Indonesia purchases 12 Anka drones worth $300 million from TAI

In an effort to improve Indonesia’s defence system, the Indonesian government purchased 12 drones from Turkish Aerospace for $300 million, according to the Indonesian Defence Ministry on Wednesday.

With the contract inked on February 3 with Turkish Aerospace, which has its headquarters in the capital city of Ankara, Indonesia hopes to improve the diversity, quantity, and quality of its military defence equipment. Before November 2025, it is anticipated that the 12 ANKA drone units will be delivered.

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The agreement was reached following a warning from Indonesian President Joko Widodo to his cabinet in July to maintain a “healthy” budget as he drew attention to excessive expenditure by the nation’s security services, notably the defence ministry.

The purchase of 12 Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets for $800 million in January by Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto generated controversy since they were viewed as being too old. In February, Indonesia also purchased 42 Rafale fighter planes for $8.1 billion, which will be paid in installments over a number of years.

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According to government statistics, the defence ministry has received the largest allocation from the nation’s overall budget this year, amounting to 134.3 trillion rupiah ($8.89 billion). In February 2022, 42 Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft would be purchased, according to Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto. The first three of the six twin-engine Rafale fighters are anticipated to arrive in Indonesia in January 2026.

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