Al-Khalid tank (Type 90-IIM / MBT-2000) Information Pool

[Sayfullah]

Add 88 AK1 to this.

How many AK1 is HIT producing yearly?

 

[Scorpiooo]

Add 88 AK1 to this.

450+

Not a bad numbers, can be better if production rate was higher

 

[Dazzler]

Not a bad numbers, can be better if production rate was higher

220 AK1 planned but the number can reach 300 possibly. AK-2 once developed will be in addition to this.

 

[Scorpiooo]

220 AK1 planned but the number can reach 300 possibly. AK-2 once developed will be in addition to this.

Whats the time frame for these 220 AK1 (prior to AK2)

 

[iLION12345_1]

How many AK1 is HIT producing yearly?

Capacity is 50/Year but wasn’t reached due to funding constraints in the previous years, HIT should be hitting that next year if not already this year. Total numbers produced in excess of 600 by now including both AK and AK-1.

 

[Tipu7]

How many produced in 20 years ??

As per available information,
AK: 320
AK1: 88 (220 planned)
@HRK

 

[hussain0216]

220 AK1 planned but the number can reach 300 possibly. AK-2 once developed will be in addition to this.

Once AK2 is developed and in production will AK1 production end or will they be produced alongside each other?

 

[Dazzler]

Once AK2 is developed and in production will AK1 production end or will they be produced alongside each other?

AK2 will commence after the completion of required AK1s.

 

[hussain0216]

AK2 will commence after the completion of required AK1s.

So AK1 production will only be 220 units and then finish?

 

[syed_yusuf]

Should Pakistan do any ToT on tank engine and transmission to local maintenance, parts production and even complete local overhaul and rebuild. For future may be add local production.
This is one area that needs utmost attention

 

[iLION12345_1]

Should Pakistan do any ToT on tank engine and transmission to local maintenance, parts production and even complete local overhaul and rebuild. For future may be add local production.
This is one area that needs utmost attention

Efforts already underway to do that with either Ukraine or China.

 

[syed_yusuf]

Efforts already underway to do that with either Ukraine or China.

That will be an awesome development as Pakistan does not have any level of engine manufacturing.

 

[iLION12345_1]

That will be an awesome development as Pakistan does not have any level of engine manufacturing.

Yep, ToT would be really good. PA was highly impressed with the Chinese engine in VT-4 and wanted ToT for it, similarly the Ukrainian 1500HP engine is also pretty good, both are possibilities for Al-Khalid-2 and PA wants to make them locally.

 

[Scorpiooo]

Yep, ToT would be really good. PA was highly impressed with the Chinese engine in VT-4 and wanted ToT for it, similarly the Ukrainian 1500HP engine is also pretty good, both are possibilities for Al-Khalid-2 and PA wants to make them locally.

Do you think china will give its engine ToT Pakistan ?


With Ukraine its possible if we pay them well ... but question how we are going to pay for ToT with empty pockets

 

[iLION12345_1]

Do you think china will give its engine ToT Pakistan ?


With Ukraine its possible if we pay them well ... but question how we are going to pay for ToT with empty pockets

Ukraine would give the engine if we wanted it, they need any money they can get, plus given their historical co-operation with Pakistan (and other procurements with them in regards to APCs, T80UD upgrades, AK-1 engines and maybe even T929 in the future) means they might be willing to give us a better deal.

With China, the ToT seems more unlikely, Pakistan tried to get it already and was denied, but no doubt the Chinese engine is really good, if it happens to be more logical I feel they might just buy engines from China for AK-2. Though I sincerely hope ToT is involved one way or another to give us that capability. Then again we all know how Pakistan-China relations are. Something could be worked out somewhere. The money will be there when needed, it can’t be more expensive to get ToT than to order hundreds of engines directly. If we can do one we can do the other.