Jakarta Indonesia signed a contract on Thursday to buy six France-made Dassault Rafale fighter jets, with the acquisition of 36 others in the offing, the two governments said.  The deal coincided with a visit by French Minister for Armed Forces Florence Parly to Jakarta to discuss defence cooperation with her counterpart Prabowo Subianto. "We are planning to acquire 42 Rafale aircraft,” Prabowo said at a news conference.  "We started this today with the signing of a contract for six aircraft, to be followed soon with another for 36 with necessary support and simulators,” he added. (agencies)
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