Menhan: Alokasi Dana Panser Tarantula Pindad Sedang Dibicarakan
BANDUNG - Setelah sukses memproduksi Panser Anoa, PT Pindad akan memproduksi Panser Tarantula. Panser ini hampir sama fungsinya dengan Panser Anoa, hanya saja dilengkapi peralatan tambahan yakni canon.
Menteri Pertahanan RI, Prof Ir Purnomo Yusgiantoro MSc MA Phd, mengatakan, panser buatan Pindad ini nantinya juga akan digunakan untuk pertahanan TNI. Namun tidak menutup kemungkinan seperti Panser Anoa, Panser Tarantula ini diproduksi massal untuk pihak luar yang ingin membeli hasil karya anak bangsa ini.
"Panser Anoa sudah terbukti bisa digunakan untuk kendaraan di misi perdamaian. Dan beberapa negara seperti Malaysia bahkan sudah akan melakukan MoU untuk memesan panser ini. Panser Tarantula nantinya untuk menambah kekuatan pertahanan kita," kata Purnomo, saat ditemui usai mengisi Kuliah Umum Teknik Pertambangan dan Perminyakan ITB di Aula Timur ITB Jalan Ganeca, Jumat (5/11).
Menurut Purnomo, rencana pembuatan Panser Tarantula ini akan dibicarakan lebih lanjut termasuk alokasi dana untuk memesan alat tempur ini.
Sumber : TRIBUNJABAR.COM
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2 comments:
Wah! penamaan pansernya koq rada 'amburadul' ya? Panser APS dinamakan Anoa, mestinya yang panser kanon, kalo masih keluarga APS namanya jangan pake 'tarantula', lebih baik pakai nama binatang sejenis yang masih dekat keluarganya.
Contoh seperti Puma, Cougar.
mestinya bisa pake nama Anoa, tapir, babirusa atau sebangsanya ....
Tapi lepas daripada itu, dengan segala kekurangannya, tetap two thumbs up untuk industri pertahanan kita! Bravo!
By Jung Sung-ki
Critical flaws in the design of the K21 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle have been found following an investigation of the up-to-date vehicle, one of which sank during a river-crossing exercise July 29, an official at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Wednesday.
A soldier died when the 25-ton vehicle sank. This was the second time that a K21 has sunk since the vehicle entered service last November after 10 years of development.
According to investigators, a pump in the vehicle doesn’t work at its maximum river crossing speed of 7.8 kilometers per hour. The pump is supposed to displace 175 liters of water.
When the vehicle moves at this speed, the pressure inside the engine compartment goes down, and the motor of the pump starts to work. However, it was found that the water was not being removed properly, the official said.
“We plan to look into the design problems with the K21 more thoroughly by the end of next month,” he said. “The final results of the investigation will be announced then.”
The co-developers of the K21 ― the Agency for Defense Development and Doosan DST ― will recall the vehicles once the alleged problems are confirmed, said the official.
The K21 has often been referred to as a key export item in the coming years. Doosan DST and DAPA have said the vehicle offers better firepower, mobility and survivability than the U.S. Army's M2A3 and Russia's BMP-3.
The $3.4 million vehicle is cheaper than the U.S.-built Bradley and German Puma IFV with full options, whose per-unit prices are estimated at between $4 million and $4.5 million, according to Doosan.
The K21 IFV has a 750-horsepower turbo-diesel engine and 40mm auto cannon designed to shoot down slow-moving helicopters and aircraft. It has digital communication, GPS receivers and inter-vehicle digital links.
The vehicle can travel as fast as 70 kilometers per hour on paved roads, and crosses rivers with the help of a Water Jet Propulsion System, according to an Army release.
The South Korean Army plans to acquire about 450 K21s over the next decade.
gallantjung@koreatimes.co.kr
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