14 November 2011

News Story: Indonesian army has agreed to purchase 100 Leopard 2A6 tanks and eight Apache helicopter

The nation's top soldier says the Indonesian Army will get Rp 14 trillion (US$15.5 billion) over three years to upgrade its weapons systems, primarily through procurements from European nations.
 
“The President has decided after four Cabinet meetings that the Army should receive priority. Over the next three years, it will receive more than Rp 14 trillion,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pramono Edy Wibowo said on Friday in Magelang, Central Java.

Read the full story at Army Recognition