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Article: Indonesian military defends purchase of 32 armored vehicles
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 18, 2006
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Indonesian military defends purchase of 32 armored vehicles
JAKARTA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Military (TNI) has
said the purchase of 32 French-made armored vehicles had been planned
long before the government decided to send its peacekeeping troops to
war-torn Lebanon, local press reported Monday.
TNI Chief Air Marshall Djoko Suyanto said the armored vehicles,
ordered from French automaker Renault, would be deployed to augment
the country's weaponry system.
"It was planned long ago, as the current 14 units of armored
vehicles will not be enough to support the operation of one
battalion," Djoko was quoted by The Jakarta Post as saying.
He said the TNI would have no difficulty ...