"Ada apa ngan Anoa 6x6" What matter with ANOA 6x6

Pindad ANOA 6x6

          Lately, Malaysian Goverment (MG) through MINDEF had review their plan on APC (Armoured Personal Carrier) replacement program. As we know, TDM through Kor Mekanis DiRaja used Condor as main APC supported by Sibmas, Adnan IFV, Scorpian and Stormer. Their age asspecially for Condor is equal to my dad age and it's seem not to be more effective when used in mission. Their capability to protect the crew against more modern ATGW or RPG. Due to that reason, MG plan to replace this Condor with AV 8 8x8, made in Turkey. It's seem to be good news for TDM because this type of APC is the modern one and their capability against threat is good as their price.

AV-8

          The problem here to 'Rakyat' or representative of rakyat a.k.a 'pembangkang' is the price tag. They don't care about the price (surely expensive) but the third person that handle this project (sure makan besar). Let the politic topic behind and look back to AV - 8. What make MG interest so much about AV-8 is the company that product this APC, FNSS kindly want to share the technology or known as transfer of technology (TOT) to local company, DEFTECH. Sadly, TOT had been issued for long time for DEFTECH due to their failure to produce genuine one Made In Malaysia product. The experiance on supply Adnan and latest PT-91M Pendekar doesn't help, their apperantice product Deftech AV-4 seem to be 'tak laku' because there rumor said it's copy from Iguana (made in belgium).

Belgium Iguana, Physical look same with AV-4

Malaysian AV-4

           However, refer on Kosmo said "Malaysia timbang beli kereta perisai Indonesia" that mean Malaysia consider to buy APC from Indonesia. The APC that state on newspaper is ANOA 6x6 made in Pindad (Most Successful Indonesia Defence Company). Congratulation to all Indonesian people, your product will be in Malaysia soon but it's just consider only. That means MG want to value first the capability of this APC before any decision is made. What make MG change decision from AV-8 to ANOA 6x6? There are some factor that encaurage MG decision.

           Compared the price of two type APC may be the main points that made MG change their decision. Don't need to tell the price of each APC but we can value tha AV-8 much expensive than ANOA. Look back into the mission Peacekeeping UN at Lebanon, Condor isn't suitable to do the job because open to the danger of RPG rocket. There are need to replace them as soon as posible and the imposible thing to do is replace them in hurry because the fund is not allowed that. That make Mindef change their stand from AV-8 into ANOA because the price is lower and it's able to stand against RPG thread in order to make sure Malaysia Soldier come home alive. ANOA that is economic price allowed MG to replace Condor for UN mission. Lastly, hope Mindef doesn't make decision in hurry, if ANOA very capability enough to replace Condor, carry on.