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PINDAD

SHOWCASES
SS AMPHIBIOUS

ASSAULT RIFLE
TURKISH AEROSPACE SEEKS
PT Pindad is showing its new SS
Amphibious (Senapan Serbu - TO GROW ASIAN PRESENCE
Amphibious) assault rifle at the Indo
Defence 2022. The 5.56x45 caliber gun Turkish Aerospace is participating at the to participate in a new exhibition where we
is developed from the SS-2 assault rifle ongoing show with the intent of growing its will meet with delegations from the region,
by implementing more thorough anti- regional partnerships. Turkish Aerospace is especially from Asian countries. We aim to
rust materials and coatings as well showcasing its products at Indo Defence strengthen our bilateral cooperation, includ-
as making the gas piston mechanism Expo & Forum under the umbrella of the ing in the academic field. We will make
adjustable. The result is a gun that Presidency of Defence Industry Agency presentations regarding business models
can be used underwater, firing a new of Turkey, Turkish Aerospace already has to the delegations during the exhibition.”
5.56 caliber ammunition developed by strong partnerships with several countries Turkish Aerospace is the centre of technol-
Pindad. Above the water surface, the in the region and is using its presence at ogy in design, development, manufacturing,
rifle can be used directly as a conven- the show, to further grow these partner- integration of aerospace systems, modern-
tional assault rifle by just changing the ships. The Turkish airframer is meeting ization and after sales support in Turkey.
ammunition to a standard one. Pindad with delegations attending the show for Located in Ankara, Turkish Aerospace’s pro-
has revealed that the Indonesian Navy potential collaborations. Sharing his duction plant covers an area of 4 million
has put a contract for 1,000 of the new thoughts on Indo Defence Expo & Forum, square meters with an industrial facility of
SS Amphibious to be produced for Turkish Aerospace President and CEO 640,000 square meters under its roof with
the service. Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil said, “We are excited more than 13.000 workers.

THALES SHOWCASING PROVEN SOLUTIONS

Thales is a key naval systems supplier with
its equipment on-board every Indonesian
Navy fleet and as a result, is well-equipped
to support Indonesia’s naval modernisa-
tion. Among the products being showcased
is the TACTICOS, whose open standards
technology and a massive amount of sub-
systems interface implementations make
it the core of the mission solution. With
new features carefully designed for mis-
sion packages, this year’s release enables
customers to easily set up networks in coa-
litions with secure internet access, quickly
French defence firm, Thales, which has (SHORAD) High Velocity Missile. Thales recognize traffic trends and anomalous
a longstanding presence in Indonesia of has provided air defence and surveil-
over 40 years is showcasing its wide range lance solutions to Indonesia since 2015. behaviour, and apply 3D net-centric train-
of products at the show. Thales has seen The STARStreak short-range, man-porta- ing integrated in TACTICOS. Thales experts
much success in the Indonesian defence ble, air-defence (MANPADS) system was are also providing briefings on its vehicle
sector in recent years, with naval moderni- designed and developed to engage fast, protection solutions including ECLIPSE, a
sation programmes, air defence radars, evasive, or heavily armoured pop-up targets software defined jamming solution which
and its involvement in DEFEND ID. At within a short timeframe. STARStreak’s can be easily configured and programmed,
the ongoing show, Thales is showcasing unique design differentiates it from other protecting Armed Forces operating in areas
its STARStreak Short Range Air Defence SHORAD missiles. with Improvised Explosive Device threats.
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