REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA -- The Indonesian Army will try to modernize its weaponry system through cooperation with universities, Army Chief of Staff General Budiman said.

"We can develop the system and produce it when we already reach the economic viability level," the Army chief said after leading a ceremony held to commemorate the Army's Kartika Infantry Day here on Sunday.

The Army chief said that one of its equipment produced from its cooperation with universities and the private sector was remote communication radio system.

"This radio system operates digitally but it could also be operated manually so that soldiers in the field or in the battle arena could use it," Gen Budiman said.

The Remote Communication Radio 8078 is equipped with a signal jammer, encryption and a global positioning sytem (GPS).

The army chief has earlier said that the home made arms systems already owned by the Army included Anoa, Komodo and Tarantula tanks.

"The vehicles are future cavalry tanks," he said.

The Army is displaying a number of weaponry systems at the Brawijaya Military Command V, Surabaya, which will last from December 12 to December 17, 2013.

Among the tanks on display are a Leopard tank, a Marder 1A3, 14 units of Tarantula tanks, 13 AMX 105 mm tanks, 13 Anoa tanks, two Panhard tanks, two Saladin tanks, 45 Scorpion tanks, and two tanks of the Scorpion non 90 type.

There are also Stormer Komando tank, Stormer APC, six 105 mm/Tarik M101 cannons, six 105 mm cannons, 12 57mm cannons, six rain metal 20mm cannons, three helicopter Bolco 105s, three assault helicopters MI-35s (Russia), four assault helikopter MI 17s (Russia), two helicopter Bell 205s, and three helicopter Bell 412s.

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