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Published October 5, 2017
The KAPLAN MT Modern Medium Weight Tank, first tank-class
vehicle exported by Turkey's defense industry, was presented to the public
Thursday by the Indonesian Army in Cilegon during an official parade on
National Armed Forces Day.
The parade in the coastal West Java city included nearly
6,000 soldiers and Indonesia's most modern imported weaponry including
warships, helicopters, submarines and the KAPLAN MT tank.
Pindad Chairman Abraham Mose told Anadolu Agency he is
pleased by the completion of the tank project.
"This project is the proof that we can produce high
technology defense vehicles with our own efforts without being dependent on
other countries," Mose said.
The first prototype KAPLAN MT, designed and developed in
Turkey by leading Indonesian armored vehicle manufacturer PT Pindad and FNSS
Defense Systems, was exported to Indonesia in September.
KAPLAN MT was developed to meet the Indonesian armed
forces' demands for a modern, medium-weight tank. Pindad aims to produce 20
tanks by the end of 2018.
Original post: dailysabah.com
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