Pakistan-based Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) may hand over the first batch of up to 30 Al-Khalid-I (Improved) main battle tanks (MBTs) to the Pakistan Army (PA) by the end of this year, a company spokesperson told
Jane’s at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2017 exhibition in London.
The MBT, which is an enhanced variant of the Al-Khalid MBT operated by the PA, entered series production in 2014-15 and is intended to gradually replace the service’s estimated 340 Al-Zarrar tanks, the spokesperson added.
According to HIT, the Al-Khalid-I features several improvements over the original tank. These include an improved muzzle reference system, an improved head mirror stabilised gunner’s sight and an improved commander’s sight that has a magnification of ×6 to ×10 and a field of view between 6° and 10° as opposed to that on the Al-Khalid, which has a magnification of ×6 and a 10° field of view.
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http://www.janes.com/article/73925/...eive-up-to-30-al-khalid-i-mbts-by-end-of-2017
Date:13-09-2017