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Saturday, February 08, 2014

Indonesian Air Force Draws Up Shopping List

Boasting one of the fastest growing economies in the world is allowing Indonesia to invest much-needed funds in its military.

After years of stagnation caused by the 1997 financial crisis, leading to most of Indonesia’s military acquisition programs being cancelled, the situation deteriorated further when the U.S. imposed an arms embargo in 1999 that lasted until 2005.

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) entered into only one major acquisition program during that period, procuring Su-27 and Su-30 Flankers from Russia to bolster its aging fighter fleet.

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