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Indonesia and South Korea continue the cooperation to produce jet fighters KFX and IFX. The cooperation must give benefit for Indonesia in a bid to be independent on national defense industries and to be able to produce national jet fighters. This was stated by Minister of Defense, Ryamizard Ryacudu after visiting Headquarters of Marine Command of the Indonesian Navy in Cilandak, East Jakarta on Thursday (03/05).

“The cooperation to produce jet fighters continues because we have spent trillion rupiahs, approximately 3 trillion. There was uncompleted assessment while the agreement was approved. We must be independent.  If we can produce jet fighters, we must be able to sell them. We keep negotiating,” Ryamizard said.

Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu further said that substantially, Indonesia keeps modernizing its main weaponry system to face global changes.  However, he said the important thing is that Indonesia must be able to look at several developing potential threats coinciding with fulfilling modern technology. Hopefully, Indonesia can develop its national main weaponry system. (VOI/AF/RHM)