![]() ![]() In his opening remarks he proudly shared “Today, among several other reasons, I have another good reason to be very proud of FNSS, the reason is the unveiling of the vehicle that you see next to me. Nail Kurt made a speech at the ceremony highlighting the successful new approach accomplished between Turkey and Indonesia in the area of Defense cooperation. ![]() Nail Kurt, as well as many other guests.įNSS-CEO & General Manager Mr. Ismail Demir and Ambassador Wardana of the Republic of Indonesia, FNSS-CEO & General Manager Mr. On the second day of the fair FNSS hosted an official ceremony attendees included the Undersecretary of Defense, Prof. The prototype is ready to run all tests with its sub-systems which are being developed in partnership with PT Pindad, the Indonesian state organization, within the scope of Indonesian Land Forces. Most notably, the vehicles overall weight was reported to be around 35 tonnes, and the main armament would be provided by a Belgian-made turret developed by CMI Defence featuring a 105mm rifled barrel, capable of firing a wide range of projectiles.FNSS unveiled its prototype of the Modern Medium Weight Class Tank (Kaplan-MT) for the first time at the IDEF ‘17 Fair in Istanbul. On 1 November 2016, during the 2016 Indo Defence expo, the first model of the tank was unveiled, along with some technical specifications. The Kaplan MT is an armored fighting vehicle mounting armed with a 105 mm rifled tank gun fitted with a thermal sleeve, fume extractor, muzzle brake and muzzle reference system, which enables the gunner to bore sight the 105 mm gun without leaving the vehicle. ![]() ![]() The governments of Indonesia and Turkey first agreed in May 2015 to jointly develop the MMWT for the Indonesian Army at a reported cost of 30 million US dollars. The Modern Medium Weight Tank, also known as the MMWT, is a collaborative tank program between Turkish manufacturer FNSS and Indonesian manufacturer PT Pindad. Turkish FNSS Savunma company publicly displayed for the first time its new Kaplan MT Modern Medium Weight Tank prototype at IDEF 2017. ![]()
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