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It can become a capable 21st century battlefield taxi still if upgraded properly hence my suggestion of the FNSS Upgrade as an option to ensure longevity. When you mention demand what Fleet size is the army aiming for in total?

Is this solution to ensure some mechanised capability is retained? Where does it leave the army inducting more Talha or Saad APCs? I'm trying to see if greater numbers of M113s lead to transition to an all Talha/Saad based fleet and/or induction of a different platform long term.

@Zarvan as a frontline platform fully agree that the M113 should be replaced in the APC role but it can still find use in other non combat roles as above. This is what the US Army will be doing with its Bradley's while a new IFV is developed.

Is there scope for different engines to be used in the T129?

Point has been replied to thank you for the additional perspective guys. It's still going to hold things up re. The fine print of any deal/contract detailing what "cut" each manufacturer can get from a rifle sale.

Man I hope so or these Jawans are basically operating in mobile coffins.

See why would any arms manufacturer with a shred of common sense give Pakistan the licence to produce their product to reap the reward of exporting it elsewhere? It doesn't make good business sense at all. I think this will be the most likely hold up for any sale.

For engineering support is Pakistan still relying on the Norinco WZ 653/M88A1 ARVs for Al Khalid? Seen that Norinco do have a Type 90II chassis based ARV recently.

Yes but a balance still needs to be struck in terms of mobility and armour. Most Western nations like USA and Britain started gearing towards rapid deployment vehicles which were great until bogged in static situations like in Iraq and Afghanistan. I've previously said that South Africa could...

It's a short term solution and really only applicable for the COIN ops Pakistan is undertaking. It's going to affect the mobility capabilities of the vehicle and is unsuitable in the scenario of conventional war fighting. @DESERT FIGHTER The Hamza armoured vehicle is a terrible design in...

The second strike capability using SLCM version of Babur will be the most beneficial. Even here in the U.K. when the discussion of Trident system replacement is debated the most cost effective alternative mooted is a nuclear tipped cruise missile system. It means the subs can be double hatted...

As a country that formerly used M113s what have they transitioned to as standard? You guys operate some phenomenal tank based APCs but I gather these are primarily used by engineer teams or for COIN ops. Both are needed. Mechanised divisions are better suited for wheeled systems and heavy...

Given the large number of M113A2 APCs in Pakistani service I'm hoping a future Turkish a Pakistani project can be to bring these up to this M113A4 standard. The laminate appliqué armour alone would be worth it. Seen too many pictures of Pakistani APCs using hillbilly additional armour i.e...

Given M270 MLRS uses the M548 tracked carrier i.e. M113 based chassis for its system has a Pakistan not considered using its Al Qaswa tracked carrier for such purposes? @Bilal Khan (Quwa) @MastanKhan...

Looks very similar to Zastava M93 Black Arrow. Probably uses Mauser based bolt system.

@Glavcom is there any further news or information from Ukrainian media or sources about all this? We need you to be inside man dude!

I found the insight into the development and progression of KSEW in the article pretty beneficial here. As the commentators stated the intention seems to be to slowly build capability up to regularly build new ships. As usual it seems to be financial constraints that are keeping things from...

Pakistan Seeks To Energize Naval Modernization By: Usman Ansari, June 17, 2015 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan hopes to revive its naval modernization program through a warship construction deal with China that will also expand Pakistan's shipbuilding industry. Chinese media reports have outlined a...

IDEF 2017 website lists only 4 companies but doesn't state who they are.....

Out of curiosity why did Pakistan not induct more Agosta 90Bs? That deal came with full ToT and licence production that included the ability to sell to third parties. Any ideas @Bilal Khan (Quwa)