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South Korea and Indonesia have pledged a commitment to jointly develop 4.5 generation jet fighters and submarines but concerns exist about the Indonesia's ability to fund the programs. South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo and Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu met in Jakarta on Wednesday and discussed plans to jointly work on the KF-X/IF-X jet program, for which Jakarta will pay about $7.6 billion to cover some of the costs, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
Last August, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) exported the first Korean-made submarine to Indonesia, becoming the sixth country in the world after Germany, the UK, France, Russia and China, to export subs. The Indonesian military also purchased South Korea's T-50 supersonic trainer jets in a separate deal signed last August.