Indonesia receives more ASTROS II multiple-launch rocket systems

One of the new ASTROS II MLRS launcher truck delivered on 12 June 2020. Photo c/o Military Leak.

The Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) received more Brazilian-made Artillery Saturation Rocket System II (ASTROS II) multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS), which arrived by sea in Jakarta on 12 June 2020.

According to multiple Indonesian defense pages, 27 units of the ASTROS II Mk. 6, capable of firing the SS-60 and SS-80 300mm rockets, or the larger, longer-ranged SS-150 450mm rockets.

Also delivered were ammunition and supporting equipment for the MLRS fleet, although it was unspecified which rocket variant were delivered.

This new batch of ASTROS II adds to 36 units already in service with the TNI-AD since 2015. 

The ASTROS II is developed by Brazil’s Avibras Industria Aeroespecial (Avibras), and features a modular design that allows the use of different rocket calibers ranging from 127mm to 450mm. It uses a Tectran VBT-2028 6x6 all-terrain vehicle as mobility platform.

A typical ASTROS II battery consists of 6 mobile rocket launcher trucks, 6 rocket resupply ttrucks, and a radar-equipped command and control vehicle.


[1] Military Leak Defense Page
[2] Defense Studies Defense Page