Indonesia Takes Outs $1Bln Loan from Russia for Weaponry Upgrade

Indonesia will get credits from Russia amounting to 1 billion U.S. dollars to buy arms, an Indonesian diplomat said Tuesday.

A team from the Ministry of Defense visited Moscow two weeks ago to discuss the purchase of jets and other military equipment, he said.

The arms purchase will also include helicopters and submarines, he added.

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