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TURKISH While the FNSS-Pindad collaboration to pro-
© Indonesian MoD

duce 18 Harimau tanks has yet to see additional
orders from the Indonesian Army, the Turkish
company is currently actively offering its Zaha
STRIKE marine assault vehicle (MAV) to the Indonesian
Marine Corps. The company has already signed
a cooperation agreement with the Indonesian
state-owned enterprise to jointly develop and
produce the amphibious armored vehicle to
better suit the requirements of the Indonesian
Navy and its Marine Corps. Other contracts and
INDONESIA IS OPTING FOR TURKISH MoUs between Turkish defence companies and
their Indonesian counterpart have also been
DEFENCE EQUIPMENT IN A BIG WAY signed at the ongoing show.

 YULIAN ARDIANSYAH KHAN TBM
Indonesia becomes the first export customer
Indonesia’s acquisition of Turkish-made missiles, announcedduring for the Khan TBM. The Khan TBM system is the
the Indo Defence 2022 expo, came as a surprise for many. A contract export version of the Bora TBM currently in
signed between the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (Kementerian active service with the Turkish Armed Forces.
Pertahanan / Kemenhan) and the Turkish defence company Roketsan It will provide the Indonesian Army (Tentara
in early November 2022, solidified the company’s footprint in the Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat / TNI-AD)
Indonesian defence procurement scene.
with the ability to strike ground targets anywhere
between an 80 - 280 km radius with land-based
The contract contains a wide range of Roketsan’s products, from the missile launchers, a first for TNI-AD. The missile
Khan Tactical Ballistic Missile (TBM) systems, Hisar-O medium-range, allows armed forces to undertake long-range
and Hisar-U long-range Surface to Air Missile (SAM) systems, to the precision strikes against a number of targets,
Atmaca Anti-Ship Missile (AShM) systems.
including artillery and air defence systems, radar
sites, assembly areas, logistic facilities, C2 facil-
Havelsan will provide various Indonesian Navy ships with the com- ities and other high priority targets.
pany’s ADVENT Combat Management System (CMS). Turkey’s TAIS
shipyard has also signed a contract to build two 65-meter patrol Guided with a combination of aided Inertial
boats for the Indonesian Navy while Boğaziçi Defence will supply Navigation System (INS), in addition to the GPS,
the Indonesian Army with its anti-drone system. Baykar is also in and GLONASS satellite navigation systems, the
talks with the Indonesian government for its Akinci and Bayraktar solid-fueled missile is said to have a Circular
TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). While further details Error Probability (CEP) of less than 10 meters.
have yet to emerge regarding the talks, it is already known for some Each Khan TBM has a diameter of 610 mm, a
time that the company’s drones have attracted the attention of the length of 8 meters, and weighs around 2,500 kg
Indonesian military looking to acquire more advanced UCAV for its including a 470 kg High Explosive (HE) warhead.
Air Force.
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