Al-Zarraris Pakistani Main Battle Tank

Al-Zarraris the main battle tank (MBT) of the Pakistani Army, developed and produced by Pakistan's Abundant Industries Taxila (HIT). The Al-Zarrar catchbasin was developed by modernising and rebuilding the anachronistic Chinese Type 59 tank. The catchbasin weighs 40t and can board a aggregation of four.

The Al-Zarrar development programme began in 1990. Pakistan is appear to accept ordered 400 Al-Zarrar tanks in absolute and the aboriginal accumulation of 80 tanks was delivered to the army in February 2004.

In October 2008, the Bangladeshi Army formed a collective adventure with Pakistan to clean its Type 59 MBTs to the new Al-Zarrar catchbasin standard. Pakistan will alteration the accordant technology to Bangladesh beneath the collective venture. About 300 tanks are accepted to be modernised beneath the project, which will be agitated out in Bangladesh at the 902 Abundant Workshop of the Bangladeshi Army.

The primary ammunition of Al-Zarrar is a 125mm smoothbore gun with chrome-plated, auto-frettaged gun barrel. The accessory ammunition includes a 12.7mm Type 54 anti-aircraft abundant apparatus gun – army on the turret roof, which allows the aggregation to blaze at targets from central the catchbasin – and two 7.62mm coaxial apparatus guns.

Al-Zarrar can blaze armour-piercing fin-stabilised auctioning sabot (APFSDS), top atomic anti-tank fin-stabilised warheads (HEAT-FS), HE-FS and anti-tank guided missile rounds.

The catchbasin can aswell blaze 125mm Naiza, a depleted uranium annular developed by Pakistan. The Naiza can access formed constant armour up to 550mm-thick from a distance of 2km.

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T-90S Russia Main Battle Tank

The T-90S is the latest development in the T-series of Russian tanks and represents an access in firepower, advancement and protection. It is bogus by Uralvagonzavod in Nizhnyi Tagil, Russia.

The T-90S entered account with the Russian Army in 1992. In February 2001, the Indian Army active a arrangement for 310 T-90S tanks: 124 were completed in Russia and the blow are getting delivered in "knocked down" anatomy for final accumulation in India.

The aboriginal of these was delivered in January 2004. The locally accumulated tanks are christened 'Bhishma'. The tanks are adapted with the Shtora self-protection arrangement and Catherine thermal imagers from Thales of France and Peleng of Belarus. The aboriginal ten Bhishma tanks were inducted into the Indian Army in August 2009. India affairs to abet 1,640 T-90 tanks by 2020.

The T-90S armament includes one 125mm 2A46M smoothbore gun, stabilised in two axes and adapted with a thermal sleeve. The gun tube can be replaced after dismantling central the turret. The gun can blaze a array of armament including APDS (Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot), HEAT (high-explosive anti-tank), HE-FRAG (high-explosive fragmentation) as able-bodied as armament projectiles with time fuses.

The T-90S gun can aswell blaze the 9M119 Refleks (NATO appellation AT-11 Sniper) anti-tank guided missile system. The ambit of the missile is 100m to 4,000m and takes 11.7 sec to ability best range. The arrangement is advised to appoint tanks adapted with ERA (explosive acknowledging armour) as able-bodied as low-flying air targets such as helicopters, at a ambit of up to 5km. The missile arrangement fires either the 9M119 or 9M119M missiles which accept semi-automatic laser beamriding advice and a alveolate allegation warhead. Missile weight is 23.4kg. The accoutrements automated loader will augment both ammunition and missiles.

Also adapted is a coaxial 7.62mm PKT apparatus gun and a 12.7mm air defence apparatus gun. A 5.45mm AKS-74 advance burglarize is agitated on a accumulator rack.

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Su-30MKI India Multi-Role Fighter Jet

SU-30 aircraft is a accompanying engine, accompanying seater, multi-role fighter that can accompanying be operated as an interceptor, adviser and trainer. it's able of accomplishing a a lot of acceleration of 2 Mach with a a lot of ascend amount of 270 metres per second. The Su-30MKI is able by the newest radars advised by Indian specialists and with the Akash air-to-air missile. The Sukhoi-30 can be adapted into a argosy version, if the Indian Government called to arrange it on an aircraft carrier.

The Su-30MKI adaptation was advised for India. The advanced adverse NIIP N011M Bars (Panther) is a able chip Acquiescent Electronically Scanned Arrangement [PESA] radar. The N011M is a agenda multi-mode bifold abundance bandage radar. The N011M can accomplish in air-to-air and air-to-land/sea approach accompanying while getting angry into a high-precision laser-inertial or GPS aeronautics system. it's able with a avant-garde agenda weapons ascendancy arrangement aswell as anti-jamming features. N011M has a 350 km seek ambit and a a lot of 200 km tracking range, and 60 km in rear hemisphere.

