Indonesia to buy 42 fighter jets from China

Purchase marks country's first from non-Western supplier

20251016 Chinese fighter jet J-10C

A Chinese Chengdu J-10 fighter jet: Indonesia plans to buy 42 of the aircraft to upgrade its air force.

JAKARTA (AP) — Indonesia’s top defense official said Wednesday that Jakarta will acquire at least 42 Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C fighter jets, marking the country's first non-Western aircraft purchase deal.

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