Indonesia has received three Rafale fighter jets from France, ministry spokesperson says

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26/01/2026 08:43

Corrects the number of jets expected to arrive later this year in paragraph 2

JAKARTA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Indonesia has received three Rafale fighter jets from France as part of a first batch of deliveries, defence ministry spokesperson Rico Ricardo Sirait told Reuters on Monday.

The jets arrived on Friday with an official handover ceremony to be held at a later date, he said. More jets are expected to arrive later this year but he did not give further details on how many.

 (Reporting by Ananda Teresia
Writing by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by David Stanway)

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