SME ordnance can do that, as well as other company (including deftech). What's the point, though?

It's expected though. Bumar already closed the production line for PT-91M. The only logical option is Russian T-90MS

Aii, forgot PT-91 not exactly a T-72, too many custom specifications like FCS, main gun and engines which is all very different from Russian-spec T-72s. So doesn't have that much advantage in continuing T-72 line, it would just be a somewhat different tank (PT-91 vs T-72) despite the physical similarity.

If possible, get another design la. I am hoping for a light tank, makes much more tactical sense.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: May 8 2015, 04:07 PM

what is the barrel looking thing at the back of most Russian tank?

Fuel drum

extra fuel tank

Seems pretty obvious that those are fuel drums at least.

Anyway, here's the fuel system of a T-72 MBT:



This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: May 8 2015, 04:27 PM

Considering our fruitful collaboration with the Turks, I think they might offered us Altay.

And then come in the retards which shout "songlap!" at every aspect of the Altay, comparing it to an already established production line and research brand of tanks.

I dun think they will go away from the under-50t anytime soon

also the announcement signals that our tank armoured warfare doctrine research have been completed and they are ready to increase the inventory

most possible candidate is none other than the 2 warsaw-pact tanks that have been tested here ady (oplot & t90)

US Approves $130 Million Upgrade to Singapore’s F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet



WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US State Department approved a $130 million deal for an upgrade of Singapore’s F-16 fighter jet fleet, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement on Thursday.

"The proposed upgrade improves both the capabilities and reliability of the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) aging fleet of F-16s," DSCA said. "The improved capability, survivability and reliability of the newly upgraded F-16s will enhance the RSAF’s ability to defend its borders and contribute to coalition operations."

The upgrade of Singapore’s 60 F-16 jets will be carried out by ten US defense contractors, and will include providing advanced fighter pilot helmets, armaments, transponders and Global Positioning System technology, according to the statement.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20150507/1021846291.html

China tests its new WS-18 engine for future stealth bomber



The PLA Air Force has completed the test of its WS-18 engine, designed for its future stealth bomber, aboard a Russian-built Il-76 cargo plane equipped with an aerial refueling boom, reports the state-run Global Times.

The Il-76 used to test the WS-18 was the first aircraft sent to Israel for the installation of Phalcon early warning and control active electronically scanned array radar system, according to the Canada-based Kanwa Defense Review. Under pressure from the United States, Israel gave up its plan to assist China in building its first-generation early warning aircraft, the A501. The Il-76 was then returned to China without any modification.

China added the aerial refueling boom to the Il-76 aircraft to extend the aircraft's flight range.

The WS-18's first test flight was successful, according to the Kanwa Defense Review. However, more tests will be needed to see if the engine can operate well in different environments and during long-range flights. Several years will be needed before the engine can be fitted with China's Y-20 cargo plane in the future.

If China plans to develop its own next-generation stealth bomber to replace the current H-6 strategic bomber, the WS-18 is likely to be included into the program, according to the report. This new type of bomber, similar in design to the US B-2 bomber, will not begin its service with the PLA Air Force any time soon. At least 10 years are needed for the Chinese military to commission the aircraft.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclas...=20150508000024

Pakistan helicopter carrying foreign diplomats crashes





[Al Jazeera]

Innalillah.. both to us and indo friend..

This post has been edited by KYPMbangi: May 8 2015, 05:17 PM

Images show how Vietnam is reclaiming land in disputed South China Sea



Newly released satellite images show Vietnam has carried out significant land reclamation at two sites in the disputed South China Sea, though the scale and pace of the work is dwarfed by that of China, a US research institute said.

The photographs, shared by Washington’s Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), show an expansion of the land area of Vietnamese-controlled Sand Cay and West London Reef in the Spratly archipelago and the addition of buildings.

Mira Rapp-Hooper, director of CSIS’s Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, said the work included military installations and appeared to have started before China began a flurry of reclamation projects last year.

"On one site, it has constructed a significant new area that was formerly underwater and at another it has used land reclamation to add acreage to an existing island," Rapp-Hooper said.

The speed of recent Chinese reclamation work has alarmed its neighbours and the United States, which sees it as a potential threat to the status quo in a region through which US$5 trillion of sea-borne trade passes each year.

China claims 90 per cent of the South China Sea, which is thought to be rich in oil and gas, with overlapping claims from Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan.

New Vietnamese military facilities at Sand Cay appeared to include defensive positions and gun emplacements, and new buildings visible on West London Reef could also have military applications, Rapp-Hooper said.

Late last month, after weeks of criticism about its reclamation work, China hit back by accusing Vietnam, the Philippines and others of carrying out illegal building work on "Chinese" islands in the South China Sea.

"Strictly speaking, these photos show that China is right," Rapp-Hooper said, "but we can safely say that the scope and scale of what China has undertaken is totally unprecedented and dwarfs Vietnam’s activities many times over."

She said the images showed that Vietnam had reclaimed about 65,000 square metres of land at West London Reef and 21,000 square metres at Sand Cay. This compared to 900,000 square metres reclaimed by China at a single reef, Fiery Cross.

Rapp-Hooper said satellite images showed that since about March 2014, China had conducted reclamation work at seven sites in the Spratlys and was constructing a military-sized air strip on one artificial island and possibly a second on another.

She said Vietnam already had an airstrip on the Spratlys.

The US State Department and Pentagon had no immediate comment on the latest images.

US President Barack Obama last month accused China of "flexing its muscles" to advance its maritime claims and Washington has been helping countries in the region, including Vietnam, strengthen their defense capabilities.

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-as...-disputed-south

Just wait for armata

if we're looking under 50-tonnes MBT,

there's Croatia's M95 Degman and Serbia's M84...but honestly both of them looks..like crap...

Type 10 and T90 seems to be the best buy...

if second batch of PT-91M..how are we gonna get them? Bumar Labedy already shut down the production..

don't tell me Deftech going to buy the blueprints and tech for that tank and build it ourselves

upgrade existing poland stock? I think they are replacing their pt-91 with leopard 2.

lelz... not as easy as said... even wanna clone aug, look what happened...

it's either oplot or t90 dude~
both same weight class and have been tested here