Boosting The Capability Of The Domestic Defense Industry, Prabowo Highlights The Development Of Taktis Vehicle Products

Menhan Prabowo Subianto menerima perwakilan dari holding industri pertahanan DEFEND ID/FOTO: Tim Media Prabowo Subianto

JAKARTA - Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto received representatives from the defense industry holding DEFEND ID in order to explain and exchange ideas regarding strategies for developing domestically produced tactical vehicle products.

Prabowo said the development of rantis products was one of the strategic steps to spur the improvement of the defense industry's capabilities in the country. The offset policy in the purchase of defense equipment can also be directed to the effort to develop rantis.

"We agree that the development of tactical vehicles is very important for our defense industry," Prabowo said, quoted from a written statement, Tuesday, August 30.

Present on the occasion were representatives from DEFEND ID, including PT Pindad, PT Len Industri as the parent of the holding DEFEND ID, namely President Director of PT Pindad Abraham Mose, President Director of PT Len Industri Bobby Rasyidin.

The DEFEND ID representative explained that the development of domestic production lines really needs support from the industrial ecosystem and defense industry policies, which are continuously encouraged by the government.

According to DEFEND ID, along with the development of this tactical vehicle, the upstream and downstream industries must also be built so that the sustainability of product operations can be guaranteed for at least 10 years.

Currently, the defense industry in DEFEND ID has succeeded in producing several rantis products, including PT Pindad with MV1 4x4, MV2 4x4, MV2 Ev, and MV cruiser 4x4.

PT Len and PT Pindad have also developed trail-style electric motorcycles, namely the Stealth Trail E-tactical made by PT Len and the MotoEV made by Pindad.