Indonesia receives more M3 amphibious rigs, TREVA-15 recovery vehicle

The M3 amphibious bridging rig. Indonesia ordered 18 units from Excalibur Army.

Indonesia received delivery of another batch of M3 amphibious rigs and a Tatra Recovery Vehicle-15 (TREVA-15) tactical recovery vehicle from Czech Republic’s Excalibur Army, as part of a larger deal signed by the two countries.

Three (3) M3 amphibious pontoon vehicles, and a TREVA-15 recovery vehicle arrived in Surabaya, Indonesia recently, which will be used to provide combat support to the armored and mechanized forces of the Indonesian Army (TNI-AD).

The M3 bridging rigs, which was originally developed by General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), are able to support most heavy armored vehicles including the Leopard 2 main battle tanks which are in service with the TNI-AD.

The TNI-AD is expected a total of 18 M3 amphibious rigs, as well as several other support vehicles including the two (2) TREVA-15. It is expected that Excalibur Army will complete the delivery of all ordered vehicles before yearend.


[1] Defense Studies Blogs
[2] Alutsista Indonesia