Indonesia Mulls Turkish, South Korean, Russian Options for Marines APC Requirement
Indonesia Mulls Turkish, South Korean, Russian Options for Marines APC Requirement 10 Februari 2017 Indonesia is currently considering options in the acquisition of 50 APCs for its Marines Corps. Contract to include an in-country licensed production component for latter units (photo : tactdb) The Indonesian Ministry of Defence is currently evaluating proposals from Russia, Turkey, and South Korea in a programme to acquire 50 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) for the Indonesian Marines (Korps Marinir: KORMAR). Jane"s understands from sources close to the procurement process that options being considered are namely the BTR-80 from Russia"s Military-Industrial Company, the ACV-19 from Turkey"s FNSS, and the Next Infantry Fighting Vehicle (NIFV) K21 from South Korea"s Doosan. A sum of USD95 million has been allocated for the programme, and will be provided for under the defence ministry"s budget for 2017. Hanwha K-21 amphibious (photo : reddit) Besides deployment ...