Jane's international naval magazine recently published an article, said Indonesia Marine corps command has officially refused to purchase production BTR-4 wheeled armored personnel carriers in Ukraine, but are interested in purchasing Russia on the basis of BMP-3 BuZhanChe improved BT-3 f crawler armored personnel carriers.Thus, Indonesia is likely will become Russia BT-3 f the first foreign customers.
Indonesian navy sources on August 14, 2017, told Jane's magazine, in order to discuss BT-are likely to buy 3 f, Indonesia Marine corps commander and its Marine corps delegation of senior officials will visit Russia, on August 21, a week, the purpose is to be held in Russia on the outskirts of BT-3 f.
Russia BT-3 f apcs prototype
Indonesia Marine corps commander during the visit will also take part in" the army-2017"military technology BBS, visit Russia konzern" tractor factory", namely the BT-3 f apcs development quotient(BT-3 f is a kurgan"machinery manufacturing professional design bureaus" research and development, is expected to be the"kurgan machinery factory production").
Indonesia before the house defense, intelligence, and foreign affairs committee approved $95 million in the 2017 defense budget to buy BTR-4 armored personnel carriers to replace the Marine equipment has old BTR-50 pk armored personnel carriers.With Ukraine in 2014, Indonesia's defense ministry defence industry company signed a contract to purchase the first batch of five major BTR-4 armored personnel carriers, in September 2016 to Indonesia.
before the purchase of Ukraine BTR-4 apcs
in October the same year, Indonesia Marine corps began to Ukraine BTR-4 test, including test base in the south of Jakarta, Indonesia Marine corps was not satisfied with the result of the test.Reason is found problems in the test, for example, in the water full speed mode, BTR-4 m the front part of the armored personnel carrier will be buried bow phenomenon.
according to the test results of BTR-4, Indonesia Marine corps decided to give up further purchasing this type of armored personnel carriers, and to evaluate alternative equipment at the beginning of 2017.Initially planned to wheeled BTR-80 armored personnel carriers in Russia, Turkey, caterpillar ACV-19 listed BuZhanChe and Korean K21 NIFV BuZhanChe of make a choice, but now prefer Russia into research and development of the Marine corps BT-3 f armored personnel carriers.
Russia BTR-80 armored personnel carriers
according to the previously reported, Indonesia Marine corps command before has been submitted to Indonesia's defense ministry official documents, proposed to Indonesia before the defense, intelligence, and approved by the foreign affairs committee in the house of representatives to be used for purchasing BTR-4 armored personnel carriers used to purchase other armored vehicles.
Indonesia Marine corps plans to purchase a new 50 vehicles to replace BTR-50 pk, the next 10 years purchasing plan for the Marine corps, 160 new armored personnel carriers.
Sumber
Comments
Post a Comment