{"id":73190,"date":"2026-07-24T09:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/24\/indonesia-orders-leonardo-light-fighters-eyes-naval-helicopters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:34:09","slug":"indonesia-orders-leonardo-light-fighters-eyes-naval-helicopters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2026\/07\/24\/indonesia-orders-leonardo-light-fighters-eyes-naval-helicopters\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia orders Leonardo light fighters, eyes naval helicopters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand \u2014 The Indonesian Air Force will soon add yet another aircraft type to its eclectic fleet, after a deal with Leonardo for a dozen M-346F Block 20 light fighters was announced this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorenzo Mariani, Leonardo\u2019s CEO and General Manager, said: \u201cThe introduction of the M-346F in Indonesia provides clear evidence not only of the aircraft system\u2019s inherent quality, but also of the country\u2019s continued and yet growing trust in our capabilities across domains.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leonardo said the sale \u201cincludes the localization of a range of support, maintenance, overhaul and training capabilities, as well as human capital development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Italian-built M-346 is well known as an advanced jet trainer, but the F variant is a dedicated, multirole, light fighter. It has an active electronically scanned array radar, Link 16 data link, seven hardpoints for carrying weapons, aerial refueling capability and electronic countermeasures system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first M-346s should be handed over to Jakarta in 2030. This will make Indonesia the 23rd operator of the M-346, but the first Asian customer of the newest Block 20 variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust eight months after the first order, strong and rapid global demand for the latest version of the aircraft clearly demonstrates it is meeting customer requirements,\u201d reads a Leonardo statement. The firm said the M-346 has logged 170,000+ flight hours to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indonesia is currently inducting Dassault\u2019s Rafale fighter, but the air force maintains a hotchpotch fleet that includes the American F-16, Russian Su-27\/Su-30 and Korean T-50i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2026\/07\/06\/indonesia-drops-kf-21-co-production-plans-eying-stock-warplanes-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2026\/07\/06\/indonesia-drops-kf-21-co-production-plans-eying-stock-warplanes-instead\/\">Jakarta invested<\/a> in the Korean KF-21\u2019s development, and it has also professed devotion to the Turkish Kaan. However, neither has resulted in production contracts yet. Indonesia\u2019s defense minister has also expressed a desire for the Chinese J-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If all these aspirations came true, Indonesia would end up operating perhaps the world\u2019s most complicated and varied fleet of combat aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Indonesian Armed Forces have been facing existing challenges related to interoperability,\u201d Alban Sciascia, director of consultancy firm PT Semar Sentinel Indonesia, told Defense News. \u201cIt\u2019s no secret that Indonesia has been focusing on procuring different equipment from different countries, as part of its diversification strategy, and that its joint operations concept is limited because of the relative inability to get all this equipment interoperating on the battlefield.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Leonardo, PT ESystem Solutions and the Indonesian Ministry of Defense also signed a letter of intent on July 21 for 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