Indonesia Competes to Get the latest Rafale fighter with the UAE #jetfighter #rafalef4

The good news came from the latest version of the Rafale F4 fighter jet, where Indonesia stated that before the turn of the year there would be a binding contract to continue the process of procuring Dassault Rafale fighter jets for Indonesia. But not as many as 36 units, but purchases between 12-18 units. This was conveyed directly by the well-known French media, La Tribune some time ago.

Still from the same source, Indonesia insists on buying the latest Rafale and not the second-hand aircraft as offered to Greece and Croatia. The Rafale fighter jet that will be acquired by Indonesia is the latest variant of the Rafale F4 ordered by the United Arab Emirates. This is different from the news that developed previously where it was stated that Indonesia would be eyeing the F3R variant which is currently operated by India.

If what you want to get is the Rafale F4, then Indonesia must be patient in long queues considering that the delivery of the Rafale F4 to the United Arab Emirates will only be carried out after 2024. Considering that 2022 is only a matter of days. It will be interesting to test the veracity of the news revealed by the French media. Unofficial sources say, there is the possibility of additional orders in the following year, so that it will complete the number of 36 Rafale units for Indonesia.

For information, the Rafale F4 is actually still in the development stage. Dassault Aviation in its release stated that the validation of the Rafale F4 is planned in 2024 with several new functions or features that will be available in 2023.

Judging from the variants, the F4 is the highest caste in the Rafale family, the initial variant is the Rafale F1 which is specifically for the French Navy's first aircraft, then there is the Rafale F2 which is capable of flying to the ground. and air-to-air strikes. While the Rafale F3 and F5 with expanded Multirole capabilities.

In this case it can be concluded that between the old variants can be upgraded to the latest variants and please note that all Rafale variants have adopted the RBE2 AESA Radar.