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So Pakistan may take MBT3000 as a alternative of Haider program? any other tanks considered?
Possible Al Haider NG-MBT team if its not happy with MBT 3000 performance. China is always the first priority.
I think NG-MBT team of Haider new generation tank project is first analyzing MBT 3000 / VT4, and I think China will be first ever as always to be given first priority over others, including Ukrainians, South Africans, Germans or French. Pakistan-South Korea also signed a MoU recently for defence cooperation. Lets see, what other options after Mbt3000 evaluation.
Certainly Pakistan would want a new powerful engine replacing the Chinese 1300hp, like AK which has 1500hp Ukrainian 60-TB2 Diesel engine. Armour Protection, new Battle management system from Al Khalid series maybe, new laser range finder, and jammers. Pakistan would like the Haider project to as different from AK as much as possible and for that new foreign vendors and in house development of technologies is a must.
MBT3000 looks similar to Abram tank. Look awesome in shape and size. Lets wait and see what is the outcome of tests.