Anoa ( armoured personnel carrier ) The Anoa is a 6x6 armoured personnel carrier developed by PT Pindad of Indonesia . The vehicle is named after the Anoa , which is a type of buffalo indigenous to Indonesia . The prototype was first unveiled at the 61st anniversary of TNI on October 5 , 2006 in TNI HQ at Cilangkap , east of capital Jakarta . This has some external resemble to the French VAB , which is also in service with Indonesia . History . The Anoa had been officially unveiled to the public under the designation " APS - 3 " ( , ) at the Indo Defence & Aerospace 2008 exhibition on November 19 , 2008 to November 22 , 2008 after being shown in a TNI parade on October 5 , 2008 . On August 30 , 2008 , 10 APS - 3s have been produced with the plan of having 150 vehicles to be produced for the Indonesian Army in time for their first deployment in 2009 . 20 of the Pansers were handed over to the Indonesian government through the Defense Ministry , part of a deal from the initial 150 vehicles to 40 due to the economic crisis . 40 Pansers were delivered as part of PT Pindad ' s commitment to the total delivery of 154 Pansers . 33 Pansers were eventually submitted to the Ministry of Defence on January 13 , 2010 . Pindad had received loans from state - owned Bank Mandiri , Bank BNI 46 and Bank BRI as part of payments for the manufacture of the " Pansers " . The Anoas were officially placed into Indonesian military service on July 2009 . They were publicly seen in service with the Mechanical TNI Battalion Task Force Garuda Contingent in Lebanon . The Anoa made its first appearance overseas when it was publicly display in BRIDEX 2011 in Brunei . It was also displayed at DSA 2012 in Malaysia where a planned Malaysian - only marketed Anoa called the " Rimau " was unveiled to the public . Development . The development history of the Pindad " Panser " was started in 2003 as a result of increased military intervention in the Aceh province . During the conflict , the Indonesian Army put forward urgent requirements for an armored personnel carrier for the transport of troops . Pindad responded to this requirement in 2004 , with the APR - 1V ( " Angkut Personel Ringan " ) a 4x4 armored vehicle based on a commercial Izuzu truck chassis . 14 vehicles were built by Pindad and were sent to Aceh for evaluation and combat trials . However , the follow - on orders for another 26 vehicles were canceled following the 2004 tsunami . Pindad continued the APC development program with assistance from the Agency For Assessment and Application of Technology or BPPT in 2005 . The next prototype was the APS - 1 ( " Angkut Personel Sedang " ) , a 6x6 design that was again based on a commercial Perkasa truck platform by PT Texmaco . Although it was not selected for production , the experience gained in developing the APS - 1 convinced the Indonesian Army to give the go - ahead by Pindad to develop the next generation of " Panser " vehicles , the APS - 2 at a production cost of 600 million rupiah or US $ 60 , 000 each . Design . The APS - 3 differed from its predecessors which had been based on commercial truck platforms . Instead , the " Anoa " used a monocoque hull design consisting of armor steel . The steel was made by PT . Krakatau Steel to NATO standards to STANAG Level III standard in withstanding 5 . 56 and 7 . 62 mm bullets . A new torsion bar suspension system was also developed for the " Panser " . Currently , the engine and transmission are imported from Renault with a Renault MIDR 062045 six - cylinder turbo - charged diesel engine being used . Indigenous options are being developed as replacements . Gears consist of six forward and one reverse . The driver sits on the right of the vehicle while the vehicle commander sits on the left . Communications equipment include VHF / FM ( anti - jamming and hopping ) and GPS with night vision equipment included . Emergency exits are present on both sides of the Anoa , as well as a mounted video camera at the rear of the vehicle . Anoa - 2 . The Anoa - 2 was officially revealed to the public in Indodefence 2010 . It is equipped with optional waterjet propellers for the ability to swim in shallow water , probably from LST / LCAC . Its also equipped with an optional RWS machine gun of unknown caliber , possibly 7 . 62 mm . Visual external differences from the first generation of the Anoa include a change to rounded roof cupolas and the relocation of the smoke grenade launchers from the sides of the vehicle to directly above the driver and passenger positions . The RWS is controlled remotely from inside the Anoa via joystick . Bulletproof shutters can be opened and closed from inside the vehicle when needed as an option , which is an advantage over previously made Anoas that required one to open and close them from the outside . Armament . The baseline vehicle is fitted with a cupola on the left of the vehicle and armed with a 12 . 7mm ( . 50 cal ) heavy machine gun or a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher . A fire - support version using a CMI Defence ' s CSE - 90 turret with the Cockerill 90 mm Mk III was unveiled at Indo Defence & Aerospace 2008 , which was announced that the APS - 3 fire - support version would be deployed into the Indonesian Army by 2010 . In Indodefence 2010 , the Anoa 2 was shown to the public with a RWS installed . Variants . The following variants are produced by Pindad :