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Germany has approved the sale of 104 Leopard 2 tanks and 50 Marder 1A2 AIFV to Indonesia.

The German government confirmed the sale of 104 used Leopard 2 tanks and 50 armored personnel carriers Marder 1A2 armoured infantry fighting vehicle by industrial group Rheinmetall to Indonesia, but has put off a decision on a tank sale to Saudi Arabia, a defence source said on Friday, May 10, 2013.

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The Leopard 2 is a German-made main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). The main armament of the Leopard 2 consists of a 120mm L55 smoothbore gun which was developed by Rheinmetall Waffei Munition of Ratingen.

A defense source told Reuters last week of the sale to Indonesia. The government has a practice of not commenting on such decisions but Wednesday’s confirmation came in the form of a written reply to a request from the opposition Greens party.

Under the deal, German military manufacturer Rheinmetall was given government approval to sell 164 tanks to Indonesia. The deal comprises 104 Leopard 2 tanks, 50 of the older Marder 1A2 infantry fighting vehicles, four tanks specialized for mountain terrain, three mobile bridge-layers and three armored earth-movers, called "pioneer tanks" in Germany.

Indonesia, which has economic growth of above 6 percent, is wary of being left behind as China, Vietnam, Thailand and other Asian nations ramp up defense spending.

This year it announced plans to buy more than a dozen Russian Sukhoi fighter jets as well as domestically made, missile-equipped patrol ships.

The Marder 1A2 is the second generation of tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicle Marder family. Main armament consists of a 20 mm Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh202 automatic cannon mounted in a two-man turret which can fire either armour-piercing or HE ammunitions.

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Germany has approved the sale of 104 Leopard 2 tanks and 50 Marder 1A2 AIFV to Indonesia 1105132*-*Army Recognition
 
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Why don't the Indonesians buy brand new tanks for the same or less price from fellow Asian nations?
 
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Why don't the Indonesians buy brand new tanks for the same or less price from fellow Asian nations?

The Germans are cutting down on the size of their armed forces and are selling some of their equipment off at fairly low prices.
And seriously tell me?? Would you buy a brand new Corolla 2013 built in Asia or a Merc 2008 built in Germany?..
 
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The Germans are cutting down on the size of their armed forces and are selling some of their equipment off at fairly low prices.
And seriously tell me?? Would you buy a brand new Corolla 2013 built in Asia or a Merc 2008 built in Germany?..

Which ever is the cheapest.
 
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