JAKARTA — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that the Southeast Asian country will continue to build up its defense capabilities, as the government handed over equipment, including six French-made Rafale jets, to the military.
Prabowo presided over a handover ceremony at a military airbase in Jakarta, where he inspected recently-acquired defense equipment, including six Dassault Falcon 8x and two Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft.
Jakarta signed an $8.1 billion deal in 2022 under then-defense minister Prabowo to purchase 42 French-made Rafale fighters.
Read the full story on the The Manila Times website