Shooting Yourself in the Foot

Offering costly prices for poor quality products, Indonesian weapons manufacturer Pindad is losing business, including its patron, the Army.

March 27, 2001

A master of Indonesia’s traditional killing knife or kris never uses the dagger he made. Nor does Indonesia’s Army if it can help it. It’s been a year now since it stopped buying mortars manufactured by the ‘Army Industrial Center’, PT Pindad. Not because they believe in the kris master’s principles. The mortars simply failed to pass quality control. The product is no good. Even the army’s former chief o

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