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Deal includes 200 engines for more Al Khalid MBTs too. So going to be near 550 to 600 Al Khalids in the future. If India is deploying 1000 odd T90s to its Eastern border for CSD then Pakistan is going to have a good shield up in place in terms of armoured divisions.

It could refer to a smart munition upgrade. In Afghanistan the British Army had the 70km sniper. A rocket upgrade to the M270 MLRS. One hell of an artillery support asset to call in for troops in contact http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/uk-complex-weapons/guided-multiple-launch-rocket-system-gmlrs/

In my opinion this could be one of the most significant and important acquisitions in Pakistans armour plans. It has the potential to lay foundations that can be built upon for years to come. Western MBTs are built with crew safety in mind. The logic being even if hit they can keep fighting...

Why are you lot reviving a thread dated from January 2014 based on an article from some fanboys blog............?

Ukraine and Pakistan Move Forward With Armor Deal Ukraine will supply tanks sights and overhaul the Pakistan Army’s fleet of T-80UD MBTs as part of a bilateral agreement By Franz Stefan Grady March 07 2017 Ukraine and Pakistan have started implementing a bilateral agreement for the upgrade...

Looking back the 1996 deal to buy T80UD tanks cost $650 million in total which resulted in 320 systems being inducted into the army. The recent MoU signed in November 2016 for armour upgrades was $600 million so a similar investment. If 100 Oplot MBTs are purchased would they be included as...

A guy nicknamed "Mr 10 Percent" positioning himself as Robin Hood against Nawaz Sharifs Prince John?! Are you serious bro?!?! Please tell me peoples memories aren't this short in Pakistan to take this guy seriously.

History may be written by the victors but the truth will always come out eventually. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-queen-strips-military-hero-of-bravery-medal-over-fake-battle-reports-9788820.html In terms of medals for gallantry I am an avid reader about Victoria Cross...

@CriticalThought https://www.shephardmedia.com/author/alan-warnes/ Ex Editor of Airforces Monthly who has also written about PAF before.

The service test applies to such situations. It's states have the actions of a serviceman brought the Military into disrepute. So using My Lai as an example if I was given the order to to shoot an unarmed civilian I would be refusing that order. It violates all rules of engagement and the laws...

Advantage the AW139 gives in terms of logistics is it has engine commonality with the Cessna MEDEVAC aircraft recently inducted. Also if Pakistan looked at the Turkish Hurkus aircraft as a lead in trainer/COIN aircraft it also has same engine. As of heavy lift Helos there was that rumour about...

@Oscar As a former U.K. Serviceman you can always refuse an illegal order. In the British Army I was subject to Military Law, UK Civil Law, International Law and even the Law of a country I was operating in. If an order is given that contravened the above it is an illegal order. Case in...

@Bilal Khan (Quwa) fully appreciate Pakistan is fiscally limited when it comes to purchases and can only integrate so many systems at once. We've previously agreed on the issue of commonality of components for Pakistani MBTs and support fleets. It would be good to see that approach in places...

@Bilal Khan (Quwa) and @Penguin thank you for your posts there. I think providing some expeditionary capability to Pakistans Marines long term is important and also to increase capability for Peacekeeping Ops. I was basing this on when the Brits first went into Sierre Leone. The Helo carrier...

Only used 5.56 version of minimi myself but Pakistan may get lucky with this one: http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2011/06/mod-orders-7-62mm-minimi/ Does anyone know if the other competitors/manufacturers have support weapons on offer in their deal?

If Pakistan wants a carrier capability or any kind it wouldn't be a bad idea to start off with a helicopter carrier and some amphibious support ships. My reason for this suggestion is a Pakistan is one of the largest contributors of personnel to UN Peacekeeping. This would provide an excellent...

@cabatli_53 is the whole system integrated into the ACV or can it be fitted to other chassis like Pakistan Saad APC?

@Zarvan when you say SCAR is being offered with variants like DMR is a support weapon like an LMG included?

@fatman17 has stated the overall requirement to be around 60 choppers in 3 Squadrons. The commitment is to more Zulus so it would look like either T129 or WZ10 complementing them. The T129 could offer scope for common Western systems and WZ10 offers stability of supply and diversification. For...

South Africa also have the T6-52 turret which is basically the turret from the G6 that can be fitted to a tank chassis. If we're thinking long term this provides scope for commonality between wheeled and tracked armoured systems.