Turkiye to export 48 fighter jets to Indonesia: Erdogan

ANKARA: Ankara has agreed a deal to export 48 Turkish-made fighter jets to Indonesia, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday. Turkiye´s defence sector, including the famous Bayraktar drones, accounts for a significant share of the country´s export revenues.

“As part of the agreement signed with our friendly and brotherly country, Indonesia, 48 Kaan (fighter jets) will be produced in Turkiye and exported to Indonesia,” Erdogan wrote on X. The contract, valued at 10 billion dollars, includes the production and delivery of the Kaan fighter jets to Indonesia over a ten-year period, according to Turkish media. The deal also includes a technology transfer to Indonesia, Turkish broadcaster TRT Haber reported.