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Saturday, November 08, 2014

Indonesia mulls replacing F-5 fighter jets

F-5 Tiger IIThe Indonesian military is now weighing advanced fighter jets to replace the F-5 E/F Tiger II light attack planes which have been in service with its air forces in the last three decades.

Three fighter jets originally produced in Russia, Sweden and the United States have been shortlisted to replace the Indonesian 14th Squadron based in Madiun, East Java. They were Sukhoi Su-35, JAS-39 Gripen and F-16 Block 52+.

"It's yet to be decided. We have considered Gripen besides Su- 35 and F-16 planes. We also considered political aspect to decide, " Indonesian Military Commander General Moeldoko said at an annual defense exhibition "Indo Defense" on Thursday.

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2 comments:

  1. michael8/11/14 11:52

    This will come as a surprise to the RAF, to know that they operate the Gripen.
    Although it is nice to know that it's not just the UK media, that get things completely wrong

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  2. Curtis Conway10/11/14 23:18

    The UK Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) operates the Gripen as its advanced fast jet aircraft for training test pilots. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Etps_jas39b_gripen_arp.jpg

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