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PT Pindad and Arquus show Anoa 3 APC at Indo Defence 2022

3rd November 2022 - 10:00 GMT | by Gordon Arthur in Christchurch

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The Anoa 3 6x6 APC is a customised version of the Arquus VAB Mk 3 from France. (Photo: Arquus)

The collaboration between French and Indonesian vehicle makers has extended to 6x6 APCs.

Indonesian state-owned firm PT Pindad and Arquus of France exhibited an Anoa 3 6x6 APC at Indo Defence 2022 in Jakarta. The Anoa 3 is a lightly customised version of the French VAB MK 3.

A statement from Arquus on 2 November noted that the VAB was displayed ‘in a configuration specifically thought for Indonesia, with several adaptations conducted by PT Pindad’.

Small external modifications are evident on the Anoa 3 compared to the VAB MK 3, including an RWS mounted at the rear of the roof, gunshot detection system, rebadging, revised headlight protection and roof-mounted smoke grenade discharger

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