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Tata, Pindad team up to produce combat vehicles
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, accompanied by Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo (left) and National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian (right) rides a new Anoa amphibious tank produced by state-owned weapons maker PT Pindad to cross a lake located inside TNI headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta. (JP/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
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T Tata Motors Distribusi Indonesia (TMDI) and state-owned land systems and weapons maker PT Pindad will team up to produce combat vehicles as part of a follow-up to an agreement formed in November.
Pindad will assemble defense and military vehicles of the India-based company in Indonesia, said Tata Motors Indonesia president director Biswadev Sengupta as reported by tempo.com on Thursday, adding that Pindad would also market its products in ASEAN countries.
“It is a very important moment and milestone for Tata Motors Indonesia. We are proud to cooperate with Pindad,” he told journalists on Tuesday.
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Sengupta said technical details of the cooperation had been intensively discussed between the two parties.
“The collaboration between our technology and Pindad as manufacturer will produce powerful products,” he said, adding that the products would be used by the Indonesian Military (TNI) and exported to other countries.
Tata Motors displayed its military vehicles during Indo Defense 2016, claiming that the products were suitable to strengthen Indonesian defense.
Among the products in Toto Motor’s defense division are the Tata LPTA715 4×4, a muti-functional vehicle to transport troops, light armor and functional as an ambulance, while Tata LPTA 2038 6×6 is a high mobility vehicle (HMV) to support combat operations. (bbn)
