Indonesia Wants to Buy Leopard Tank Of Dutch or German?

Various reactions emerged from related domestic Army plans to buy 80 units of Leopard 2A6 tanks from the Netherlands. Vice Chairman of Commission I assess the tank is not in accordance with the geographical condition of Indonesia. Dutch Parliament also reacted strongly to respond to this, partly allowed and partly balked citing Indonesia's successful history of human rights violations.

About the reaction of the country, we can still set aside because the army certainly more knowledgeable on this subject. But the matter of the refusal of the Dutch parliament? The nation is a great nation, do not want to be underestimated by the Dutch especially when it comes to begging for granted. It's cheaper anyway, his tanks are still smooth, never been used for major military exercises especially for the war, but what if canceled course, there are many options tanks classmates from other countries. But I do not know what's going on up there if so or if so because I'm not the politics. Hehe yes the sentence is not clear

Original Country of Leopard tanks is actually a German. Every purchase Leopard or equipment must still use permit sales from Germany. From the media, we know that the military is preparing another option that Germany rejected Dutch Leopard when purchasing.
"Germany proposed a modernization partnership" government to government (inter-governmental) ". Means, purchase Leopard not only buy the equipment, but also the system. System is the start of the maintenance to how to prepare ammunition for its ammunition is very specific," says Deputy Minister Defense Sjafrie Shamsuddin. But Indonesia has not filed any pity on the German bid. Still waiting for the conclusion Netherlands at the end of this March.
"Germany is promising bid to fill the void. Moreover, there is still the problem of the Dutch parliament," said Pramod at Army Headquarters on Thursday.
Pramod Further, Germany is not only the promise of technology transfer through training of trainers but also offers a joint production in the manufacture of some parts of the tank weighing 60 tons with PT Pindad. Germany challenged readiness means the domestic defense industry.

Sources :

http://www.artileri.org/2012/03/indonesia-mau-beli-tank-leopard-dari.html