-gen fighter jets in a ceremony at IDEF2025!Indonesia Resmi Beli 48 Pesawat Tempur KAAN dari Turkiye
https://x.com/TurkishCentury/status/1949061161455890513Deliveries with Turkish-made supercruising TEI-TF-35K turbofan engines are expected to begin in 2032 or earlier. Meanwhile, new facilities are to be set up in Indonesia, where TUSAS already operates an office, to get the brotherly Southeast Asian Muslim nation up to speed with “localization” efforts as part of a wider industrial partnership; allowing Jakarta to use both Turkish/NATO weapon & sensor systems as well as integrate its own.Multiple Indonesian engineers are known to be employed in Turkish defense firms, including TUSAS, presumably already working as part of the KAAN program.2nd and 3rd KAAN prototypes, expected to have their internal weapons bays and aerial refueling systems installed and feature minor design changes to the airframe, are scheduled to make their maiden flights in April and July of 2026, respectively.
OTHER SIDE OF EUROPE
First sighting of Rafale and A400M
First sighting of the Indonesian Rafale, specifically the F4 B Twin seat
sporting the serial number T-0301 (new letter designation). Spotted at Dassault factory in Bordeaux on 30th of July. The aircrafts are to be delivered in early 2026
Source: First Indonesian Rafale spotted
The Indonesian A400M’s first flight is also sighted
Source: https://x.com/FercleosSpotter/status/1950941945359962187
NEWS
Belarus Military Cooperation
rumors seems to be correct
Indonesia jalin kerja sama militer dengan Belarusia - ANTARA News
In an official broadcast received by ANTARA in Jakarta on Wednesday, it was explained that the meeting discussed various plans for military cooperation, ranging from joint training to the development of primary weapons system (alutsista) technology.“The meeting was to discuss defense cooperation, particularly in defense industry development, military education and training, and technology exchange,” said Brigadier General Frega Wenas Inkiriwang, Head of the Information and Communication Bureau of the Ministry of Defense’s Secretariat General, when confirmed in Jakarta on Wednesday.Frega continued, the two also discussed Indonesia’s participation in the MILEX-2025 event, a defense equipment exhibition held in Belarus.Frega confirmed that Indonesia would send representatives to participate in the international exhibition.“Indonesia’s participation through its accredited Defense Attaché to the Russian Federation and Belarus is expected to open the door to strengthening defense industry cooperation, particularly in the areas of technology transfer, weapons system development, and increasing national industrial capacity,” Frega said.
TECH
Indonesia to domestically produce Turkish SSM, Cruise Missile & Manpads
Indonesia will domestically produce the Atmaca (SSM), Çakır (Cruise Missile), and Sungur (MANPAD). These are to be equipped on the new stealth attack ship
ARMY
Image & Videos of new tank camos
In Batujajar for an Indonesian Armed Forces Ceremony, many of the vehicles are sporting a new old-school look (it seems to be a pretty big ordeal, considering all branches are present)
they’re seemingly based on the early 2000s-2010s three tone camo that we used to have, which I think is what they’re going for
Video version:
heres also an additional video of a Leopard2RI speeding in the dirt:
Also two (out of 3) of my suggestion have been stuck in pending for about 1+ month now so I’ll probably wait a bit before continuing with the Badak Prototype