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KDR has interviewed Parkistan Army delegate in IDEX 2017 and said the first stage upgrade for AK has been finished, with digital controlled driver system
The next stage of upgrade will use 1500HP engine, with engine from UK Bangan and gearbox from Germany, and 6TD2 can not fulfill Pakistan Army anymore

But what is UK Bangan? Any typo?
 
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KDR has interviewed Parkistan Army delegate in IDEX 2017 and said the first stage upgrade for AK has been finished, with digital controlled driver system
The next stage of upgrade will use 1500HP engine, with engine from UK Bangan and gearbox from Germany, and 6TD2 can not fulfill Pakistan Army anymore

But what is UK Bangan? Any typo?

can you plz share the link...
 
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KDR has interviewed Parkistan Army delegate in IDEX 2017 and said the first stage upgrade for AK has been finished, with digital controlled driver system
The next stage of upgrade will use 1500HP engine, with engine from UK Bangan and gearbox from Germany, and 6TD2 can not fulfill Pakistan Army anymore

But what is UK Bangan? Any typo?

Hmm, i dont think UK has anything better to offer here when their own Challenger 2s still operating the same old Perkins CV12 1200hp engine, which was proven to be inferior to 6td-2 during field trials in Bahawalpur. Gearbox from Germany makes little sense as they are also sanction prone.

On another note, here is a glimpse into the new digital driver station onboard the Alkhalid.

AK-1 digital display.jpg
 
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AFAIK the FCS and gun control system on Al-Khalid is of French origin..

EAGLEEYE-15 periscope used on Altay MBT
http://www.aselsan.com.tr/en-us/press-room/Brochures/Electro-Optic-Systems/EAGLEEYE-15_ENG.pdf
And built in house..

Much like the imagery systems which are produced by a Pakistani company.. Shibli Electronics.

Hmm, i dont think UK has anything better to offer here when their own Challenger 2s still operating the same old Perkins CV12 1200hp engine, which was proven to be inferior to 6td-2 during field trials in Bahawalpur. Gearbox from Germany makes little sense as they are also sanction prone.

On another note, here is a glimpse into the new digital driver station onboard the Alkhalid.

View attachment 407541
Since they have opted for 1500 HP
Engine.

I wonder if there will be more visible external change .. perhaps a new turret ?
 
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And built in house..

Much like the imagery systems which are produced by a Pakistani company.. Shibli Electronics.

So there isn't really much ability to enhance what is produced on license.. Are there any projects to produce indigenously from what is learned from license production ?
 
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Extrapolated from specs;

IIR: 2nd generation detector, scanning type (interlaced).
Magnification: 6x to 10x (10 to 6 degree FOV)
Laser Range finder: 0.2-10km

It's actually good, definitely not worth the costs to upgrade existing MBT and certainly good enough for Al-Khalid II.
 
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