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Martin C-130J-30 airlifters. The C-130J-30 has
a longer fuselage for combat delivery as com-
pared to the C-130J.The TNI-AU has been a
longstanding operator of the C-130 B and E
models. The C-130J outperforms older C-130s
in combat operations by at least a 2:1 margin,
according to Lockheed Martin. It can operate  COUNTRY FOCUS-INDONESIA
with only two pilots and one loadmaster for most
missions, exposing fewer flight crew members to
potential combat threats

INDIGENOUS DRIVE

Indonesia has a sizeable homegrown defence
industrial base and one of the important pro-
grammes currently underway is the development
of the Kaplan MT medium tank project which
was initiated as a G2G Agreement between
Presidency of Defence Industries of Türkiye (SSB)
and Ministry of Defence of Indonesia. The coop-
eration agreement was signed between DG
Defence Potential of Indonesia and Turkey’s SSB
in 2015 for the development of two prototype
vehicles. The deal was also a landmark moment
for Turkey’s defence industry, as it was the coun-
try’s first export contract in the medium weight
tank class, as well as the first project that was
initiated and concluded within the framework of
the Defence Industry Cooperation Agreements
signed between Indonesia and Turkey.

Turkey’s FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. and PT
Pindad entered into a serial production long-
term collaboration agreement for the Kaplan MT
medium tank (known as Harimau in Indonesia)
in 2019. The joint production contract envisaged
the manufacture of a total of 18 KAPLAN MT tanks
with end user trials to take place in 2020. The
ation in the submarine and surface ship fields, in accordance with first 10 tanks will be produced at FNSS’ Facility
the Indonesian French Defense Dialogue (IFDD). Indonesia wants to in Turkey and the remaining 8 will be produced
reinforce its naval capacity and is discussing with France to explore in Indonesia. The production technical support
projects of submarine and surface ships to be built in Indonesia with and supply parts provided to PT Pindad for the
a high level of local industrial content, through Indonesian-French vehicles to be produced in Indonesia were com-
long term cooperation. DCNS has offered latest generation of its pleted in 2021. These parts and subsystems were
Scorpene Class family of submarines, which are able to perform both exported to Indonesia as tool kits and delivered
shallow and blue water missions. Other opportunities on corvettes to FNSS’ partner PT Pindad.
and frigates are also to be assessed in the near future.

“As the European leader in naval combat systems, warship designer
and builder, DCNS is committed to establishing long-term part-
nerships with the Indonesian industry to enhance Indonesia’s local
high-tech industrial content. Our cooperation with Indonesia’s larg-
est shipyard PT PAL is a perfect illustration of this ambition and we
are looking forward to bringing our strong expertise in technology
transfers for complex naval programs to provide an industrial project
and develop Indonesian Navy operational capability,” DCNS CEO
Hervé Guillou declared following the MoU signature.

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) is also acquiring five new Lockheed
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