Indonesia Buy " Garbage" 24 F16

Indonesia Buy " Garbage" Of 24 F16 Jetfighter

By David Raja Marpaung

November 11, 2011,  America issued a Press Release on "grants" 24 units of F-16 Block 25 to Indonesia. In addition, Indonesia will receive an additional 4 units of F-16 Block 25 and two F-16 Block 15 to be used as spare parts. But only 24 units of the F-16 Block 25's are going to be in the upgrade to the Block 32 standard. Later in the upgrade process, Indonesia will bear the cost of approximately $ 750 million.

Indonesian original intention was to buy 6 units of F-16 block 52 new F-16 aircraft both sophisticated, the same as yours Singapore. Whether because Indonesia is only pity to buy a little, or because they do not want Indonesia to have sophisticated fighter Singapore ally, the U.S. made a counter-offer: Indonesia provided FREE, 24 F-16 block 25, \Then Indonesia ONLY NEED to pay the cost of upgrading the aircraft to F-16 block 32.

The procurement of 24 F-16 is interesting, because it began to change the direction of the purchase of defense equipment in Indonesia. Indonesia, which had left the U.S. for the purchase of defense equipment to embargoed trauma, started to depend to U.S. again. 

Is it profitable?. Depending on which country is regarded as a potential threat by Indonesia. If Singapore and Malaysia and Australia, it may not be a lot of benefits even to say negative.

With an area which is 'only' area of Jakarta  city, Singapore has recorded advanced class aircraft F-15 SG is already using the latest AESA radar. The number of aircraft the F-15 SG they are as many as 24 aircraft. This aircraft can be one of the best fighters in the world today and Act as Singapore First Class Fighter.
Singapore air force also have   about 60 F-16 C / D Block 52 Fighter Jet as Second Class in the Singapore air force.

Today, there are 18 Sukhoi-30MKM aircraft in the Malaysian air force. Su-30MKM aircraft can be said to be twins but not identical Sukhoi-30MKI from those in India. Sukhoi-30MKM can be said is one of the best at this time. The aircraft is certainly better than most Indonesian Sukhoi aircraft, like the Su-27 and Su-30MK SK. In addition, the Malaysian air force is still in the crutch by the presence of 8 aircraft F-18 Hornet and 14 Mig-29 aircraft. This power is also still in the crutch by the presence of about 16 F-5 E / F and 13 Hwak-208 as a Third Class Fighter in Malaysia.

For Australia as a "Big" ally of the U.S.,  they will have a big laugh. Australia will be easy to map the weaknesses of the F-16 Indonesia with data from the U.S.. Worse yet Australia is ordering 72 fighter jet F-35 Lightning II. It may be that the F-16 it will not be considered a threat to Australia, because it is a matter on paper, can be neutralized.