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By Tassilo Hummel and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will order 42 Rafale fighter jets, France’s defence minister said on Thursday, after the two countries signed a series of agreements that include submarine development and ammunition manufacturing. “It’s official: Indonesia orders 42 Rafales”, Defence Minister Florence Parly said in a Tweet during a visit to the Southeast Asian country. Indonesia’s state secretariat in a statement confirmed agreements had been signed with France but did not mention the Rafales or any specifics of the deals. The order would make Indonesia the …