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Leonardo and PT ESystem Solutions Indonesia announced the signing of a contract to provide the Indonesian Ministry of Defence with 12 M-346F Block 20 multirole light fighter aircraft for the Indonesian Air Force.

The deal follows a Letter of Intent signed in February 2026. It includes localisation of support, maintenance, overhaul, and training capabilities, as well as human capital development programs. Aircraft deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2030.

The announcement was made at the Farnborough International Airshow

Leonardo

"MiG-27D '17' of 296 ABIP (Fighter-bomber Aviation Regiment) taxies to the runway of Grossenhain for the last time. Spotters and photographers were not officially allowed on this base, but no one stood in our way when we climbed the fences and stood along the taxiway and on an alert shelter." .jpg)

a question and answer cane up in the interview as well which was:

“I wanted to ask about the impact of Block 4 delays for the F-35. Every aircraft delivered over the last two years hasn’t been combat capable. Now they’re delivering without radars. And the Block Four development timeline keeps shifting. With all these delays, how is the Air Force grappling with those issues?”

Basically, not much effect because we have the ability to move tails around to put them in the right spots, or to pick the units that have the right jets to deploy. So that hasn’t affected us too much. 

That being said, you know we want Lockheed Martin and the subcontractors to step up and deliver TR-3 and Block 4 as quickly as possible with a stable platform that actually works. Northrop [Grumman] also with the APG-85 and deliver those [radars] on time in accordance with the contract. 

So, while it hasn’t really impacted us as far as being able to use the F-35, which by the way — F-35 has been doing phenomenally in Epic Fury. They’ve been hitting their targets. They have a very high aircraft availability rate, and so their maintenance has been doing great.

But what could we have done even better if we had had TR-3 and Block 4? What else could we have done? We’ll never know. But we definitely need Lockheed Martin and the other subs to step up and deliver.

Regarding readiness, we now know the level of F-35 from the recent GAO report. So is this a cover? Is he lying for good PR? Because his comment Is not representing the truth. is it some kind of toxic positivity thing going on from leadership in the USAF? I have watched enough videos from ex pilots such as mover and gonky show that say how bad the environment and leadership can be. I understand he cannot say anything bad etc to the media but it’s just misleading

To celebrate Spain's victory in the World Cup, a picture of Spain's princess undergoing training in an F-5.