Thank you for sharing.
The fact that the contribution isn't paid for 2017 and 2018, is already a sign that Indonesia does have its doubts about this program.
Personally i have the feeling this program can end soon, with or without Indonesia/IPTN involved in this program.
About the decrease of Indonesian share in the KFX, if the program continues there is a chance that what left over for IPTN is only the fabrication of access panels and other small unimportant parts.
Maybe involvement in some kind of improved version of the T-50 / FA-50 can be more successful with less risks.
Your welcome bro,
Just wait for another 4-5 months bro to actually see what fate this program will be. I believe if the renegotiation goes well, Indonesia will pay all of the late payment to secure the program. At least now we have seen more assurance from Wiranto as Indonesian negotiator chairman about the program continuation. Moeldoko as another person who is closed to Jokowi also has said that he back the program and want it to continue. InshaAllah the program will still continue and Indonesia will still taking part on it.
I hope they keep previous cost sharing composition in return of more TOT or work shared from the program. Parliament actually is supportive with the program and has made law that prohibit government to back down from defense agreement that has already been agreed.
As I said earlier defense program is a weakness of Jokowi. He somehow lacks vision on this and seems to get easily manipulated by his ministers (particularly economy minister and maybe some high ranking officials in minister of defense who has relation with foreign defense industry). Alhamdulillah his latest policy is to keep continuing the program even though with less financial commitment. It is a good news even though there is some set back.
If Soekarno or Soeharto is still our leader now, I am 100 percent sure they will not waste the opportunity to put Indonesia as countries who can make their own fighter, even if we need to pay 50 % of the program. We still remember how Soeharto develop and build our aerospace industry and pure money for CN 235 program, NC 212 local manufacturing, N 250 program and even N 2130 program. Even SBY also hold the same vision and understand that Indonesia needs this program since all of biggest nation on earth have already had many strategic indigenous program like India which even still a developing countries like us but have already had ballistic/cruise missile and fighter program.
SBY for instant start from N 219 program, missile program, submarine program, medium tank program, etc until it finally support KFX/IFX program by joining the program. On the other hand, Jokowi main focus in on economy and he lacks visionary sight about Indonesia beyond 2030. He needs to look China example, if China doesnt care with so many strategic defense program when she actually was still poor, China will not be as powerful as Today with so many indigenous weapons like missile, fighter, submarine, tank, etc
With Jokowi which is still in power I doubt there will be another fighter program like manufacturing FA 50 at home since such program needs huge acquisition of the fighter that will suck our money and foreign reserves. But I do hope some day (after 2030) we will have our own indigenous fighter program, maybe a smaller one (single engine), that will fulfill our need for both advance trainer and light attack role.
I think if Jokowi finish its administration in 2024 and all of his infrastructure program completed that will make Indonesia competitive enough, then the next President can increase defense budget from 4 % of our government spending into 8 %. It means from 8 billion USD into 16-20 billion USD (depending on our future government budget).
