Whether in the field of transport, energy or defense, diplomatic visits are often synonymous with large contracts. The rule did not derogate for the visit of Emmanuel Macron in Vietnam on Monday, May 26, during which the President of the Republic notably signed for 9 billion euros in contracts.
The Asian sequence is not over: this Wednesday, since Indonesia, the Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, posted on X a message claiming that “ Indonesia confirms his confidence in the excellence of the French defense industry ». In this same post, the member of the government detailed a list of French military equipment that Jakarta wishes to offer. “” These are just letters of intent! “, Specifies an industrialist concerned by these sales, recalling that the contracts have not yet been signed.
The letters of intention are common in the defense business sphere, because they allow “ continue discussions exclusively on equipment and therefore lock customers “Details an expert, while Jakarta is about to host an important defense fair from June 11 to 14, with industrialists from around the world. In detail, the country of Southeast Asia, already buying many French materials in the past, has signed several documents on its desire to acquire in the future new “ light frigates and submarines produced by naval group, then caesar canons », Explains on X Sébastien Lecornu.
Around fifteen additional bursts
If it is currently difficult to know the number of cannons produced by Knds desired by Indonesia, it already has 56 pieces. “” They have three artillery regiments and have the will to create new ones. The needs are there “Says a source close to the Franco-German group.
Finally, Indonesia wants additional bursts, in addition to the 42 units already present in its arsenal. If a dozen planes produced by Dassault is mentioned in the press, it would be, according to our information, a slightly larger volume, with figures on more than fifteen devices desired by Jakarta.
