Sunday, November 2, 2014 10:25 AM

Pindad increases its Komodo 4x4 tactical vehicles range with a new Recon variant

IndoDefence 2014, which is held at Jakarta from 5 to 8 of November, has been chosen by Pindad to highlight a new light armored tactical vehicle focused on recon missions, the Komodo Recon. The Komodo is a specific armored vehicle that enables ground troops to conduct operations that requires high maneuverability.
      
The Komodo is equipped with bulletproof body and has a defending capability through its 7.62 mm turret-mounted machine gun. Komodo has been deployed for Indonesian Army Special Forces (Kopassus) and Indonesian Police Special Forces (Brimob). PT Pindad has secured strategic partnership with foreign companies for a better armament system. The partnership has resulted satisfactory performance for the end-users.

The new Komodo Recon variant is a 4x4 light armored tactical vehicle based on the well-known Renault Trucks Defense's Sherpa chassis. Equipped with full automatic transmission and a Renault's 4-cylinder engine, which allows a power range of 230Hp, the Komodo has a max speed of 80km/h. Thanks to a fuel tank capacity of 165 liter, Komodo Recon's maximum range extends up to 450km.
      
Komodo Recon armor consists in bullet proof steel and 38 mm bullet proof glass. The Recon variant weighs 7,500 kg and has a payload capacity of max 1,500 kg. It can carry up to 5 soldiers with complete equipment. Komodo Recon can be outfitted with a 7.62 mm or a 12.7 mm turret-mounted machine gun.

Pindad new recon vehicle has a length of 5.4 m, a width of 2.3 m and a hidth of 2.2 m. It can cross trenchs and fords of max 0.75m depth.

Indonesian Armed Forces have placed an order for 40 vehicles, which 8 has already been delivered. Indonesian Military also shown interest for a Komodo mobile artillery command post variant and has signed a new contract for 56 Komodo special platform vehicles, which will be delivered by 2015 and equipped with MBDA's Mistral surface-to-air missile platform.

10 years and Malaysia still can't even show a Javelin type equipment equivalent. Potato level we are at

Is this original version or recon variant? Too plain-looking for me. I was expecting some sort of opto-electronic gear like IR unit or long range cameras in a recon unit.

we can partner with china to make RED Arrow 8 first. just like we partner in FN-6 to get TOT.

We ady got HJ-8/Red arrow 8 from pakistan (Baktar Shikan)

The way I see it we can get HJ-12, but from pakistan if they decided to license build it

It is the Recon Vehicle variant.
IR or some sort of opto-electronic gear (the small square type beside the commander & in front of the gunner) can be seen clearly from this pic:

Is this original version or recon variant? Too plain-looking for me. I was expecting some sort of opto-electronic gear like IR unit or long range cameras in a recon unit.

Aiyaa so small, didn't notice it...

I expected a scout car would be something like this:

i means we can buy HJ-8 or 12 but good if we can make it.
we can direct deal TOT with china no need via pakistan.

ZBL-09 Assault gun with 105mm gun. From the people standing beside it, we can appreciate how large the vehicle really is.

Pretty much on par with other 8x8s, wonder if our AV8 can mount assault gun or go crazy with howitzers

ZBL-09 Assault gun variant with 105mm rifled gun. From the people standing beside it, we can scale how large the vehicle really is.

Looks like they completely throw the apc function, the rear ramp door is only a small panel now

If then this is a tank destroyer thru and thru

Not sure AV8 can do the same

Hawk is awesome.
I would love it been upgrade to have more deadly ground attack.
perhaps addin more gooding sensors to it as well.

looking at how China able to even introduce their weapons and sell it to international buyers. We may laugh at China for their weapons, some called it copy, but in fact reverse engineering is so much harder. In a 10 year of Zhuhai show, they have manage to cover so many grounds and produce a full range of weapons.
Even North Korea and Taiwan and South Korea is so much more capable of producing their own weapons.
Compare to these countries, Malaysia looks like some pariah country. 10 year period China did so many things, we produce nothing to even able to sell.
We have the funds, and capability to build an industry, but then it looks like even Indonesia can even do so much better

not really, M-346 can do CAS, traning jet, but lack of EOD, ground sensor, so can't do ISR, SAR day and night etc ...
anyway Hawk already in our airforce it still continue serve other few more year, not more than 5 year have to retired.
Scorpion more role can add in, it have 20k hours life compare to M-346 at 10k life.
i not means other jet like M-346 or Yak130 event L-15 not good, all very good.
i means Scorpion can do more role and mission which attractive to Air-force. also the price and service life.
if our country have MPA, AEW&C, Scorpion jet maybe no much attractive to as.

Same with SP Artillery version, they've removed the rear ramp and left a small door. I also doubt they can fit any useful amount of infantry with large fighting compartment of that large 105mm turret taking up space in the passenger compartment.

Pretty much on par with other 8x8s, wonder if our AV8 can mount assault gun or go crazy with howitzers