Indonesia plans to purchase Ukrainian WAC-47 assault rifles from Ukroboronprom.

On 12 November, Ukroboronprom announced that the company had signed an agreement on the extension of the military and technical cooperation with Indonesia. Ukrinmash, which is a part of Ukroboronprom, held a meeting with the Indonesian Defense ministry during which Indonesia expressed its intension to purchase WAC-47 assault rifles from Ukraine and is interested in Ukrainian radio detection and ranging system, including counter-battery, air assets of electronic warfare and drones.

Ukranian troops with WAC-47 assault rifles (Picture source: Ukroboronprom)

Ukrspetsexport, another department of Ukroboronprom”, signed a memorandum with an Indonesian enterprise, in which the issue of the cooperation for the promotion of its armored personnel carriers on the markets of the South-East Asian region was raised. The commander of the Academy of the Armed Forces of Indonesia also discussed the localization of the production of Ukrainian armored personnel carriers and anti-tank missile system in Indonesia.