Indonesia gets new batch of CAESAR SPH, M3 amphibious rig, Pandur armored vehicles

One of the Pandur 8x8 armored vehicle unloaded in Indonesia. Photo c/o Defense Stuides blogpage.

Social media reports and photos from Indonesia confirmed the arrival of new shipments of armored vehicles,amphibious bridging vehicles and self propelled howitzers for the Indonesian Army (TNI-AD).

The first to arrive was a shipment of five (5) CAmion Équipé d'un Système d'ARtillerie (CAESAR) 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer systems from France’s Nexter Systems, of which Indonesia has an order for 18 units confirmed in 2017 as a follow-on from an earlier order.

A separate shipment arrived in Indonesia days later, comprising of four (4) M3 amphibious bridging vehicles, and an unspecified number of Pandur II 8x8 armored vehicles. 

Indonesia ordered 18 amphibious bridging vehicles in 2019,  from Excalibur Army, which works closely with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS).

Indonesia also ordered 22 Pandur II wheeled armored vehicles from Excalibur Army, through Indonesian arms manufacturer PT Pindad which will do the integration works including the use of weapon systems from Brazilian-Israeli venture REMAX Land Systems,  and Belgium’s John Cockerill. 

PT Pindad already delivered some of the Pandur II vehicles, locally called the Cobra, with demonstrations made by equipping them with the REMAX Ares 12.7 remote controlled weapon system and the UT30 Mk. II 30mm unmanned turret system, and the Cockerill CMI-3105HP turret with 105mm gun.


[1] Defense Studies Blogpage
[2] Komunitas Pecinta Militer Indonesia
[3] Czech Trade Offices