FNSS advances Indonesian Kaplan APC programme as local production expands
FNSS and PT Pindad are progressing the Indonesian tracked armoured personnel carrier programme as local production gets under way.
S&T Motiv displayed several new small arms that it is currently developing – including a 5.56mm assault rifle, 7.62mm machine gun and 12.7mm anti-materiel rifle – at the Seoul ADEX 2017 exhibition from 17-22 October.
Shaun An, manager of public relations at S&T Motiv, said production of the K2C1 5.56mm assault rifle (pictured above) commenced last year for South Korea’s military. An evolution of the in-service K2C rifle, S&T Motiv will produce 60,000 of these 3.68kg rifles this year to fulfil a one-off order. A 3.3kg short-barrel version is also available.
Coming later on will be the K2C2 rifle, a
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FNSS and PT Pindad are progressing the Indonesian tracked armoured personnel carrier programme as local production gets under way.
Firing trials of the Tulpar and Leonardo Hitfact Mk II combination follow an integration programme covering mechanical, electrical, electronic and software interfaces.
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Sweden, Croatia and France are pursuing different rocket artillery solutions as European armies seek greater reach, survivability and industrial resilience.