Ukraine Delivers Main Battle Tanks to Thailand

Ukraine has delivered the primary five main battle tanks to Thailand of a 2011 order worth over $200 million, a state-run arms exporter said Wednesday. The shipment is a part of an order of 49 Oplot-M tanks to be installed service with the Royal Thai Military within the near future. The Ukrainian tanks arrived on the port of Sattahip on Tuesday and may undergo additional acceptance trials, Ukrspetsexport said in a press release. The Oplot is armed with a 125-mm smoothbore gun, a 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun and a 12.7-mm anti-aircraft machine gun. The main gun can fire a laser-guided... Read More »

Boeing, Lockheed team up for brand new US Air Force bomber

Boeing and Lockheed Martin said Friday they have got teamed as much as bid for a brand new $55 billion US Air Force bomber program geared toward replacing the aging bomber fleet. Boeing is acting because the prime contractor, and Lockheed is the principle teammate within the bid to produce the Air Force’s Long-Range Strike Bomber program, the businesses said in a joint statement. “Boeing and Lockheed Martin are bringing together the most effective of the 2 enterprises, and the remainder of industry, in support of the Long-Range Strike Bomber program, and we’re honored to support our US Air Force... Read More »