The Indonesian air force will start receiving six additional Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50I advanced jet trainers in November.
After the first two jets arrive subsequent aircraft will be delivered in stages, according to the air force.
The delivery timeframe for the jets was given after the deputy chief of Indonesia’s air force, Air Marshal Tedi Rizalihadi, visited KAI to check on production of the aircraft.
KAI originally announced the order for the six additional aircraft in July 2021, stating that the contract period would run from December 2021 to October 2024.
The air force offered no reason for the apparent delay in deliveries, but Jakarta and Seoul were at odds for several years around cost sharing for the developmental KF-21 fighter, a programme in which Indonesia is the junior partner. In addition, the relationship was soured by the alleged theft of KF-21 data by Indonesian engineers.
In June, the two countries reached an agreement to reboot their cooperation in the KF-21.
In 2021, KAI stated that the value of the six-aircraft T-50I deal was W274 billion ($195 million).
The Indonesian air force operates 13 T-50Is. It formerly had 16 examples, but three have been lost in accidents.
It is understood that the T-50I is similar in capability to the FA-50 attack variant, with guns and radars installed in the fleet following a 2018 contract.
Jakarta was the first export customer for the GE Aviation F404-powered aircraft when it signed a $400 million deal for 16 aircraft in 2011.
