The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 2 October that the armed forces have received 569 domestically produced military vehicles, including tracked and wheeled armoured combat vehicles, during a ceremony in Jakarta.
The latest batch of new military vehicles were supplied by the state-owned PT Pindad – a key subsidiary of the Defend ID consortium – and private enterprises including Sentra Surya Ekajaya (PT SSE) and PT Ralika.
Among these vehicles were a second tranche of eight Harimau medium tanks, fulfilling the MoD’s initial order of 18 tanks after the first 10 tanks were handed over earlier in February.
The Harimau medium tank is the result of a collaboration between PT Pindad and Türkiye’s FNSS Defence Systems. The tank is derived from the Kaplan MT, which subsequently evolved into the joint effort called the Modern Medium Weight Tank (MMWT).
FNSS earlier delivered Kaplan MT hulls to PT Pindad, which then performed integration opt pin the CMI Defense Cockerill C3105 turret as well as associated equipment at the latter’s facility.
Unlike the Leopard 2RI main battle tanks (MBTs) used by the army, the Harimau’s combat weight of approximately 35 tonnes enables it to access less-developed road and bridge networks, potentially expanding its operating areas.
Other PT Pindad vehicles handed over on 2 October included four Komodo 4×4 light armoured vehicles, nine Anoa 6×6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs), 23 Pandur 8×8 armoured fighting vehicles, and 250 Maung 4×4 tactical vehicles.
Meanwhile, the privately owned PT SSE delivered eight Rigid Buoyancy Bridge (RBB) systems, nine Rantis 4×4 vehicles in various configurations, as well as eight Ransus 4×4 missile launcher vehicles. The latter is a variant of the open-top P6 ATAV produced by the company for Indonesian Air Force special forces operations.
Finally, the privately owned PT Ralika handed over 250 troop transport trucks.
by Jr Ng
