{"id":21163,"date":"2019-05-06T15:30:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T15:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/06\/turkish-indonesian-firms-team-up-on-medium-weight-tank\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:23:57","slug":"turkish-indonesian-firms-team-up-on-medium-weight-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2019\/05\/06\/turkish-indonesian-firms-team-up-on-medium-weight-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish, Indonesian firms team up on medium-weight tank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 Turkish armored-vehicles manufacturer FNSS and its Indonesian partner PT Pindad have signed a contract to co-produce scores of medium-weight, new-generation battle tanks for the Indonesian army. The deal was signed during this year\u2019s IDEF defense and aerospace show in Istanbul Apr. 30-May 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The companies will initially produce a batch of 18 Kaplan MT tanks within two years. The second stage of the contract involves mass production of the Kaplan MT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FNSS and PT Pindad have designed, developed and built two prototypes of the Kaplan MT under a 2015 deal. The prototypes have passed field tests in Turkey and Indonesia and were certified by the Indonesian military. The deal is part of a defense industry cooperation agreement between Turkey and Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first prototype of the Kaplan MT tank was exhibited during IDEF\u201917. The tank was showcased in Indonesia during a military parade on National Armed Forces Day in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\t