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Boeing Reports MoU with Indonesia for Buy of 24 F-15EX Fighters

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023

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Boeing Reports MoU with Indonesia for Buy of 24 F-15EX Fighters

The sun rises on an F-15EX Eagle II last Oct. 26 after a night of acoustic testing at Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Boeing [BA] said on Aug. 21 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indonesia for the latter to buy up to 24 of the company's F-15EX fighters. "The Republic of Indonesia and Boeing shared their commitment to finalize the sale of 24 F-15EX aircraft to Indonesia, subject to U.S. government approval, during a visit of Indonesia’s Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto to the United States," the company said. The MoU signing by Indonesian Air Vice Marshal Yusuf…

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