Komodo, Anoa, Maung, Harimau, other projects/prototypes/MRO (Sanca? Pandur?), and now ZAHA
Question: Does Pindad has a solid plan to considerably increase military production line capacity in near future?
Divide it by altitude (?)
Low/point defense: all services
Medium/area defense: AU AL (and maybe AD especially for mobile SAM?)
High Altitude/theater defense: AU AL
Quite okay for MANPADS as the missile itself require little to no maintenance (CMIIW)
The more important aspect is the commonality/integration of the supporting network and sensors (radar, etc) of these different types of MANPADS
For example, can our Mistral, Starstreak, Grom, etc batteries...
Most likely yes, even though based on my understanding HAMMER is a more capable PGM compared to JDAM (CMIIW)
But 'cheaper' is not always the main criteria, especially with the current emphasis on securing as much offset as possible to turn defense spending into defense investment as the...