Indonesia is allocating a $9 billion budget for the J-10C, with officials saying the jets will arrive soon, although it is unclear if a contract has been signed already.

Indonesia has approved a $9 billion budget to procure China’s Chengdu J-10 single-engine delta-wing fighter, Jakarta’s Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadhewa told journalists on Oct. 15, 2025. This would make Indonesia the second country in the world (the first being Pakistan) and the first in southeast Asia to acquire the aircraft. Contents Indonesia is allocating a $9 billion budget for the J-10C, with officials saying the jets will arrive soon, although it is unclear if a contract has been signed already. What Indonesian reports said Indonesian Air Force current fleet J-10’s growing prominence

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