PARK PATRIOT (Moscow region) - RIA Novosti. Russia will supply Indonesia with 22 BMP-3F combat vehicles and 21 BT-3F armored personnel carriers by the end of 2020, the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation told RIA Novosti.
"The contract provides for the delivery of 22 infantry fighting vehicles BMP-3F and 21 BT-3F armored personnel carriers. We expect to carry it out before the end of 2020," the FSMTC was told at the Army-2019 forum.
Earlier it was reported that Russia and Indonesia signed a contract for the supply of Russian armored personnel carriers BT-3F.
The BT-3F floating armored transporter based on the BMP-3 chassis is intended for the transportation of units of the marine infantry, coast guard and ground forces, as well as for fire support of dismounted troops in all types of military operations. The machine can transport 17 people, including crew members. The driver’s office is a mechanic driver, the left and right sides are the assistant commander and paratrooper, who have the ability to fire from machine guns in autonomous installations.
The armored personnel carrier is also equipped with energy-absorbing folding chairs, providing a significant reduction in shock loads during the blasting of a mine and when driving on rough terrain. The seats are equipped with seat belts that ensure reliable fixation of the crew and landing force. In addition, the machine is equipped with aggregate compressor air conditioning, which is important in a hot tropical climate.