İsmail Demir, Defense Industry Undersecretary, who visited Indonesia for the purpose of developing cooperation between Turkey and Indonesia in defense sector, got together with Soetrimo, Defense General Director of Indonesia. Two countries had decided to cooperate for the production of midsize tank through state-owned Indonesian company Pt. Pindad and FNSS Savunma Sistemleri of Turkey. Pt. Pindad, who will announce the tanks’ prototype in October, aims producing 20 tanks by the end of 2018.