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Kharkov Tractor Plant named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, reanimate (restore) canned production of multi-purpose armored vehicles MT-LB.

In "Kharkov Tractor Plant named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze" resumed release of MT-LB armored personnel carriers. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

"A few days ago confirmed the state defense order for 2017. There is work for the Malyshev Plant, and Lviv armored plant , and Nikolaеv armored plant , and to Kiev armored plant, and Zhytomyr armored plant. Good news: There is an order for the Kharkiv Tractor Plant. Let's start rebuilding our Special lines. Because our MT-LB is very well established in the defense of the state of Ukraine. no one except you, the people who have the institutional memory, quickly adjust this production can not. we have not given to plunder the equipment, we do not documentation given to steal fundamental task for us -. to restore the production of MT-LB ", - said the head of the Ukrainian state.

Light Amphibious armored vehicle MT-LB, designed to transport people and goods, produced at the Kharkov tractor plant in the Soviet era. Later on the chassis of the machine Kharkov tractor plant has been designed and manufactured civil rover HTZ-ZH.

Earlier, it was reported that before the end of 2017, Kharkov Tractor Plant plans to produce about 2,000 tractors, reaching the monthly production of 150 tractors .

Glavcom · Mar 4, 2017

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State enterprise "Malyshev Plant" in Thailand sends another batch of tanks BM "Oplot".

According to the State Enterprise "Plant named after VA Malyshev "in the near future - until the end of the week - the new Ukrainian tanks BM "Oplot" , produced at the plant will be sent to Thailand.

January 18 high-ranking source in the Thai Ministry of Defense reported that a group of senior officers and specialists Royal Thai Army is in Kharkov acceptance of the new party from 5 tanks BM "Oplot" under the contract signed in 2011. "Now in Ukraine, in Kharkov, our delegation is that the acceptance of the new party is "Oplot" from five tanks. Also, our specialists examine and other tanks, to be delivered on the same contract, the delivery of which can take place in the middle and at the end of 2017 ".

"After a long delay in delivery yet started, and so far we have adopted 25 Ukrainian tanks, of which 20 have already been delivered to Thailand, and five are in the way. The delegation is now working in a factory, it takes five machines. It is expected that the remaining 19 tanks will be delivered before the end of this year ", - he added.

Asked hit the media information about the probable termination of the contract with Ukraine and purchase of alternative production tanks PRC source said that it is nothing of such plans is unknown. "Probably, of course, it is discussed in some way, but only" passing. " These are two completely different processes. The contract with Ukraine could be terminated only if further deliveries in adjusted terms will be impossible, and I doubt that it could happen. Purchase VT-4 tanks from China, we are interested not in connection with any problems in the Ukrainian contract is completely independent process. "

The interviewee said that the Royal Thai Army are considering the likelihood of future acquisitions in tanks from China and Russia.
"We are talking about a large-scale replacement of the tank park, on a phased replacement of obsolete machines. This is quite a long and voluminous process, it will be gradual, and we are considering all options, including the Russian T-90 tanks. This does not mean that has taken some action on all future purchases: a lot depends on how the budget will be formed ", - said the source. "But the main criterion for future purchases of long-developed: the machine should be up to date, and thus have acceptable for us, value for money", - he added.