Indonesia has an interesting geographical defense quandary on its hands. It has a lot of islands in the archipelago, around 14,700 as recognized by the United Nations and over 18,100 by Indonesia's ...

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After years of development, the Indonesian Navy finally launched its X18, aka Tank Boat, for sea trials off the coast of Banyuwangi, a town in the far eastern end of the island of Java, on April 28th.

The first ‘Tank Boat’ does not look as much like a tank as the initial mock-up did, as the prototype has only a 30mm cannon as its armament. PT Pindad, lead integrator for the so-called ‘Tank Boat’, ...

Key point: A drone tank that can help with sea invasions sounds dangerous, but how good is Beijing’s technology? So far, China’s claims sound just too grandiose. China has unveiled what it claims is ...

An Indonesian consortium led by state-owned arms manufacturer PT Pindad launched a prototype of the ‘tank boat’ fire support vessel on 28 April in waters off Banyuwangi, East Java. A full-sized ...