The Indonesian Military (TNI) has accepted a grant from the United States of 24 F-16A/B Fighting Falcons as part of its overall program to upgrade the Air Force.
TNI had been planning to purchase new, more sophisticated F-16 fighter jets from the United States in 2014.
The fighters could be upgraded to include technology from the latest f-16s. The avionic systems could be upgraded as well as their weapons systems. So the F-16 fighters granted are still reliable weapons to give a deterrent effect.
The fighters would have an operational life of 25 years. So it is more efficient and effective for TNI to accept the grant rather than to buy six new planes of the type.
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