That's one more plane out of the chop suey fleet. Question now is what Indonesia is going to replace it with.
>>64835512Indonesia is going all in on the Rafales it looks like
>>64835512Another article on the same topichttps://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/boeing-abandons-indonesia-f-15-bid/Basically, indonrsia be slacking on planning things out so Boeing said "nah, fk this"
I'm going to guess Indonesians recent fuck up with the kf21 led to this?
>philippines spending the last 10years window shopping for F16s>Lockheed doubling down their sales pitch to the flips>Indonesia might have a hard time paying for their planes>buh-bye, bitch, no Eagles for youAm I the only one noticing the disparity here?
>>64835537Flips not being retarded and saying they'll buy stuff with no way to pay for it meanwhile Indonesians can't uphold their end of the deal?
>>64835550>Spiritually Chinese>But MuslimNo wonder they have the reputation of being the dumbest part of SEA.
Indonesia needs to pour public funds into the huge project of relocating its capital for decades.
>>64835512gripen
>>64835537It was Indonesia that told Boeing that the deal was off. This was after Boeing rushed to have the US government approve the sale
>>64835524>"In the over two years since the acquisition was announced, the Indonesian government never formalized plans to procure the aircraft. Seemingly as result, Boeing appears to be ditching the deal."I don't get it, why go through all that effort to get a deal made in the first place? Did they look at their financials and realize they couldn't afford the 24 planes and simply let the deal fall through to save face?
>>64836207They got too distracted fantasizing about war with Australia and forgot to actually mail the paperwork.
>>64836207They already knew they couldn't afford those planes in the first place and still went with the deal Boeing. Then pretty much just ghosted them until Boeing gave up.
>>64835512Boeing is such a failure it is unreal
>>64835555Quads confirm.
>>64835512They are just tired of American planes and built in kill switches. I would be too, if I wasn't American.
>>64835555>No wonder they have the reputation of beingHighest percentage of Denisovian DNA next to Borneio. Coincidence?
>>64835537Flips aren't interested in buying, they only like window shopping and their generals would rather buy mansions and luxury carsIndonesia has a real Chairforce even with its comical logistic challenges
>>64838019They seem pretty interested.https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2025/06/05/philippines-orders-12-more-fa-50-combat-jets-from-south-korea/>The Philippines’ defense department sealed the order for 12 FA-50 light combat aircraft in a $700 million package with Korea Aerospace Industries, the company said in a statement released Wednesday. The upgraded jets are capable of aerial refueling and will be installed with AESA radars. The deal also includes an undisclosed number of air-to-ground and air-to-air weaponshttps://defencesecurityasia.com/en/philippines-kf21-boramae-delivery-2027-2029-south-china-sea-airpower/>Philippine request for KF-21 Boramae deliveries between 2027 and 2029 underscores a decisive shift toward credible air deterrence, maritime denial and alliance-ready combat capability in the South China Sea.And not only are they actually beefing their air force for real, they're also being smart about it so they don't end up getting fucked over by the logistics and getting a bad rep from manufacturers for choosing one plane and then backing out of the deal after a while.
>>64838019Also to add to>>64838075https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/kai-secures-upgrade-contract-for-philippine-fa-50s/165802.article>Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has secured a W93 billion ($64.5 million) contract to upgrade 11 FA-50PH light attack jets in service with the Philippine air force. The “performance improvement project” will run until 2029 and affects jets delivered between 2015-2017, says KAI. The work will see improvements to the jets’ guided-munitions capabilities, range and ability to operate as part of joint networks. The improvement project also includes follow-on support.
>>64838075Flips buying more FA-50s only means they've fulfilled their own Chairforce's wishes of more airframes but not real MRFs.>KF-21Also window shopping for those since it's new and they've already dined with Lockmart for F-16s, McDonalds Douglas with the F-18 and F-15, Saab with the Gripen and Dassault with Rafale.
