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Indonesia
To Buy Russian Fighters  pressure, will buy Russian fighter
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Several members of the U.S. Congress had become vocal opponents to the F-16 transaction, citing Indonesia's poor record on human rights. The Indonesian government finally announced at the first of the month that it would no longer seek to purchase the nine Lockheed Martin aircraft. One week later, a particularly large contingent from the Indonesian military was seen making the rounds at the Paris Air Show. An Indonesian military delegation is in Moscow this week, with a deal expected to be announced within the next two weeks. No word on specific aircraft of interest to the Indonesians
but presumably any shortlist would include the MiG 29 and Sukhoi
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