Egipat naručio još 125 M1A1 Abrams tenkova

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U skorijoj istoriji Egipat je u pogledu naouružanja je dugo bio sovjetska mušterija i u svom arsenalu je imao veliki udeo sovjetskog naouržanja. Odnosi između dve zemlje su naglo zahladneli početkom 70-tih te je krajem te decenije a nakon mirovnog sporazuma u Camp Davidu egipat posta korisnik američkog naoružanja.

1988 godine počelo je sklapanje tenkova M1 Abrams u Egiptu ali bez osetljivih delova a poput Abramsovog specijalnog oklopa. Do danas je sklopljeno na osnovu isporučenih delova 880 tenkova a Egipat je naručio delove za sklapanje dodatnih 125 primeraka po ceni od 889 mil. $.

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Egypt: $889M Request for 125 M1A1 Tanks

In the modern era, Egypt was a Soviet client for a long time, and its arsenals still contain their share of Soviet weaponry. Military assistance relations took a sharp turn for the worse in the early 1970s, and the country has used the US military aid program that accompanied the 1979 Camp David Accords to replace much of that equipment with American items. The country began a co-production program for M1 Abrams tanks in 1988, which involves kit assembly in Egypt but outsources sensitive functions like adding the M1’s special armor. To date, this program has produced 880 tanks, a total that would rise to 1,005 M1 tanks with this order.

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Each kit includes a Commander’s Independent Thermal Viewer, Firepower Enhancement Package (substitution of the 120mm smoothbore gun for the original 105mm gun) and armor upgrades. Additional Major Defense Equipment (MDE) include 125 M256 Armament Systems (Rheinmetall 120mm guns), 125 M2 .50 caliber machine guns, 250 M204 7.62mm machine guns, and non-MDE for spare and repair parts, special tool and test equipment, personnel training and equipment, publications, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics personnel services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $889 million [as corrected on Sept 18/07], and the prime contractor will be General Dynamics of Sterling Heights, MI.

Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of up to 40 U.S. contractor representatives for up to 2 years in Egypt. The 6 U.S. Government representatives already in country who currently manage the M1A1 Abrams and M88A2 HERCULES tank recovery vehicle co-production programs will also manage this program for production and fielding.

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Egipat ponovno pokreće proizvodnju tenkova Abrams

Datum objave:
20.10.2015

Egipatska vlada je postigla sporazum sa Sjedinjenim Državama koji će dovesti do ponovnog pokretanja proizvodnje tenkova M1 Abrams tenkova u Egiptu. Mohamed Al-Basaru, ministar za vojnu proizvodnju, sastao se 15. listopada u Kairu s američkim veleposlanikom Robertom Stephen Beecroftom i Donald Schenkom, potpredsjednikom tvrtke General Dynamics. Američki dužnosnici su spremni isporučiti potrebne komponente kako bi Egipat nastavio proizvodnju tenkova u egipatskoj tvornici tenkova u industrijskoj zoni Helwan u Kairu. Proizvodnja je zaustavljena nedavno zbog nedostatka potrebnih dijelova, rekao je jedan vojni dužnosnik ministarstva proizvodnje.