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The Indonesian Army has had its new primary weapons defense system expanded after receiving four German-manufactured tanks, namely two Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and two Marder tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicles. “Two Leopard tanks and two Marder infantry fighting vehicles have arrived,” said Army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Budiman in Jakarta on Monday, September 23, 2013, as quoted by tempo.co.
The four combat vehicles arrived at Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta on Sunday morning, and are being refurbished and prepared for operations.
Budiman said he was happy with the arrival of the four combat vehicles, which would be used to strengthen Indonesia’s artillery capacity.
“All the tanks purchased are fully functional,” said Budiman.
The Army, he said, now not only had combat tanks but also tanks that offered special functions, such as excavating, bulldozing and minesweeping, as well as support facilities for detachments of army engineers.
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