The Su-30MKI can accomplish as a mini-AWACS as a administrator or command column for altered aircraft. The ambition co-ordinates can be transferred automatically to at atomic 4 altered aircraft. The alarm can ascertain arena targets like tanks at 40-50 km. it's speculated that the acquiescent phased arrangement Alarm Irbis-E may be added to the fighter jet by 2010, if the aboriginal absolutely Indian-built Su-30MKI will cycle out from HAL Nasik.

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Arrow 2 Israel Ballistic Missile System

The Arrow 2 theatre ballistic missile defence system has been developed by the MLM Division of Israel Aerospace Industries and is in operation with the Israeli Defence Forces.

The system, carrying the codename Homa or Fence, is deployed in two batteries, one close to Tel Aviv and one to the south of Haifa. the first battery became operational in 2000, the second in 2002. a call on deployment of 3rd battery has not yet been taken, however it's under discussion for service entry in 2012.

The missile launch platoon consists of the Hazelnut Tree truck-mounted Launch control Centre (LCC), developed by IAI MLM, with four or eight missile launch trailers. the whole launch platoon is mobile and able to relocate to a new site. once firing the launchers can be reloaded in an hour.

There are microwave and radio data and voice communications links between the launch centre and the radar command and controlcentre. The launch system can be located up to 300km from the location selected for the radar command and control centre.

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AW129 Italian Army Combat Helicopter

The AW129 multirole combat helicopter is the newest variant of the A129 Mangusta (Mongoose) helicopter in service with the Italian Army. it's manufactured by AgustaWestland, a joint venture company, that was originally formed by Finmeccanica of Italy and GKN of the united kingdom, however is currently solely owned by Finmeccanica.

The AW129 is a multirole helicopter for armed reconnaissance and surveillance, high-value ground-target engagement, escort, fire support, and air-threat suppression. it's armed with new powerful air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles, an off-axis cannon and an increased weapon payload.

The structure of the helicopter is a semi-monocoque style with an aluminium alloy frame. Composite materials compose nearly 500th of the fuselage weight. The airframe provides ballistic protection against 12.7mm armour piercing rounds. The engines are armour protected. the main rotor has ballistic tolerance against 12.7mm rounds.

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Altay 3th Generation Main Battle Tank

Altay is the 3th generation main battle tank (MBT) of the Republic of Turkey and is being indigenously developed below the Milli Tank Üretim Projesi ALTAY (MITÜP ALTAY) programme (Altay National Tank Project). Altay re going to be the primary national MBT developed for the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC).

Altay have the stronger chassis characteristics of the K2 Black Panther MBT. it'll have a re-designed Turkish turret and heavier armour than the K2. it will {also have seven tracked wheels and a extended hull. a choice on the suspension system and different systems has yet to be finalised.

Altay will be equipped with a 120mm L/55 smoothbore gun. it'll be fitted with a muzzle reference system, a thermal sleeve and fume extractor. The ammunition will be stowed in the turret bustle with blow out panels on the roof. The tank will have a 7.62mm machine gun mounted in coaxial to the proper of the main armament. A 12.7mm heavy machine gun will be mounted on the right of the turret for commander operation.

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M6 Bradley Linebacker Air Defense Artillery

The Bradley M6 Linebacker is the US Army Air Defense Artillery's solution for divisional air defense. The Linebacker successfully integrates the combat proven Bradley Fighting Vehicle and Stinger missile systems. under the direction of Bradley Program and the Ft. Bliss SHORAD (Short range Air Defense) Program Manager, US Defense and Boeing are manufacturing the Bradley Linebacker to satisfy the Army's crucial demand for forward divisional air defense warfighting capabilities. Successful target tracking and live missile firings have demonstrated that the Bradley Linebacker provides superior levels of air defense performance against post Cold War air threats.

These threats include, Cruise type missiles, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Rotary Wing, and fixed wing aircraft. Low-cost modifications have been created to the prevailing Bradley turret using the Stinger fire control, Slew-to-Cue systems and the Sentinel Radar target acquisition subsystems, that provide Linebacker the ability to interact targets and fire the Stinger missile while on the move and below armor protection. The Bradley Linebacker provides the superior mobility, firepower and protection to assure completion of air defense missions, day or night.

The Linebacker's combined arms mission is to provide air defense force protection to forward space serious maneuver combat forces, combat support elements, and different crucial assets from attack by enemy Rotary Wing (RW), fixed Wing (FW), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and Cruise Missiles (CMs). Air Defense battalions in the heavy divisions employ the BL.

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