Very true. But conversely, KF-21 is supposed to be the plane that could continue using American armaments after F-16s eventually retires, although those planes have plenty of time before they would.
Having no strings attached usually comes at a cost, since French/European armaments are - generally speaking - more expensive due to the different economies of scale, although one could also argue some of them are more expensive because they are also more capable, eg. Meteor.
Anyways, for a non-aligned country like Indonesia, it makes ton of sense to have an ITAR-free option, especially if there already is a history of sanction against it.
