Indonesia to buy tanker aircraft

High on the wish-list of the Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU, Indonesian Air Force) has been the acquisition of tanker aircraft.

Recently, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was granted permission to assign a budget of USD 700 million for such an acquisition. Top candidate is the Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT).

As far as Scramble Magazine knows, no contract has been signed yet. So it is still very early in the process, same as with the Dassault Rafale deal that was revealed recently.

In Asia & Pacific the A330MRTT is used by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF). When an order for the tanker transporter is placed, the TNI-AU will become the newest user of this type of aircraft in the region.

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