Turkish defense company FNSS and Indonesian state-owned manufacturer Pindad have completed preliminary acceptance testing in Turkey for the Indonesian Army’s first Kaplan armored personnel carrier. The tracked vehicle weighs 30 tons (66,139 pounds) and is known as the Harimau APC in Indonesia. Following the Turkish trials, the vehicle will be transported to Jakarta for final acceptance testing by the Indonesian military. At the same time, Pindad technicians are building a second vehicle locally as part of a technology-transfer programme. The cooperation includes the transfer and common use of subsystems and components associated with Indonesia’s existing Harimau medium tank and the Turkish Navy’s ZAHA tracked amphibious assault vehicle. The approach is intended to simplify logistics and improve long-term fleet sustainment. The Kaplan APC programme began in 2024 as a derivative of Indonesia’s Harimau Modern Medium Weight Tank technology. The planned crew consists of a driver, commander, and gunner, while the vehicle concept was publicly displayed in Istanbul later that year. Indonesia’s Kaplan can carry 13 personnel and is designed for operation across different terrain and weather conditions. Its equipment includes an open-architecture electronic system, 360-degree camera coverage, automatic fire suppression, modular ballistic protection, mine protection, and an optional active protection system against anti-tank missiles. The vehicle can accommodate different weapon configurations, including 30mm and 35mm cannons, 120mm mortars, and anti-tank weapons. It can also be configured for medical evacuation, command-and-control, or engineering missions. The platform is expected to use an automatic transmission and an advanced engine described as comparable to those used in modern main battle tanks. It is projected to achieve approximately 70 kilometers (43 miles) per hour and a range of 450 kilometers (280 miles).
