National Interest of Tiger Tank Coorperation 2010-2022 (Indonesia-Turkey)

    In this collaboration, Turkey can expand their defense equipment market to Indonesia and attract Indonesian interest in their defense equipment products. In addition, this collaboration will open the door for cooperation in the defense sector between Turkey and Indonesia in the future. This cooperation in making medium tanks opens the door for cooperation in the defense sector between Turkey and Indonesia.
Here, Trkiye attaches its ideology to this cooperation for national and regional interests. With this cooperation, Turkey appears to be expanding its power beyond its own territory and Southeast Asia. So, Trkiye has the main goal of expanding its relations.
Over the past ten years, Turkey has increased its influence over Muslim-majority countries. This means that Turkey has expanded its influence with Islamic countries around the world. This seems to show that Turkey is trying to become a leader for Islamic countries in global politics.

National Interest Indonesia

     For the economy, the involvement of domestic industry in the medium tank project will increase production or supply of raw materials and experience in procuring defense equipment. In addition, this capability will protect ideological and political stability from outside intervention. Apart from that, PT Pindad received orders for 44 and 120 tiger tanks from the ASEAN and Asia regions in 2019. The opportunity to market tiger tanks to the global market is very large. In terms of defense and security, Indonesia's national interests as a developing country consisting of islands certainly have extra needs in maintaining sovereignty, especially in the defense and security sector. Therefore, the main weapon system (alutsista) is needed to maintain stability and strengthen the country's defense to guard against threats originating from outside. To face the possible dynamics of national defense, the Indonesian government formulated the Minimum Essential Force (MEF) as the national defense standard. The Indonesian government's efforts to increase its military capabilities by importing are starting to be balanced with efforts to develop weapons independently, one of which is by establishing diplomatic cooperation with the defense industry with Turkey in the procurement of modern defense equipment in the form of medium tanks. Collaboration between the two companies from different countries is based on their capabilities and specialization. PT Pindad is the spearhead of the independence of the Indonesian defense industry which has long produced various kinds of weapons used by the TNI. Meanwhile, FNSS is a Turkish defense industry company which is the main supplier of Turkish military weapons. With the sustainable development program that emerged after the launch of the revival of the defense industry in 2010 by synergizing economic and defense development, the Indonesian government is trying to align the MEF with strategic programs for the development of the defense industry. Thinking about the importance of technology is the key in synergizing these two aspects, namely economic development and defense.

      The cooperation agreement between Indonesia and Turkey in developing medium tanks using the joint production method is an opportunity for domestic industries, especially the defense industry, to take part in the work on medium tanks from design to production. With FNSS's capabilities as a weapons manufacturer in Turkey, of course Indonesia can learn new things about more modern weapons technology. PT Pindad's success in producing medium tank units called tiger tanks with specifications that meet standards is the result of the Indonesian government's strategy in efforts to develop weapons technology. Increasing the country's defense and economic strength in the long term will be affected by this. The ability of domestic industry to independently procure defense equipment will significantly increase the country's defense strength in terms of weapons needs with spare parts that can be produced independently. The priority in developing medium tanks is an advantage in terms of the available budget and effectiveness in terms of Indonesia's geographical conditions with its many islands and remote places. For the economic sector, the involvement of domestic industries in the medium tank project will increase experience in procurement of defense equipment and increase production or supply of raw materials. This capability will also maintain political and ideological stability from foreign intervention. Apart from that, the opportunity to market Tiger tanks to the global market is very wide open, PT Pindad received orders for 44 units and 120 units respectively from the ASEAN and Asia regions in 2019.

The conclusion is that coorperation between Indonesia and Turkey in making Tiger tanks provides both advantages and disadvantages for Indonesia. The benefits that Indonesia gets from this cooperation in making Tiger Tanks are, this cooperation can increase the capabilities or capabilities of the Indonesian defense industry, this cooperation can strengthen bilateral relations between Indonesia and Turkey, this cooperation also allows for the transfer of technology from Turkey which can support the development and independence of the Indonesian defense industry, apart from that, this collaboration can strengthen the resilience and quality of the Indonesian National Army's defense equipment with the successful creation of the Tiger Tank, and this collaboration can also be considered to create long-term defense logistics security. From an economic perspective, the benefits that can be felt from this tank development collaboration are that it can create jobs, especially for skilled technicians. This collaboration can also stimulate long-term economic growth for both countries, especially for Indonesia. This collaboration also provides opportunities for the defense industry. domestically to participate in the work on medium tanks, and this collaboration could open up opportunities to market Tiger tanks to the global market. However, on the other hand, this cooperation also has shortcomings, such as the absence of significant technology transfer, this cooperation is also considered to only increase Indonesia's dependence on Turkey, apart from that this cooperation is also considered to only increase the defense budget, and this cooperation can increase political risk. Thus, this cooperation supports Indonesia's efforts to achieve national interests in defense and security, but also raises several challenges that need to be overcome.

My name is Nur Khamila Maharani Garda Putri, from the Department of International Relations, Yogyakarta University of Technology, Accreditation "B" Class of 2022. I chose International Relations because I like things related to politics, I like learning about government structure. I am interested in issues in the international realm and also the process of relations that are built between countries. I feel that this study program is very suitable for me because I also really like studying English. The lecturers I like are Mr. Ridho, Mrs. Lucy, and Mr. Adi Wibawa. I intend to continue with Public Diplomacy.