Indonesian Strategic Reserve Awaits Arrival of Leopard 2s

Members of the Indonesian Army's Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) stated on 21 August they were awaiting the imminent arrival of the first batch of ex-German Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks.

The first units, likely to number just over 30, will be assigned to the 8th Cavalry Battalion of Kostrad's 2nd Division, based in Pasuruan district, East Java province. This battalion had previously been outfitted with the Scorpion reconnaissance vehicle and Stormer armoured vehicle from the British-designed Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family.

While the Leopard 2A6s are being sourced from German Army reserve stocks, they will be upgraded to the Leopard 2 Revolution variant, which is fitted with increased mine protection and an Advanced Modular Armour Protection package that allows the armour to be tailored to the user's requirements.

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