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Komodo, Other Milestone For PT Pindad?
Komodo. That's the name given to the 4 Ã 4 tactical vehicles Pindad 's latest pride. President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially give the name of the animal is native to Indonesia in the event Indo Defense Expo and Forum, November 2012 ago. The President has the expectation that this tactical vehicles can be tough on the battlefield, strong in all fields, and came back with a triumph for Indonesia.
If we go back to the past, in October 26, 2011, the President visited the exhibition of defense equipment in PT Dirgantra Indonesia. At that time, the President gave a challenge to the Product Development team of PINDAD to make tactical vehicles 4 Ã 4.
The technicians Special Vehicles Division agreed. Then began the journey to realize the tactical vehicle that is now the pride of PINDAD.
The project started in November 2011. Product Development Team in Special Vehicles Division occupied designing this vehicle. Benchmarking was done by observing the variety of similar tactical vehicles designs from different countries. Oskkosh, which is used by the U.S. Army, AMPV of Germany, Aravis and Sherpa from France, and others. The design process ends in January 2012 with a design option chosen by the board of directors and continued to manufacture the prototype of this vehicle.
The decision making of this type of tactical vehicle is not without a good reason. Manufacturing based on the direction of the evolution of combat vehicles in the future. Combat vehicle changes direction will lead to a depreciation the size of the vehicle. Combat vehicles no longer give priority to gigantic size, but preferably small sized vehicles but still agile moves and can survive on the battlefield.
Although size is not as big as other combat vehicles such as the Panzer Anoa, the tactical vehicle will remain tough in the field because of the production process still noticed three things that must be considered in making combat vehicles. The first is mobility, which is the movement ability to evade enemy attacks and movement capability in rugged terrain. The second is the survivability is the ability to withstand enemy attacks by relying on body bulletproof vehicles. Last is the fire power, which is the power to attack the enemy, by way of firing back.
If we go back to the past, in October 26, 2011, the President visited the exhibition of defense equipment in PT Dirgantra Indonesia. At that time, the President gave a challenge to the Product Development team of PINDAD to make tactical vehicles 4 Ã 4.
The technicians Special Vehicles Division agreed. Then began the journey to realize the tactical vehicle that is now the pride of PINDAD.
The project started in November 2011. Product Development Team in Special Vehicles Division occupied designing this vehicle. Benchmarking was done by observing the variety of similar tactical vehicles designs from different countries. Oskkosh, which is used by the U.S. Army, AMPV of Germany, Aravis and Sherpa from France, and others. The design process ends in January 2012 with a design option chosen by the board of directors and continued to manufacture the prototype of this vehicle.
The decision making of this type of tactical vehicle is not without a good reason. Manufacturing based on the direction of the evolution of combat vehicles in the future. Combat vehicle changes direction will lead to a depreciation the size of the vehicle. Combat vehicles no longer give priority to gigantic size, but preferably small sized vehicles but still agile moves and can survive on the battlefield.
Although size is not as big as other combat vehicles such as the Panzer Anoa, the tactical vehicle will remain tough in the field because of the production process still noticed three things that must be considered in making combat vehicles. The first is mobility, which is the movement ability to evade enemy attacks and movement capability in rugged terrain. The second is the survivability is the ability to withstand enemy attacks by relying on body bulletproof vehicles. Last is the fire power, which is the power to attack the enemy, by way of firing back.