Indonesia Pushes For More Leonardo AW101s

Credit: AW101: AgustaWestland
KUALA LUMPUR—The Indonesian air force is pushing for an order for more Leonardo AW101s after clearing itself of wrongdoing in buying a first aircraft. The service needs six helicopters in the class of the AW101, says air force chief of staff Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, implicitly rejecting the...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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