FNSS, PT. Pindad design medium-weight tank

ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Turkish and Indonesian companies have completed a joint design for a medium-weight tank and started production of a prototype.

The Modern Medium Weight Tank by FNSS of Turkey and PT. Pindad features advanced ballistic and mine protection, a broad range of fire power, advanced electronic controlled systems and a heavy duty suspension system.

"MMWT comprises state-of-art modern technology platform with superior fire power supported with battle field management and laser warning systems, providing tactical awareness to the commander," FNSS said in its news announcement. "It will have high-end mine and ballistic protection in its class and in this sense MMWT guarantees required fire support against battlefield threads with speed of response at a very short notice, providing superior survivability and mobility on the battlefield."

The vehicle will be fitted with an automatic electronic-controlled transmission with a minimum of 20hp/ton ratio, depending on the configurable protection system. Its six-wheeled suspension system will be built on torsion bars with double pinned tracks.

Its minimum operating range is about 279.6 miles.