A country consisting of over 17,000 islands the capability to project land forces across the water is a critical concern for Indonesia’s military. Yet, its amphibious assault capabilities have been largely limited to Soviet era BTR-50s. The Republic of Korea donated some LPTP-7s to Indonesia’s Korps Marinir in 2009 (hoping to spur a larger order). […]

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