인도네시아, F-15EX 도입 취소

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인도네시아, F-15EX 24기 도입

인도네시아의 F-15EX 도입 사업은 2023년 MoU 체결 이후 정식계약을 체결하지 않고 있었는데, 이번에 취소됐네요. 인도네시아에서 딜할 생각이 없는 것 같으니 보잉이 거래를 취소한 것 같습니다. 

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| 행위자      | 한 행동                      | 표면적 명분/설명           | 기사에 드러난 효과 또는 의미   |
| -------- | ------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------ |
| 보잉       | 인도네시아에 대한 F-15EX 판매 계획 종료 | 캠페인이 더 이상 활성 상태가 아님 | F-15EX 인도네시아 수출 무산 |
| 인도네시아 정부 | F-15EX 도입 계획을 공식화하지 않음    | 원문에 명시 없음           | 거래 장기 지연 및 최종 중단   |
| 미 국무부    | F-15EX 판매 승인              | 대외군사판매 승인 절차        | 잠재적 거래 승인 완료 상태였음  |
| 보잉 대변인   | 인도네시아 캠페인 종료 확인           | 회사 입장 설명            | 판매 종료 공식 확인        |
| 베른트 페터스  | F-15 입찰 종료 언급             | 싱가포르 에어쇼 브리핑        | 입찰 종료 사실 공개        |
| 보잉       | AH-64 아파치 헬기 8대 인도 완료(과거) | 기존 방산 거래            | 인도네시아와의 과거 협력 사례   |
| 보잉       | CH-47 치누크 등 방산 제품 마케팅     | 방산 제품 홍보            | 인도네시아 대상 마케팅 지속    |
| 보잉 노동자   | 파업 실시                     | 원문에 명시 없음           | F-15EX 생산 중단 발생    |
| 미 공군     | F-15EX 인도 재개              | 파업 종료 이후            | 생산 정상화             |
| 트럼프 행정부  | F-15EX 대량 구매 계획 공개        | 전력 증강               | 기종의 미래 수요 강화       |
| 보잉       | F-15EX 생산 속도 확대 계획        | 생산 능력 증대            | 연간 생산량 증가 가능성      |
| 인도네시아    | KAAN 전투기 48대 도입 계약 체결     | 차세대 전투기 확보          | 대체 전력 선택           |

워싱턴 — 보잉은 수년 전 거래를 발표한 이후, 인도네시아에 F-15EX 이글 II 전투기를 판매하려던 계획을 종료한다고 오늘 확인했다.

이 항공기 제작사는 2023년 양측이 합의를 발표한 이후, 자카르타에 최대 24대의 F-15EX, 즉 F-15ID를 판매할 계획이었다. 미 국무부는 2022년에 해당 판매를 승인했다. 당시 체결된 양해각서에는 거래의 일정이나 가격이 포함돼 있지 않았다.

도입 발표 이후 2년이 넘는 기간 동안 인도네시아 정부는 해당 항공기 구매 계획을 공식화하지 않았다. 그 결과로 보이는 상황 속에서, 보잉은 거래를 철회하는 것으로 보인다.

보잉 대변인은 오늘 브레이킹 디펜스에 인도네시아 캠페인이 더 이상 활성 상태가 아니라고 확인했다. 보잉 방산 부문의 사업개발 및 전략 담당 부사장인 베른트 페터스는 항공위크에 따르면 싱가포르 에어쇼에서 열린 브리핑에서 F-15 입찰이 종료됐다고 밝혔다.

F-15 캠페인 이전에 인도네시아는 보잉으로부터 AH-64 아파치 공격헬기 8대를 구매했으며, 보잉은 2018년에 해당 기체들의 인도를 완료했다. 보잉은 또한 자사 웹사이트에 따르면 CH-47 치누크 등 다른 방산 제품들도 자카르타를 대상으로 마케팅해 왔다.

최근 F-15EX 생산은 미주리주 세인트루이스에 위치한 보잉 사업장에서 노동자들이 파업에 돌입하면서 차질을 빚었고, 이로 인해 수개월간 작업이 중단됐다. 파업은 11월에 종료됐으며, 미 공군은 다음 달 인도 재개를 기념했다.

