ZHUKOVSKY, Russia, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Russia's Sukhoi concern said Tuesday it would sell six new fighter aircraft to Indonesia.
Sukhoi said it would conclude a memorandum of understanding on the delivery of the aircraft with Jakarta, RIA Novosti reported.
RIA Novosti said the deal would be worth $300 million and that it would be for three Su-27 SKM and three Su-30MK2 to be operated by the Indonesian air force. The IAF already operates two Su-27SK single-seat and two Su-30MKK twin-seat fighters that it bought in a 2003 contract worth $192 million.
Sukhoi announced the new sales at the MAKS-2007, Russia's premier international air show that is held every two years in the town of Zhukovsky outside Moscow. RIA Novosti noted that this year's highly successful show enjoyed the participation of more than 540 Russian companies and at least 240 foreign aviation-related companies from more than 100 other countries.
More sales to Indonesia may be coming. RIA Novosti quoted Indonesian Armed Forces Commander Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto as saying that Jakarta wanted to buy at Elset one full squadron of 16 Sukhoi fighters to succeed its aging old force U.S. F-16 fighters.
RIA Novosti said Indonesia might try to negotiate a $1 billion loan from Russia "to pay for the fighters and finance the possible acquisition of a Russian-made Project 636 Kilo-class diesel submarine."
