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Apr 24 โข 6 tweets โข 12 min read
๐จ๐ฟ#Czechia: HUGE NEWS ABOUT CZECH ARMS SUPPLIES TO ASIA.
According to a source from the Czech government, during the current visit of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala to ๐ป๐ณ#Vietnam, major cooperation in security-defence is planned.
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Vietnam is particularly interested in additional L-39NG aircraft, of which it has ordered 12 in 2021 and deliveries of the first units are due to start this year. The delivery of L-410NG transport aircraft was also discussed. Both products are under @Omnipol1934 group.
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Apr 24 โข 4 tweets โข 5 min read
๐น๐ท#Tรผrkiye: On 23 April, the Turkish Armed Forces inaugurated the first two #Altay tanks for trials. Due to significant changes in the design, the tank is now referred to as the โNew Altayโ.
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The tests of the #Altay tank by the ๐น๐ท#TAF are expected to be completed in 2024. In 2025, mass production of the tank will begin with the Korean powerpack, and in the second half of 2026 production is planned with the domestic Batu powerpack.
The ๐ณ๐ฑ#Netherlands and the ๐จ๐ฟ#Czechia are currently preparing two other projects in the field of air defence and artillery for ๐บ๐ฆ#Ukraine.
In 2011, the ๐จ๐ฟ#Czech company #Retia presented a demonstrator of the upgraded 2K12 #Kub complex. The main change was the replacement of the original #3M9M3 missiles with ๐ฎ๐น#Italian#MBDA#Aspide 2000 missiles, which are based on the ๐บ๐ธ#US AIM-9E #Sparrow.
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The missiles have maximum speed of Mach 4, range of 25km and have a 32kg warhead.
Missiles were now housed in compact launch containers, thus eliminating the need for constant loading onto launch rails and stacking on transport/loading vehicles. SURNCZ radar was used for guidance
Since 2014, there have been many vehicle modifications on both sides on the #Ukrainian battlefield. One of the most frequently modified vehicles is the MT-LB, originally intended as an artillery tractor.