After years of development, the Indonesian Navy finally launched its X18, aka Tank Boat, for sea trials off the coast of Banyuwangi, a town in the far eastern end of the island of Java, on April 28th.

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October 20, 2015: Indonesian shipbuilder PT Ludin recently revealed a new design; the X18 “tank boat”. Officially called a “fire support vessel” this catamaran (twin-hull) vessel has a turret with a ...

Indonesia has an interesting geographical defense quandary on its hands. It has a lot of islands in the archipelago, around 14,700 as recognized by the United Nations and over 18,100 by Indonesia's ...