기존 F-15를 개량한 버전인 F-15EX는 현대화된 전자전 체계 등 다양한 성능 개선을 갖추고 있다. 보잉은 이 기체가 어떤 다른 전투기보다도 더 많은 탑재량을 운반할 수 있다고 강조한다.

수년간 변동을 거듭한 전력 계획 이후, F-15EX는 트럼프 행정부로부터 힘을 얻었는데, 2026회계연도 예산안에는 최대 129대 구매 계획이 공개됐다. 미 공군 보고서에 따르면 보잉은 2027회계연도까지 연간 24대 수준으로 생산 속도를 끌어올릴 예정이며, 시설에 대한 추가 자금이 투입될 경우 연간 36대까지 확대할 수 있다고 밝혔다.

항공위크에 따르면, 인도네시아 거래가 무산됐음에도 불구하고 페터스는 해당 기체가 “이 지역에서 매우 밝은 미래를 계속 가질 것”이라고 회사 관계자들이 믿고 있다고 말했다.

한편 자카르타는 그 사이 다른 전투기 관련 결정을 내렸다. 지난해 인도네시아 당국은 터키 대표단과 터키항공우주산업(TAI)이 제작하는 5세대 전투기 KAAN 48대를 도입하기로 합의했으며, 이는 앙카라가 해당 항공기로 성사시킨 첫 주요 국제 판매 사례다.

Boeing abandons Indonesia F-15 bid - Breaking Defense

Boeing abandons Indonesia F-15 bid - Breaking Defense

Boeing abandons Indonesia F-15 bid

Jakarta signed on to buy up to 24 of the fighters in 2023, but never finalized a deal.

By Michael Marrow on February 03, 2026 1:02 pm

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A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II, assigned to 85th Test and Eval‎uation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, lands at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathaniel Jackson)

WASHINGTON — Years after announcing a deal, Boeing is ending plans to sell its F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet to Indonesia, the company confirmed today. 

The planemaker previously planned to sell Jakarta up to 24 F-15EXs, dubbed the F-15ID, after an agreement was announced by both parties in 2023. The State Department cleared the sale in 2022. The memorandum of understanding signed at the time did not include timelines or price tags for the deal.

In the over two years since the acquisition was announced, the Indonesian government never formalized plans to procure the aircraft. Seemingly as result, Boeing appears to be ditching the deal.

A company spokesperson confirmed to Breaking Defense today that the Indonesia campaign is no longer active. Bernd Peters, vice president of business development and strategy for Boeing’s defense unit, revealed the F-15 bid is defunct in a briefing at the Singapore Airshow, according to Aviation Week. 

Prior to the F-15 campaign, Indonesia bought eight AH-64 Apache attack helicopters from Boeing, which the company completed delivery of in 2018. Boeing has also marketed other defense products to Jakarta like the CH-47 Chinook, according to its website. 

F-15EX production recently hit a snag when workers at Boeing’s St. Louis site went on strike, resulting in months of halted work. The strike ended in November, and the US Air Force celebrated the resumption of deliveries the following month.

An upgraded version of the legacy F-15, the F-15EX sports enhancements like a modernized electronic warfare suite, among other features. Boeing boasts the jet can carry more payload than any other fighter. 

Following years of fluctuating fleet plans, the F-15EX got a boost from the Trump administration, whose fiscal 2026 budget disclosed plans to buy up to 129 of the fighters. Boeing is currently ramping up its production rate to two dozen jets per year by FY27, according to an Air Force report, which stated that additional funding for facilities could expand that rate to 36 aircraft annually. 

According to Aviation Week, despite the collapse of the Indonesia deal, Peters said company officials believe the jet “will continue to have a very bright future in the region.”

Jakarta has made other fighter jet moves in the meantime. Last year, Indonesian officials inked a deal with Turkish representatives to procure 48 KAAN fifth-generation jets from manufacturer Turkish Aerospace Industries, marking Ankara’s first successful major international sale of the aircraft.