Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has hinted that Indonesia plans to buy Chengdu J-10 fighter jets from China.

China has proven through its modern fighter jet design that it is ready to take on its Western counterparts in dogfight scenarios. The J-10 defeated French Rafales in the Pak-India combat of May 2025.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A US Navy fighter jet and a helicopter based on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, crashed in the South ...

Indonesia appears to be edging closer to the acquisition of 42 Chengdu J-10C fighters from China. In a brief 15 October interaction with journalists, defence minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin was asked ...

The J-20 will enhance China’s presence in the East China Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, allowing China to greater assert its territorial claims and deter foreign (i.e. US) intervention. The ...

Currently, China and Pakistan remain the sole operators of the J-10 aircraft platform. Beijing’s defense industry is expanding. Earlier this month, Chinese state-run media outlets released a report ...

A China-built F-7 fighter jet, operated by the Bangladesh Air Force, crashed into a college building in Dhaka, killing 19 people - The pilot, 16 students and two teachers. The aircraft, often referred ...

Indonesia is still "considering" acquiring Chinese J-10 fighter jets, but no decision has been made yet, according to Jakarta ...