#menglong

No less than the Minister of Defense of Indonesia Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin recently confirmed to the Indonesian Press that they are acquiring the J-10 Menglong or Vigorous Dragon Fighter Aircraft from China by saying that the Aircraft, "… will be flying over Jakarta soon".

Jakarta of course is the Capital City of Indonesia. No other Details of the acquisition was given for now, but last Month of September 2025, the Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Frega Inkiriwang also confirmed the said acquisition.

Other Reports says that the Budget will be for 42 Aircraft worth Usd 9 billion, and that these will be the J-10B Version instead of the latest J-10C or J-10CE, but these Details are unconfirmed as of now.

MY THOUGHTS: There was a “False Alarm” about the signing of the Contract for these Aircraft by Indonesia earlier of this Year which I posted about, but this time it seems to be real because Top Officials of the Indonesian Government are the ones who are saying it already, whereas the False Alarm several Months ago was done only by anonymous Sources in Indonesia.

Lots of excitement and speculation about this buy, 42 Aircraft for Usd 9 billion is around Usd 214 million for each Aircraft, which I think is a bit high for just the J-10B Version. If that is really the Price, I expect it to be brand new and the latest J-10CE Version.

Anyway, let’s wait for more official Details of this buy to come out in the coming Months. As I said before, this acquisition is very significant as it will be the first Fighter Aircraft buy by Indonesia from China. Indonesia is a Regional Superpower in South East Asia (SEA) as it is the biggest in the Region in Terms of the Size of the Economy, Population and Area.

SOURCES:

Indonesia set to receive Chengdu J-10 Fighter Jets from China {Archived Link}

Just showing off my J-10 Menglong (Vigorous Dragon) Fighter Aircraft on the Metalstorm Fighter Aircraft Game with its new Paint Job, I think this is based on the ones that were sold to Pakistan. It also has the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Roundel as it exists hopefully in an alternate Universe where our Country has better Sense and is more progressive as it is allied with China.

Some Good News, first of all I was finally able to get the Chinese-made J-10 Menglong or Vigorous Dragon Fighter Aircraft the “Metalstorm” Video Game. Second, at about the same time, I was also able to collect enough Gold Credits to finally unlock or buy the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Roundel in the Game.

And the Result is what you see now, which is the J-10 with the PAF Roundel. I’d like to believe that this actually exists in an Alternate Reality where the Philippines is closely allied with China instead of the United States (US), and as a result is as progressive as our other South East Asian (SEA) Neighbors who are also closely allied with China.

China therefore gave us a good Deal for at least a Squadron of these J-10s at a Price that is much more reasonable than what the US is selling us in this Reality.

In the Metalstorm Game, the J-10 is a pretty good Aircraft, with good Agility and high Turn Rate. The only Issue with it is that I cannot really fully use its special “Look and Shoot” short-range Missiles that allow it to be locked at up to 80 degrees from the Direction of the Aircraft.