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In late 1973 the Proyecto de Tanque Argentino Mediano (Argentine Medium Tank Project) was founded with the goal of designing and developing a tank for the Argentine Army. Lacking the experience and the necessary technology, the Argentine government sought collaboration with a foreign company, resulting in a contract with the German company ...
Egypt purchased the original 215 units from the Soviet Union and a domestic production license renaming all the future machines Sakr. Sark-4 are tripod-based units, while Sakr-10 and Sakr-8 are jeep-mounted units, and the rest are truck-mounted units. Egypt also developed a wheeled based MRL called Sakr-45. RAAD 200 Egypt: 122mm MLRS N/A [83] [73]
The same report said that all older Soviet T-series tanks, as well as some other MBTs, were to be replaced with T-90 tanks that Egypt planned to produce under Russian license in its own factories. The Armoured Corps was to standardize on the M1 series and the T-90.
In the 1980s, Egypt was a producer of small and medium weapons, whether licensed or reproduced. In the 1990s, Egypt entered the heavy weapons industry, and after the year 2000, it moved to the stage of starting to design weapons systems. Now, Egypt designs small and medium weapons, produces heavy weapons, and develops them through self-production.
By 1985, Egypt had acquired 659 M60 tanks with a new letter of offer also being issued by the United States Department of Defense for an additional 94 M60A3 tanks, on top of the 659 already in service. [70] The U.S. also sold Egypt nearly 500 AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank guided missiles.
Starting production in 1988, the factory soon experienced numerous cost overruns, inflating the price of each tank to a level beyond the cost of buying complete tanks—the initial production run was estimated to cost US$2.7 billion versus US$1.9 billion for purchasing tanks directly from the United States via General Dynamics. [4]
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