Considering our most pressing concern right now is KKB's and a potential Marawi situation, there's no need to focus on getting more MBT's (We're not getting more, we're sticking with lighter tanks) or destroyers (we're a littoral country, we're better off getting more frigates and corvettes like the US LCS than a full fledged destroyer). A Arleigh Burke can't police a street corner, a Leopard 2 can't break down someone's door at 2AM to search for weapon caches; you need bodies for that.
Like it or not the reality of our security problems lies in better infantry gear, better infantry training, and long range surveillance than heavy hitting assets. The US didn't send in heavy assets when they first invaded Afghanistan, they sent in small scale SOF units supported by air support, which is what Super Tucanos and PGM equipped strike fighters are. They didn't need destroyers to fight a landlocked country nor stealth fighters to maintain air superiority against a country with no air force; stop talking out of your *** and putting words in my mouth.
And yes, as someone who works in the industry, I fully support stopping the government monopolization of the defense industry. Pindad quality is utter garbage because they don't have to compete with anybody else when they're the only people who make armored vehicles here and the military is obliged to purchase from them under KKIP. PAL and PTDI are forced to compete with local and international companies and thus are forced to constantly innovate, hence why they get foreign orders. Competition is good for business.
I don't get why it's so hard for Indonesian defense enthusiasts to just swallow the pride and admit we don't need to be like the US or Russia or China. We all have different security priorities.
