Amid orders from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to the Defense Ministry to obtain weapons from regional arms producers, the United States government has actually revealed the possible sale of Osprey tilt-rotor airplane worth US$ 2 billion to the Indonesian Military (TNI). The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), an agency under the United States Department of Defense, revealed the possible sale of eight Osprey airplane to Indonesia in a July 6 declaration, stating that Indonesia could receive eight MV-22 Block C Osprey airplane and related equipment, including navigation systems and technical assistance services, among other items. If approved, it will be the second time Indonesia has actually bought US airplane under the Foreign Armed Force Sales (FMS) structure, following a 2013 handle which Indonesia paid $500 million for 8 brand-new Apache AH-64 E attack helicopters and Longbow radars. Un …
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