Indonesia To Renegotiate KF-X Deal, Blames Currency

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KUALA LUMPUR—Indonesia is seeking better financial terms with South Korea over its participation in the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter program, saying it needs to do so to support its plunging currency. Indonesian President Joko Widodo issued the directive to renegotiate the terms of...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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