i just went through the RFI & after going through it the APC that comes to mind is BMP-3 not stryker
the only advantage that stryker has that it is wheeled but the BMP-3 can be modified to a wheeled version as well
if not the BMP-T then atleast the BMP-3 should be looked at , i mean if...
Saudi Arabia will provide soft loans worth of $380 million to Pakistan under three agreements signed by the deputy chairman of the Saudi Development Fund, Yusuf Al-Bassam, and Pakistani officials in Islamabad on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
here is the link...
The best APC in the world is the BMP-T of russia, the stryker is one of the costliest APCs in the world with no ability to defeat tanks , whereas the BMP-T armament can effectively defeat both lightly armored ground and aerial targets and heavily armored tank-type ground targets.Its main...
the gag on indian media by the indian government has not helped matters
At a time when the media was required to spread awareness about swine-flu, the gag order came & the matter was brushed under the carpet, as a result a lot of people died.
even today with over 500 deaths owing to...
the article was written by talented jounalist Farhan Bokhari
Back to topic , wow , this really opens up avenues for pakistan, parity with IAF will be much easier from here on
the rumour is that intially pakistan will by 36 J-10s , but follow-on orders could take the number to as high as 150
french aircrafts are usually high maintenance, but the point is, if the mirages are retired early then who will take their place ???? I last heard that U.S.A is not going to sell taiwan upgraded F-16s .....
Hi guys........ i found an old brochure released by the israeli embassy in New delhi which lists the ongoing defence procurements of india from israel
here is the list
CONCLUDED/ON-GOING CONTRACTS WITH ISRAEL
1.MEDIUM-RANGE SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE (DRDO/ARMY/NAVY/IAF)
2.PHALCON AWACS...
Saudi Arabia has started construction of an ambitious light-rail project exclusively for the capital city, where 36 stations will be built in the first phase.
This project is aimed at reducing congestion in a city where 87 percent of the population uses private cars as the primary mode of...
Nine Uighurs have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting in Xinjiang region that left nearly 200 people dead in July the first suspects put to death in the unrest, Chinese media said Monday.
The nine were put to death recently after a final review of the verdicts by the Supreme...
I thought that general deepak kapoor went to Tel-Aviv to sign the SPYDER deal. :undecided: also the sum of $1.1 billion is more for spyder because the BARAK-NG deal is worth over $2-billion.
what does this deal mean for the SPYDER ????? has the indian army shelved plans to buy the SPYDER ????
well this is a climbdown from india's stated position , it would be interesting to see whether india applies the same theory to it's border disputes with china
A survey of retail crime and loss in the world says India has the highest retail shrinkage at 3.2% in the world. Retail shrinkage is the loss of products due to shoplifting, employee theft, paperwork errors and supplier fraud. The countrys retailers complain that the main causes for the US...