Ukraine to supply upgraded engine for Al Khalid1 Tank

[Devil Soul]

as per news Ukraine will supply upgraded version of engine to be used in Al Khalid 1 Tank

 

[Rajput_Pakistani]

There is a ticker in media going on.
Defense Production Minister Rana Tanveer, while talking to media during IDEAS said that 200 AKs will get upgrades from Ukraine. He is also quoting that new contract is to be signed with Turkey apart from big order of supplying 52 Mushaq trainers to Turkey.

What kind of upgrades are we talking here? Was not Ukraine MBT failed tests last year?
Are AKs getting new active protection suite or engines?

@Dazzler @Irfan Baloch

 

[Arsalan]

There is a ticker in media going on.
Defense Production Minister Rana Tanveer, while talking to media during IDEAS said that 200 AKs will get upgrades from Ukraine. He is also quoting that new contract is to be signed with Turkey apart from big order of supplying 52 Mushaq trainers to Turkey.

What kind of upgrades are we talking here? Was not Ukraine MBT failed tests last year?
Are AKs getting new active protection suite or engines?

@Dazzler @Irfan Baloch

The Ukrainian tanks didn't failed. There were some engine problems but the tank was sent back and modified. With the new engine it is a pretty impressive machine. However since the report says "upgrades" i wont speculate and will state that this is most likely an active protection system that we are looking at (or at least what is being said is THIS news)

 

[brokk]

Well as with anything Ukraine these days, it probably won't be delivered.

 

[That Guy]

Well as with anything Ukraine these days, it probably won't be delivered.

Probably will. Even after Russia's annexation of Crimea, Ukraine continued to delivery equipment, spare parts, and engines to Pakistan.

 

[SSGcommandoPAK]

There is a ticker in media going on.
Defense Production Minister Rana Tanveer, while talking to media during IDEAS said that 200 AKs will get upgrades from Ukraine. He is also quoting that new contract is to be signed with Turkey apart from big order of supplying 52 Mushaq trainers to Turkey.

What kind of upgrades are we talking here? Was not Ukraine MBT failed tests last year?
Are AKs getting new active protection suite or engines?

@Dazzler @Irfan Baloch

We will get engines for the AL khalid tanks from Ukraine .

 

[Danish saleem]

Al khalid is now almost 18 years old, why dont we start RD on Platform as well.

 

[Dazzler]

Just bad reporting. These guys lack common sense, seriously.

Ukraine will not upgrade, rather provide 200 more engines to FIT into the Alkhalid-1s that HIT plans to make. However, these engines will be slightly tweaked and upgraded versions of the ones installed in current Alkhalid.

 

[Hassan Guy]

We need to start licence building these tank engines.

 

[Gryphon]

Defense Production Minister Rana Tanveer, while talking to media during IDEAS said that 200 AKs will get upgrades from Ukraine.

Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain said Ukraine has agreed to provide engines to Pakistan for 200 al-Khalid II tanks.

The minister hailed the agreements signed with Turkey and other countries as a 'breakthrough' for Pakistan's defence capabilities.

Several defence MoUs signed during IDEAS 2016 underway in Karachi

 

[Blue Marlin]

Just bad reporting. These guys lack common sense, seriously.

Ukraine will not upgrade, rather provide 200 more engines to FIT into the Alkhalid-1s that HIT plans to make. However, these engines will be slightly tweaked and upgraded versions of the ones installed in current Alkhalid.

well then its right then, the paper said the engines are upgraded, and you said they are tweaked and upgraded. so they are upgraded then even if they are only "tweaked"

 

[hussain0216]

Is there any particular reason why we wouldn't strike a deal with Ukraine to buy the engine and try making it in Pakistan?

 

[Dazzler]

Is there any particular reason why we wouldn't strike a deal with Ukraine to buy the engine and try making it in Pakistan?

They do not feel safe in providing license manufacturing rights which is understandable, considering they are a small cash-strapped, war-torn country.

 

[hussain0216]

They do not feel safe in providing license manufacturing rights which is understandable, considering they are a small cash-strapped, war-torn country.

Would it be worth it for us to sweeten the deal and trying to convince them

 

[Zarvan]

Pakistan-Ukraine reach agreement for upgradation of Al Khalid Tank
November 23, 2016, 2:53 pm
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KARACHI: The Pakistan and Ukraine have signed an agreement for upgrading Al Khalid tank.

The agreement was reached during the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2016. According to the agreement the Ukraine will provide engines for 200 Al Khalid Tanks. Pakistan has also signed to provide 52 Mushtaq planes to Turkey.

Minister for defence production Rana Tanveer Hussain said that it was the biggest ever agreement for supply of Mashaq planes.



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