Better keep in NATO good books then if they wish to employ all those English weapons

Afaik no. These IFVs and APCs are for the Indonesian Marines and they are also planning to buy the Sprut-SDM1.

Indonesia plans to acquire Sprut-SDM1 SPATGs, says Kurganmashzavod chief

Model of the Sprut-SDM1 with add-on armor at Army 2018 that Indonesia is interested to buy. Claimed that it can also swim even with the additional armor and equipped with climate control. Credit to RG.RU.











https://rg.ru/2018/08/21/novyj-legkij-tank-...armii-2018.html
http://sturgeonshouse.ipbhost.com/topic/6-...gines/?page=127

28.06.2019 13:20 Text: Svetlana Tsygankova

BT-3F armored personnel carrier will receive a 30-mm cannon


Photo: Alexey Moiseev

The BT-3F armored personnel carrier will receive a 30-mm cannon.  It will replace 7.62 or 12.7 millimeter machine guns.

About this at the International military-technical forum "Army-2019" said the chief designer of the Special Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering Sergey Abdulov, writes TASS.  And, as the chief designer, the Russian Ministry of Defense is interested in BT-3F, including in terms of increasing the power of weapons.  Therefore, it is planned to install a 30 mm module on it.

The BT-3F floating armored personnel carrier is based on the BMP-3.  It is intended for the transportation of infantrymen - up to 14 people, as well as for fire support.  Its weight is more than 18 tons, the reservation provides all-round protection against a heavy machine gun.

The base version of the BT-3F is armed with a remote-controlled machine gun of 7.62 millimeter caliber, the other version has a combat module with a Kord machine gun of 12.7 millimeter caliber.

Hunt for missing Indonesian Army helicopter launched

 9 hours ago

Jayapura (ANTARA) - The Jayapura Search and Rescue office will send personnel to Oksibil, the capital of Pegunungan Bintang District, on Saturday, to look for the Indonesian Army's MI 17 helicopter that was reported missing, Friday. Ten personnel would leave by helicopter and a Cessna CN 295 of the Indonesian Air Force (TNU AU), to find the missing helicopter, Chief of the Jayapura SAR Putu Arga said here Friday evening.

The search and rescue operations will involve every existing component, he said.

Earlier, the pilot navigating the helicopter with 12 people aboard said "thank you" at 11:49 a.m. local time, before the airport lost contact with him, Oksibil Airport Chief Frits Ayomi said.

The helicopter took off from Oksibil Airport at 11:44 a.m. local time, and at 11:48 a.m. contacted the air traffic control (ATC) to report that it would ascend to 7,800 feet, 6 nautical miles toward the north.

The pilot then said "thank you" at 11:49 a.m., and since then there has been no contact between him and ATC, Ayomi told Antara, Friday evening.

The weather around Oksibil at that time was fine, but a little bit foggy. The MI 17 helicopter with registration number HA-5138 carried 12 people. They had earlier flown to Okbibab to dispatch logistics to military officers there.

Purchase of T129 ATAK Falls Through, What's Next for the Attack Helicopter project of PAF?

June 29, 2019


A scale model of the T129 during the Philippines-Turkey Defense MOU Signing last December 2018 in Manila. Photo taken from CNN Turk.

In previous MaxDefense reports made through our blog entries, and social media posts, and later corroborated by reports by local and international media and defense outlets, it was reported that the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Technical Working Group (TWG) has selected the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T129 ATAK attack helicopter for the Attack Helicopter Acquisition Project under the Horizon 2 phase Priority Projects of the RAFPMP.

The Department of National Defense (DND) through Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana also supported this decision, and was the submitted request to Malacanang for approval by the President Rodrigo Duterte. Despite Pres. Duterte's preference on Russian attack helicopters, he approved the request of the DND and PAF for implementation, allowing the DND to finalize negotiations with TAI and the Turkish Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Trade.

The Philippines' planned T129 ATAK acquisition:

While these political events are happening in Turkey, the Philippines selected the Turkish made TAI T129 ATAK attack helicopter for its own requirements.

The T129 ATAK is the result of Turkey's program to create an indigenous attack helicopter that they could manufacture and use for their armed forces, as well as for export to other countries. Technology was based mostly from the Agusta (later AgustaWestland) A129 Mangusta attack helicopter from Italy, which uses several components from the US and other allies.

The T129 ATAK is an improvement over the original A129 Mangusta, replacing minor Italian or foreign-made components with equivalent Turkish made ones while continuing the use of foreign made components that are not yet available in Turkey's own facilities. This is while also increasing performance values including the use of more powerful engines to support the new aircraft.

While Turkey is very much willing to sell the TAI T129 ATAK to the Philippines, the problem now lies on the effects of CAATSA to the ability of TAI to secure the components needed to build new T129 ATAK attack helicopters and other products, as well as providing spare parts and support once these aircraft are delivered.

Based on information gathered by MaxDefense for the last several months through sources from the DND, PAF, and friends from local and international defense industry and aviation industry, it turns out that everything looks gloomy for the DND's deal with TAI and its Turkish counterparts.

Due to TAI and the Turkish government's inability to provide assurances that US-made component including the LHTEC CTS800-4A turboshaft engines and many other components, it was decided by the DND and the PAF TWG and leaders to STOP the deal with TAI and the Turkish government.

It was also decided that since TAI may be unable to deliver the T129 ATAK to the Philippines, the PAF TWG was requested to re-open its evaluation and selection process for the Attack Helicopter Acquisition Project.

In short, it could be safe to say that the acquisition of TAI T129 ATAK is practically dead.

It is probably also safe to say now that the Attack Helicopter Acquisition Project is rebooted, or may even be put on-hold for now.

the lesson is look after your equipment 

reading the YT comment also fun....

this youtuber used to serve under US army and now migrate to canada and will serve under canada armed force...his opinion on land force is good also since he part of it...