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IAs T90S’ have better oversll protection I’d say, not only as better base armor but also due to somewhat better ERA coverage and placement. Both use the same ERA, Russian Kontakt-5. Some sources also say that IA uses its own Kanchan Composites on the T90S, which would also help improving...

Some things are best left unsaid until they are ready to be revealed. sometimes it feels like there’s more things that aren’t shown in the parade than those that are 😂

Some of them yes, not all. The engine is still the same, underpowered (although they have tried to put more powerful engines in some UDs), there’s still no AC and the crew protection is not upgraded much either, nor does the commander get an independent sight. It does however get a thermal...

They won’t be retired anytime soon. There’s hundreds of older models to retire, you can make an AVLB or a minesweeper out of the hulls but the hulls themselves are so old at this point.

For now. I’ve already talked about the numbers and how they will be received in a post elsewhere.

Not will, already has. VT4 Assembly is already happening at HIT. Will switch Production soon. there is an extension happening at HIT, but not of the tank manufacture line for now, 50 is more than enough, will likely not be running at that capacity any time soon due to parts deliveries. That’s...

The VT-4 has the same basic design as the AK series with marginal improvements. Of course a new design is the best way forward, but it’s not possible with the current funding, supply and logistical constraints. The VT-4 is the best option for the PA and HIT currently, especially if they can get...

Now let’s come back to reality. The next generation of tank produced at HIT is the VT4. Of course we can wish for all those things but they’re not so easy to accomplish as said. HIT doesn’t have the money, manpower or expertise to design and produce its own tanks. HIT is reliant on Chinese...

No and No, for now. but that does not mean the AK fleet will remain as is.

VT4 is Haider officially.

The next generation of Al-Khalid is not coming. Haider is the future. Al-Khalid might still receive incremental upgrades to the existing fleet that trickle down from the Haider, but no new production will take place for now. HIT will shift to Haider production. China makes Bustle style...

Ukrainian defense industry has been on a steep decline since the early 2000s. We haven’t bought anything from them anyways, instead we’ve been having to localize things we bought from them because they’re unable to deliver spare parts even before the war. The war changed nothing for us. No...

I don’t get it though, they modified an entire platform just for aerobatics? What gives? There has to be more to it than that. How could adding a spine help with aerobatics. If it’s a maneuverability thing, would we not see it on actual fighters first?

Depends on what needs maintenance. Most of the common stuff can be done within the regiment or Cantonment itself by the EME regt responsible for maintenance, there is recently a somewhat increased focus on this. At the EME college in Rawalpindi they have two separate Mechanical equipment...

SH-1 platform maintenance will likely be done at 502 workshop. The gun barrels are too new to need any maintenance for now but it should already be easily possible at HIT, they have the equipment.

They won’t. Or rather they shouldn’t. Would be a stupid move given delivery timelines unless they’re willing to set up almost entirely local production. Rafale order backlogs mean that if india places an order now, they won’t get a new Rafale till after 2030. They have other options.

Against each other? I definitely do. Both are fully volunteer forces with rather patriotic/motivated soldiers and have been practicing it for 7 odd decades including several wars with each other already. Both have highly thought out logistical and defensive lines as well as dedicated formations...

I agree with you, I never expected Russia to be able to win. It was very well known how poorly maintained their military is, how low morale is and how many ghost soldiers and officers there are in their forces. On top of that it was very poorly executed after the first week or so of fighting...

I don’t entirely get the question but I’ll try to give an answer. Can the major European nations (UK, Germany, France and to some extent Italy) project their power further and more effectively in other parts of the world than india and Pakistan? Yes, most definitely, especially after all their...

Me When people start equating the Pak-Ind theatre and doctrine to the shitshow of a fight that isn’t even a proper conventional conflict in Ukraine-Russia or the power projection based militaries of Europe: 🤡