00:00Can you tell us about your visit to Kuwait last night?
00:06Yes, Kuwait welcomed us well and gave us a good service to the Human Relations Group
00:16We had the opportunity to meet with the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister
00:22Both of them have presented positive signs for our request to acquire Jet F-18 legacy Hornet assets
00:40which are owned by them for the past 39 years, except for the 38th year due to an accident
00:48It was due to two reasons. First, the agreement between the US government and the US manufacturer
01:02Second, when Kuwait was able to acquire the Super Hornet, which was expected to be acquired by the end of next year
01:19So, based on these two factors, Kuwait has no obstacle. And to show that the agreement is positive,
01:32Kuwait also agreed to form a force to discuss the acquisition aspects
01:39Do you have any plans to expand the Hornet business in Kuwait?
01:46The use of the Hornet is still in an unfavorable environment for us to manage
01:59Meaning, its flying time is 2,000 hours, 3,000 hours, it can go up to 6,000-7,000 hours
02:10So, it is still there. Second, we have to look at our plans
02:15In our quest for modernization of the army, every service has its own framework
02:26And for the Air Force, what has been stated, if we acquire from Kuwait, it meets the plans made by the Air Force
02:43As a stopgap, we have to understand that to buy a plane, it takes up to 10 years
02:58If we want to wait, if we want to buy a new one, our delivery will be in 2035
03:06Because in the plane, there are various equipments that do not come from one company
03:16We have to make sure that it is suitable for our country, in our capabilities, and it is the latest
03:24And it will take time to acquire
03:27Then we have to ask for approval, like precision missiles, if the government does not agree, we cannot install
03:36So, it takes time
03:38So, if we acquire, let's say I acquire, I want to buy a plane, it will take 3-4 years
03:45It will take 3-4 years to start building
03:48So, in 2035, if we want to acquire, let's say we buy a new one, in between, we have nothing
03:57And we have to understand that in 2027, all the Hawk aircrafts in Labuan will be decommissioned
04:07It is no longer possible
04:09So, what are we going to do?
04:11And we have planned to see the acquisition of Kuwait since 2018
04:18In 2018, Kuwait has ordered Super Hornet, until now, it has not accepted
04:25Until now, it has not accepted, how many years
04:28So, that's the question, to buy a plane, so it's not easy
04:32If it's a car, it's okay, there's a showroom, you can buy it right away
04:38This is a plane, and that's a ship, not like that
04:41So, we have to understand
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