Indonesia s plan to procure Rafale fighters hampered by funding roadblock
25 May 2021
by Ridzwan Rahmat
A Dassault Rafale multirole fighter, seen here on the flight deck of aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while it was berthed at RSS Singapura - Changi Naval Base. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)
The Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MOD) has made further progress in its effort to procure 36 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft from Dassault Aviation but a formal contract may be delayed by a lack of clarity over funding sources.
In February, a delegation of senior Indonesian MOD officials led by Major General Dadang Hedrayudha, director general of the ministry s defence potential department, completed the latest round of negotiations with Dassault Aviation s vice-president for business development Jean Claude Piccirillo, and vice-president for offset Michael Paskoff.