DESAIN KONSEPTUAL KENDARAAN TEMPUR ENGINEERING VEHICLE UNTUK MISI NON-TEMPUR DI AREA HUTAN TROPIS

Abstract

The military embargo imposed by the United States and its allies made it difficult for Indonesia to obtain spare parts for imported defense equipment. In response, Indonesia aimed to develop its own defense industry through local products such as the Pindad armored vehicle. However, this vehicle does not yet have an engineering variant intended for Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) in Indonesia’s tropical forest terrain. This study aims to redesign the Pindad armored vehicle into an engineering variant equipped with a bulldozer blade and excavator arm. The methods used include scenario-based analysis through the Scenario-based Requirement Analysis Method (SCRAM), based on interviews with experts at PT. PINDAD and users from the Indonesian Army. The Plus, Minus, Interesting (PMI) method is also applied to support decision-making. The design shows that adding a bulldozer system at the front using a semi-universal blade, combined with an excavator system at the rear with a digging bucket, improves the vehicle’s performance in muddy terrain and dense vegetation. The conclusion indicates that the redesigned Pindad armored vehicle can serve as an alternative domestically produced combat vehicle suited to MOOTW needs in Indonesia’s tropical forests