Batch One Order : 10 Tanks will be Produced in Turkey and 8 in Indonesia

29 Juni 2021

Kaplan MT in production (photo : Defence Turkey Magazine)

KAPLAN MT Tank is in mass production

Yöneticisi Mustafa, ZAHA and KAPLAN Program Manager of Turkey's leading land platforms manufacturer FNSS, made important statements about the KAPLAN MT Tank (local name : Harimau Hitam).

FNSS Defense Systems Inc. Mustafa KAPLAN, who gave important information about the KAPLAN MT Medium Weight Class Tank developed by the Indonesian company PT Pindad based on the needs of the Indonesian Armed Forces, made the following statements:

“Our Modern Medium Weight Tank Development Project, which we are currently conducting with the Indonesian Government, continues. Here, too, we are carrying out a joint tank development project with PT Pindad, a local company in Indonesia, within a partnership structure. In this context, we successfully completed the design and qualification of 2 Medium Weight Tanks, and started mass production activities.” used his statements.

Kaplan MT progress in June 2021 (photo : Barbaros Toprakoğlu)

Under the contract, 18 KAPLAN MT tanks will be produced, the first 10 tanks will be produced in Turkey and the remaining 8 tanks will be produced in Indonesia.

The KAPLAN MT Project, which was implemented within the scope of the project where FNSS successfully applied the technology transfer model to PT Pindad, is the first export contract signed by Turkey in the Medium Weight Tank Class, as well as being initiated and concluded within the framework of the Defense Industry Cooperation Agreements signed between Indonesia and Turkey. It draws attention as it is the first project to be reached.

(SavunmaSanayiST)