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  • Ukraine to supply 49 Oplot tanks to Thailand

    09/02/2011 5:19:56 AM PDT · by sukhoi-30mki · 12 replies
    Interfax-Ukraine ^ | 09/02/2011
    Ukraine to supply 49 Oplot tanks to Thailand Today at 10:22 | Interfax-Ukraine Ukraine will supply 49 Oplot main battle tanks to the Royal Thai Army, Ukraine's state arms exporter Ukrspecexport told Interfax-Ukraine on Friday. Representatives of Ukrspecexport and the Royal Thai Army signed the contract for the supply of tanks late on Thursday. The contract details have not been disclosed. The state company said that the deal was one of the largest in the defense sector. Sources in the defense sector told Interfax-Ukraine that the deal was estimated to be worth about $240 million. Ukraine is currently providing BTR-3E1...
  • Ukraine Pushes T-84 Toward Full-Rate Serial Production

    12/20/2010 7:48:00 AM PST · by sukhoi-30mki · 16 replies · 1+ views
    Forecast International ^ | December 14, 2010 | D. Lockwood
    Ukraine Pushes T-84 Toward Full-Rate Serial Production â‹… NEWTOWN, Conn. - Open-source reporting indicates the Ukrainian T-84 main battle tank program may be ramping up to some level of full-rate serial production for Army procurement. Research indicates the Ukrainian Army intends to procure about 440 T 84 tanks, effectively replacing the Ukraine Army's obsolete inventory of 2,600 T-54/T-55 and 400 T-62 tanks. As the cost of maintaining obsolete equipment steadily increases, the Ukrainian Army will likely find the means to fund full-rate T-84 production at some point. The indigenous T-84 program represents a significantly less costly alternative to purchasing main...