During his more than two years serving as Defense Minister, Prabowo Subianto has procured an array of defense equipment from both domestic and foreign manufacturers.
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In mid-2020, for example, Prabowo ordered 500 units of Maung 4×4 tactical vehicles made by PT Pindad, followed by Antasena Tank Boat made by a consortium consisting of PT Pindad as lead integrator and PT Lundin Industry Invest, PT Len Industri (Persero), and PT Hariff, as reported by Katadata.
These are on top of nine units of Bell 412EPI helicopter produced by PT Dirgantara Indonesia, AT-8 and AT-9 Tank Landing Ships produced by PT Bandar Abadi, and KRI Golok-688 warship made by PT. Lundin Industry Invest. (rr)