I prefer Indonesia to buy more Kaplan MT aka the Harimau. It will be an easy meal for our RPG-7 rocketeers, while eating up a big portion of indonesian military budget.

The hull armor of Kaplan MT is using modular armor. It is categorized as STANAG 4569 level 4 protection, which means the tank can withstand 14.5×114mm AP rounds at 200 meters with 911 m/s velocity. The underbelly of the tank uses V-hull, able to withstand 10 kg AT mine under the tracks and under the center. Due to modularity, the armor can be augmented to level 5 protection (withstand 25 mm APDS-T at 500 m with 1258 m/s velocity) without increasing the volume of the tank, with the frontal arc able to withstand 30 mm rounds.

Bangladesh did have a look at the Kaplan MT, but ordered the VT-5 instead.

Yes it is too expensive, but we got 257 of them in the end, unlike just 18 of the Harimau. Our cost includes the factory, all the various specialized versions with VIGTAQS etc. plus at least 216 Ingwe ATGM missiles that comes with the Gempita.

Indonesian Defense Ministry received a defense budget allocation of around USD 9.5 biIllion for the year 2022.
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If it is just made for fire support and killing APC and IFV, why do you need a 105mm gun??

It looks like a tank, and believe me, the generals will use it like a tank. And the enemy will mark it out as the number 1 target on the battlefield, as it looks like a tank.

As for fire support, malaysian soldiers now have plenty of RPG-7 and to add new lightweight Carl Gustavs to not needing a fire support vehicle with 105mm gun. Which is why we have retired all our 90mm fire support vehicles (SIBMAS, Commando and Scorpion)
IFV not designed to face medium tank????

The Gempita with 30mm cannon and Ingwe missiles is made to kill IFVs and Medium tanks.

Gempita 30mm cannon can easily penetrate the Harimau tall and large side armor, and with a firing speed of 60 rounds per minute, will easily saturate any APS systems installed.

First Steel Cutting Ceremony of Indonesian Navy new OPV 90M and OPV at PT Daya Radar Utama Shipyard. Credit to Kemhan RI.



PT Daya Radar Utama (DRU) OPV 90M.

Maybe there are 2 different size of OPV or different spesification.

Expected...if you track the loans Indo has been making..they will need 1 generation to pay. It is also quite obvious that they cannot afford many of the equipment on their wish list and/or in the numbers they want.

We'll see then. Lol.

Well good for Singapore. Bravo!!! Oh btw why all of the sudden you are talking about Singapore? No one is asking about Singapore. Are you Singaporean or Malaysian? Lol.

The C-130J Super Hercules is done deal. Indonesia ordered 4 units through DCS.



Typhoon 2nd hand Tranche 1 - nah its not gonna happened.
Rafale - we'll wait and see then. Lol.
V-22 Osprey - its only a US sale approval DSCA announcement.
A400M - its not TNI-AU prefered choice. So nope.

Lol.

FA-50 Block 20 is in development, will have BVR capability, along with targeting pods and probe for air to air refueling.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/def...50-golden-eagle

https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/20...e-for-kai-fa-50

Many unaware the important  of airlift and sealift.
Logistics is the key to win a war.
ID with her vast teritory has the reason to build up this capability.

Afaik the BMP-3F and BT-3F contract for the Indonesian Marines is not yet cancelled but is on hold. Maybe Indonesia is trying to get a waiver from the US government.

Ofcourse with a 100mm gun the BMP-3F has more firepower than the AAV7.

Imho any amphibious armored vehicle are lightly armored. If its too heavy it won't float. Don't know if the BMP-3F armor could withstand a RPG attacks. Maybe there some news of the BMP-3F in the Yemeni-Houthi conflict as iinm the UAE is one the operator of the BMP-3F. The only advantage the BMP-3F has is its 100mm gun and can fire a GLATGM.

So what other choice do we have? Its either the AAV7 or the ZAHA. Don't know if they want the wheeled Pandur 8x8 like the TNI-AD though. Afaik both BMP-3F and BT-3F contracts are on hold not cancelled. Unless Indonesia got a waiver from the US.

US to Exempt India, Indonesia and Vietnam from CAATSA Sanctions

Yes more towards AAW role while the FREMM is for ASW role.

Unconfirmed it will be 24 x VLS CAMM-ER.

For the SSM they are looking at VLS. Don't know if there is any Western type SSM VLS.