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| Indonesia's Natuna islands (RED Dot) |
Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia’s air force is holding a large-scale military exercise near some islands in the East Sea, local authorities said on October 4.
More than 2,000 air force personnel are taking part in the two-week long exercise, which includes the deployment of Indonesia's fleet of Russian Sukhoi and F-16 fighter jets, according to Jemi Trisonjaya, spokesman of Indonesia's air force.
The exercise aims to prove that Indonesia has a good enough air force to act as a deterrent, he stressed.
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