Indonesia is moving toward signing a contract to upgrade Lockheed Martin F-16s to the Block 52 standard after the country's populist president weighed in on the debate about the country's defense procurement processes. Some Indonesian air force officers wanted the F-16 upgrade deal to be a commercial, brokered transaction; others desired a government-to-government agreement in the form of a foreign military sale (FMS), which would eliminate the need for brokers, who can earn a commission of up to 10% on military deals. This F-16 upgrade is worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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