Defence Türk
March 05, 2024
The Indonesian Armed Forces received the first 10 KAPLAN MT tanks, a joint project of PT Pindad and FNSS, on February 28, 2024. The KAPLAN MT successfully completed endurance and firing tests conducted in Turkey and Indonesia during the prototype phase. Following the joint production contract signed at the 2019 IDEF Fair, serial production of the KAPLAN MT commenced at FNSS facilities. The cost of the initial batch contract, signed for the supply of “Harimau” (KAPLAN MT) jointly developed by FNSS-PT Pindad companies to the Indonesian army, is $135 million.
Kaplan MT, a collaborative project involving FNSS from Türkiye, stands as one of Indonesia’s seven strategic development programs aimed at enhancing the country’s capabilities in domestic defense industry products. With its cooperation with FNSS, Pindad gained knowledge, experience and company competence at international standards in tank development.