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Is Indonesia’s new aircraft carrier worth its US$98,700 a day fuel cost?
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Jakarta. The first report grouped here was at 13 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Is Indonesia’s new aircraft carrier worth its US$98,700 a day fuel cost?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Indonesia’s fresh drills this month on its first and only aircraft carrier have refocused attention on the issue of whether the costly, ageing vessel is being put to good strategic use. The KRI Sriwijaya-100, commissioned two months ago, should be deployed for power projection and military operations far from Jakarta’s…
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Is Indonesia’s new aircraft carrier worth its US$98,700 a day fuel cost?
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