There are a lot of ex F111 drivers that get quite emotional over that aircraft, you can hear it at RAAF formal dining in nights, I wonder if that has anything to do with this story?
But to me, the real issue is "Operational Sovereignty", as I think the British termed it.
What will Indonesia's aircraft be armed with, and will they actually work as advertised if Mr. Putin (or one of his successors) decides they shouldn't?
Same with ourselves and the JSF, will its weapons systems work if, at some time in the future, the US Government decides they shouldn't?
I seem to recall being told that an Iranian fighter pilot flying a Tomcat got a rather nasty surprise some months after the Shah was deposed.