Russia has offered to “adapt” the Su-35 fighter jet to the needs of the Indonesian Air Force (IAF) to persuade it to buy the jet.
Russia can supply Indonesia with the latest Su-35 multipurpose fighters, adapting them as much as possible to the needs of the customer.
This offer of adapting the aircraft to the IAF’s needs puts a big question mark on the on the status of negotiations which are said to have been finalized in 2017.
No contract has been signed between Jakarta and Moscow for the former to buy 10 Su-35 jets for an estimated $1.14 billion. Negotiations have reportedly stalled over issues such as price calculation for barter goods, and the two countries not being able to negotiate a currency swap deal to replace the US dollar to fund the cash part of the deal.