Jakarta, May 18, 2026 (AFP) - Indonesia to build up defence capabilities with new aircraft

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2026-05-18
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said Monday that the Southeast Asian country will continue to build up its defence 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 defence equipment including six Dassault Falcon 8x and two Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft. Jakarta signed an $......
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