After staying mum for two months, Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner broke her silence on Indonesia ' s proposal to purchase jet fighters from the European nation. On a letter dated Sept. 4, a copy of which was gotten by The Jakarta Post, Tanner stated she wanted to enter into specific sales negotiations with her Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto, Austrian paper Kronen Zeitung reported on Sunday. She also thanked Prabowo for his interest in purchasing a fleet of 15 Eurofighter Typhoon jet fighters. “The Austrian Army are dealing with major obstacles in air monitoring in the coming years,” Tanner said in the letter, which was composed in German. “We are, for that reason, delighted to accept your interest in acquiring the 15 Austrian Eurofighters to improve your air fleet and will now assess and analyze this intensively. “In thi …
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