{
  "id": 19457164,
  "title": "Korea, Indonesia discuss diversifying defense industry cooperation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/korea-indonesia-discuss-diversifying-defense-industry-cooperation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T06:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261111/korea-indonesia-discuss-diversifying-defense-industry-cooperation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, Korea and Indonesia held discussions to broaden their defense industry cooperation, according to Seoul's arms agency. The talks took place during a regular bilateral meeting in Jakarta, attended by officials from South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and Indonesia's defense ministry.\n\nThe primary focus of the meeting was to explore various models of partnership between the two countries' defense firms. These models included joint development, local production, and joint exports to third-party markets, as reported by DAPA. Both parties also reviewed the status of major ongoing defense cooperation projects and discussed subsequent steps to implement them.\n\nOne such ongoing project is the joint development of Korea's indigenous KF-21 fighter jet with Indonesia. This partnership involves sharing development costs and transferring technology from South Korea to Indonesia. However, the project has faced challenges as Indonesia has sought to reduce its financial contribution in exchange for a smaller share of the technology transfer.",
  "summary": "Korea and Indonesia on Wednesday discussed efforts to diversify their defense industry cooperation, including co-development of defense assets and joint arms exports to third markets, Seoul's arms agency said. The topics were addressed during a regular bilateral meeting on defense industry cooperation in Jakarta, led by officials from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korea and Indonesia held defense industry talks in Jakarta.",
    "Discussed joint development, local production, and joint exports.",
    "Ongoing KF-21 fighter jet project faces financial contribution challenges."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding cooperation through joint production and technology transfers signals a shift toward deeper industrial integration that helps both nations navigate the financial and technical complexities of modern fighter jet development.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea, Indonesia discuss diversifying defense industry cooperation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/s-korea-indonesia-discuss-diversifying-defense-industry-cooperation",
        "published": "2026-11-11T06:00:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}