Doosan DST has been Tarantula 6x6 Combat Vehicle Export to Indonesia

Seoul (MI) : first wheeled combat vehicle developed by Korea Doosan DST has been exported to Indonesia. 

On May 2, Doosan DST transmit vehicle types of wheeled armored vehicles to the Indonesian Army fire support (by the Indonesian Army called Tarantula 6x6 - Armoured Fire Support Vehicle / AFSV). 

Doosan DST has received orders from the Indonesian 6x6 vehicles in 2009, with a vehicle based on an armored APC Black Fox 6 × 6, production began in November 2010. Prototype in early 2012 has undergone a series of assessments, both for operational and test firing and field tests and in May of this year the production has been completed.

Wheeled armored vehicles exported has a weight of 18 tons with crews totaling 3 (driver, gunner, and commander), and can meet the requirements of field in Indonesia. Land speed reaches 100 km / h, while in the water could travel at a speed of 8 km / h. The main weapon in the form of 90mm cannon and 7.62mm machine guns to raid functionality, a combination of these weapons can be used against tanks and operations against militants. 

Doosan official said "armored wheeled vehicles currently needed by developing countries, these products may compete against products similar to that made by Turkey and Russia, and competitive in terms of performance and price, the future export markets to be targeted are from Southeast Asia, the Middle East and South America, "he said.

In 1993 Doosan DST for the first time for Korea successfully export armored vehicles to Malaysia K200A1 chain wheel. 

6X6 wheeled armored vehicles were exported to Indonesia was developed from the design of armored vehicles for the global market.

This time, for the Indonesian Army sent 11 units of armored wheeled vehicles of a total of 22 orders, Doosan DST produce 11 armored vehicles and also do the assembly with cannon vaults. 90mm turret supplied by CMI Belgian Defense of CSE-90 series Cockerill Mk3.

remaining 11 units will be delivered in the form of semi-improvised (Semi Knock Down) to shed PT.PINDAD Indonesian defense companies to do the assembly. Tarantula armored 6x6 vehicles are assembled in Indonesia is part of a contract to provide 22 Tarantula worth a total of $ 70 million.

Indonesian defense companies mentioned above have been able to make a 6x6 APC armored vehicles weighing 11-tons to 14-tons, similar to the French VAB, and is known as the APS-3 Anoa PINDAD. The vehicle design was made early in 2006, and was developed in 2008. The vehicle starts from APS-2 but After the evaluation is carried out improvements to the structure of the vehicle and its performance so many changes were made. 

Indonesia in 2011, also made an agreement with the Turkish company FNSS developed 6X6 Pars armored vehicles. Through the agreement, Indonesia has the opportunity to learn and see the technology chain wheel armored vehicles.

PINDAD has supplied more than 200 armored vehicles APS-3 Anoa to Indonesia and is now being pursued for export to Malaysia. However, according to the Malaysian Army, modernization plans Radpanzer Condor armored 4 × 4 APC and Sibmas 6 × 6 AFSV (armored vehicles equipped with Cockerill 90mm canon) will be replaced with armored vehicles from DEFTECH AV-8 8 × 8 results technical cooperation with Turkey. 

From the treaty of 2010, 2011.2012 mentioned also the supply of 54 cannon artillery KH-178 105mm series to Indonesia.

Sumber : korearms