inp.polri.go.id - Bandung. As one of the state-owned defense industry companies, PT Pindad is preparing to launch the Maung tactical vehicle to the public market so that it can be purchased by the general public.

The tactical vehicle itself will be ready to be marketed to the public after PT Pindad completes the certification process at the Ministry of Transportation.

"We are currently preparing for the certification process with the Ministry of Transportation, with the Motor Vehicle Roadworthiness and Certification Testing Center (BPLJSKB)," said, Director of Technology and Development of PT Pindad, Prima Kharisma, as reported by Antaranews on Wednesday (2/26/2025).

Prima continues that the decision to publicly sell the Maung product freely was because of the high public interest in the vehicle. The anticipation was getting bigger when President Prabowo Subianto used the vehicle as the presidential operational vehicle.

However, he noted that the Maung that will be sold to the public is going to have slight changes to make it more comfortable for the public to use.

When asked about the estimated price of the Maung MV3, Prima still could not reveal it yet.

Furthermore, he also targeted the certification process at the Ministry of Transportation to be completed by the end of this month.

"So if it has been certified, the next step will definitely be to continue to mass production," he explained.

Maung Pindad is the nickname for the MV3 Garuda Limousine SUV vehicle produced by PT Pindad (Persero). The car with another name, Maung Garuda, is the work of the nation's children, 70 percent of whose components are locally produced.

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