indoposonline.id – Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto symbolically gave the keys to the Indonesian Light Strike Vehicle (ILSV) J-Force Armored Vehicle to Army Chief of Staff General Andika Perkasa.
The handover of the tactical vehicle (Rantis) to the TNI was carried out symbolically when Minister of Defense Prabowo gave the car keys to Army Chief of Staff General Andika Perkasa, after the second day of the 2021 Defense Ministry Meeting, Wednesday (13/01/2021).
Meanwhile, Spokesperson for the Minister of Defense, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, explained that the vehicle was intended to support TNI operations in various regions in Indonesia.
Danhil also said that this was an effort by the Ministry of Defense to support increasing domestic production of defense equipment.
"The development of the defense industry is an integrated part of strategic planning for managing national resources for the interests of national defense and security," he said.
The specifications of the ILSV J-Forces are capable of carrying out attack, reconnaissance, communications, long-range patrol and humanitarian assistance missions. Apart from that, the Rantis ILSV J-Force is coated with a protective steel plate that can withstand ammunition attacks.
ILSV J-Force is a tactical vehicle created by the Indonesian people which is fabricated in Bandung, this vehicle is made by PT. Nusantara Perkasa Bonded Jala with engineering support from PT Dirgantara Indonesia.
