Pindad Gets the Honor to Build Popemobile
Jakarta. State-run defense company Pindad has built a motor vehicle specifically designed to be used by Pope Francis when he greets the public during a Mass at Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Thursday.
The popemobile is built on Pindad’s tactical vehicle Maung MV3 with necessary modifications for the Pope’s comfort and safety, said the company’s CEO, Abraham Mose.
It’s surrounded with bullet-proof glasses to make the pope visible when he greets the crowd and a hard roof to protect him from the heat of the Jakarta sun or potential rain.
“We thank the Vatican and the Papal visit organizing committee for choosing the Maung MV3 as the vehicle for the Pope during the public Mass at the Bung Karno Stadium. It’s a great honor to us to be directly involved in providing the vehicle for the leader of worldwide Catholic churches,” Abraham said in a statement.
The 2,200-cc Maung MV3 is the third generation of a tactical vehicle developed by Pindad at the request of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, who will assume the presidency next month.
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