Ranxerox71 Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:11 pm
PapaDragon wrote: higurashihougi wrote:Dunno if anyone has posted it
http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150710/1024464826.html
Serbia Develops State-of-the-Art, Armata-Style Battle Tank Serbia has presented a concept of the М-20UP-1, the country's "tank of the future", at the Partner 2015 military exhibition in Belgrade. Designers said that they were inspired by the Russian-made Armata tank when developing the М-20UP-1, according to the Serbian news website Vecernje Novosti Online.
The project cost of the production of one M-20UP-1 stands at five million euros.
Goran Stojanovic, head of the working group to develop the tank, said that the М-20UP-1 will not compete with the Armata tank.
"Our tank will be closer to the [Russian-made] T-90 tank in terms of combat capabilities. We are short of money, and our economic potential is not developed enough to let us compete with the Russians. But by using a design [resembling] those of advanced tanks across the world, we have developed the weapon of the future: cheap, modern and efficient," Stojanovic said.
From what I can tell turret will be easiest part because it looks like it is comprised of components that are already available. Some in prototype form, others as off the shelf products.
Rest of it might be trickier but it is doable. Main difficulty will be getting douchebags in MoD to sign orders. Our defence firms have loads of stuff ready to go: new MRLS, MRAPs, MANPADS, ATGMs, drones,SAMs... list goes on.
Tech is not the problem, getting politicians to shell out the cash is
I would love to see this project taking off. It will never be near Armata but it is not supposed to. It will be more than good enough for Serbia and other countries in our weight class.
Our guys are long overdue for some shopping and they definitely deserve this new hog.
That what is represented like NEW SERBIAN TANK exist only in the mind and drawing tables of some too enthusiastic, disconnected whit economic reality persone in serbia:face: , and many other things ...to be funniest lesser problem of all other is good engineers and extremely good practician which will be capable to make everything , but Facillity , Tools , Money and more less, except Meteo sensor and few others, like is modern (SUV) or Sight-Vision-System for Fire(shooting) Control ;from various type of visions, to the systems like is Hunter _killer , then APS, etc, actually all highly sophisticated Sensors,For example for some kind of APS, APS it self, Sight-Vision-Shooting management system also if not whole, then some of main parts also must be imported, which by default is unsustainable dependence when comes to the importance of weapon system like is MBT. which altogether means, Even that Money will appear, and if Serbian engineers wish to made 99% Serbian , Highly modern and war worthy weapon systems in shape of MBT, that process will be last at list 4 years for first "self propelled" prototype. Only in case of making some kind cooperation whit Croatia and Slovenia, today can be possible to made something which would not be just another modernisation of T72, Croatian also isn't capable to made serial production of brand new from scratch making MBT,Neither Slovenia, Together will be possible.
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