KAPLAN MT medium weight tank jointly developed by Turkish, Indonesian companies
10.05.2017
By Muhammed Ali Gurtas and Dilara Zengin
ISTANBUL
Turkey’s FNSS and Indonesia’s PT Pindad unveiled the
jointly developed medium weight tank, KAPLAN MT, during the 13th International
Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) here Wednesday.
FNSS CEO Nail Kurt said at a news conference the KAPLAN
MT program represents not only a new product but also the implementation of a
new approach for cooperation in the multinational defense industry.
Kurt said that in line with FNSS’ new vision of being the
globe’s trusted and respected defense partner, the tank program was launched
three years ago with PT Pindad, accompanied by the two countries’ defense
ministries.
“This medium weight tank is a very effective solution to
today’s asymmetric warfare conditions exposed which many armies are exposed
to,” he said, adding that the “conditions require easy and fast deployment,
high mobility, low visibility, high firepower, and yet low cost”.
Highlighting the company’s previous successes in foreign
countries, Kurt said, such as in the UAE, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, the rest
of the industry will also follow FNSS in Indonesia and it will support a boost
in trade relations between the two friendly countries.
Armoured vehicles manufacturer FNSS is a joint venture in
which Turkish Nurol Holding and British BAE Systems have 51 and 49 percent
shareholding, respectively.
The KAPLAN MT tank is set to make a powerful contribution
thanks to its fire capacity and large ammunition options as well as its
superior ability to move.
A CMI Cockerill 3105 tower -- equipped to fire
high-pressured 105mm shells -- provides the tank’s firepower.
Diesel-engine powered, the tank has a full automatic
transmission and is able to carry three crew members -- a driver, shooter and
commander.
Turkey’s Undersecretary for Defense Industries Ismail
Demir said the medium weight tank development project is also a
government-to-government program part of the defense cooperation agreement
between two brother countries.
“FNSS from Turkey and PT Pindad from Indonesia were
assigned to execute the program which started with our signatures during the
previous IDEF in 2015,” Demir said.
He pointed out that the prototype would be running during
the Army Day military parade in Indonesia on Oct. 5.
“After the Indonesia army qualifies the vehicle, it will
be ready for serial production. This prototype will serve the needs of
Indonesian Army and Turkish Army as well,” he said.
Stressing the export opportunities, Demir noted there
would be great potential for sale to other countries.
“I congratulate both companies in this program and would
like to emphasize that we are ready for support serial production of this
program with maximizing cooperation between countries,” he added.
Dr. Sutrimo Sumarlan, Director General of Defence
Potential for Indonesia, said that the three-year tank project was not only a
success for Turkish and Indian companies but also for both friendly countries.
“Indonesia and Turkey believe that this medium weight
tank would not be produced just for both countries. We can sell it to other
countries, especially those from the Middle East and Central Asia,” he
added.
Original post: aa.com.tr
KAPLAN MT
Image: fnss.com.tr
Source fnss.com.tr
CMI Cockerill 3105 turret
Images: bmpd.livejournal.com
The tower is a tank - Belgian CMI
Defence CT-CV with a muzzle brake fitted with a 105 mm rifled gun CMI Defence
and coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun. The gun is equipped with an autoloader
drum. Actuators guidance and tower guns electrically digitally controlled
gun has vertical guidance angles from -10 to +42 deg. The gun is capable
of firing standard 105 mm tank ammunition NATO.
The fire control system digital relined, with
stabilized around the clock sights (with integrated thermal channel and laser
rangefinder) gunner and the commander, the gunner has panoramic sight. The
tank is equipped with information and control system, navigation system, a
circular viewing system for video surveillance, sensors laser irradiation and
smoke grenade launchers. There is a powerful air conditioning system,
system of protection against weapons of mass destruction, automatic fire alarm
system. Source bmpd.livejournal.com
Cockerill® 3000 Series Turret
Image: cmigroupe.com
At Eurosatory 2016 and for the first time in Europe, CMI
Defence has the pleasure of presenting two variations of its latest up to the
minute technological innovation: the modular Cockerill® 3000 Series in the form
of the Cockerill® 3030 and Cockerill® 3105.
Based on an unprecedented modular concept, the Cockerill®
3000 Series is a single platform enabling a turret to accommodate guns of different
calibres and the corresponding technological modules: automatic 25 mm, 30 mm,
30/40 mm, 35 mm and 50 mm calibre guns, along with direct fire guns of 90 and
105 mm calibre. These systems can also fire missiles.
Source cmigroupe.com
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