During IDEF ‘19, where FNSS displayed the KAPLAN MT MMTW equipped with Aselsan’s AKKOR PULAT APS against increasing ATGM threats to tanks in the battlefield, on Apa Long-Term Contract on the Serial Production of KAPLAN MT (Harimau/Tiger) MMTW was signed between FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.S. Following the successful completion of live firing tests and mobility trials FNSS and PT PINDAD initiated negoti¬ations towards the serial production of KAPLAN MT MMWT platforms, which the Indonesian Government indicates a keen interest in. KAPLAN MT is the first medium weight tank to be certified by the Indonesian Army and qualified for serial production. The qualification of the two MMWT prototypes as well as firing trials and durability tests were completed in 2018. PT PINDAD engineers, who have been trained in the engineer¬ing development and manufacture phases of the first prototype at FNSS, also completed the production of the second prototype in Indonesia with support from FNSS. The first prototype developed and manufactured by FNSS in Ankara, Turkey underwent qualification trials in Indonesia, which was unveiled at the IDEF ‘17 Exhibition in Istanbul and also participated in the Army Day Parade in Indonesia on October 5, 2017. The conceptual design of the KAPLAN MT Harimau (Tiger) MMWT was completed and was revealed during the Indo Defence 2016 Fair held in Jakarta, Indonesia in November 2016. The Indonesian Modern Medium Weight Tank (MMWT) Program stands out as it is the first Government-to-Government (G2G) cooperation project in the Turkish Land Platforms Sector.
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