S. Korea and Indonesia Hold Defense Industry Talks Amid Delays in Arms Deals
[International] : South Korea's defense procurement agency, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, held a meeting with the Indonesian defense ministry on cooperation in defense industries in Jakarta on Wednesday. The meeting was held to implement agreements reached during the South Korea-Indonesia summit in ... [more...]
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and Indonesia's defense ministry met in Jakarta on Wednesday to discuss cooperation in the defense industry. The meeting aimed to implement agreements reached during a previous South Korea-Indonesia summit.
According to The Korea Times, the officials discussed diversifying partnership models between the two nations' defense firms. These discussions included the co-development of defense assets, local production, and joint arms exports to third-party markets. Both sides also reviewed the status of major ongoing defense cooperation projects and discussed follow-up steps for their implementation.
The Korea Times reports that South Korea has been developing the indigenous KF-21 fighter jet in partnership with Indonesia. Under their agreement, Indonesia shares development costs in exchange for technology transfers, though the project has encountered difficulties because Jakarta sought to reduce its financial contribution in exchange for a reduced transfer of technology.
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