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David Haworth, the ex-US Air Force pilot advising Jakarta on its aircraft acquisitions

The Indonesian defence minister Prabowo Subianto is increasingly turning to Western consultants to help equip his air force. Those consultants also appear to be linked to Qatar. [...]

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Indonesian defence minister Prabowo Subianto and French defence minister Florence Parly signed a defence cooperation agreement in Paris on 28 June 2021.

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