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17 October 2023
by Akhil Kadidal
Indonesia’s delays in payments towards the joint development of the KAI KF-21 4.5-generation fighter programme has been of concern to the South Korean government. (DAPA/KAI)
Amid concerns over Indonesia’s delays in meeting its cost-share obligations for the Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI’s) KF-21 ‘Boromae’ 4.5-generation
fighter aircraft project, a KAI official, at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023, said that a recent meeting between South Korean and Indonesian defense officials left room for optimism.
According to the KAI official, Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto has given assurances to Eom Dong-hwan, the South Korean minister for Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), that Jakarta would honour its financial agreements to the programme.
Janes
previously reported on the 5 October meeting between Eom and Subianto, however, the Indonesian Ministry of Defense has not provided specifics on the outcome of that meeting.
The official, a member of the KAI KF-21 development team, told
Janes
during Seoul ADEX 2023 on 17 October that Indonesia still owes KRW1 trillion (USD739 million) to the project as part of its cost-share agreements.
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