On April 12, 2019, the Indonesian Ministry of Defense issued PT Pindad a contract worth $ 80 million for the production of the first 22 Pandur II series 8x8 infantry fighting vehicles that received the Indonesian designation Cobra. The vehicles must be delivered to the Indonesian army within three years and will reportedly be equipped with the Israeli remote-controlled uninhabited combat module Elbit Systems U30MK.II, which Ares (Elbit Systems Brazilian) will supply with a Northrop Grumman Bushmaster Mk.44 30mm automatic gun and two 7.62mm machine guns.
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| Pandur II fitted with a remotely controlled uninhabited module Ares / Elbit Systems UT30MK.II armed with a 30mm Northrop Grumman Bushmaster Mk.44 automatic cannon and a paired 7.62mm machine gun, displayed under Pindad's brand name at IndoDefense 2018 (Picture source: Army Recognition) |