The Arjun MBT has some design similarities with German Leopard 2. It utilizes Kanchan heavy composite armor, which is broadly similar to British Chobham armor. If necessary explosive reactive armor blocks can be added for improved protection. Arjun MBT also incorporates significant crew protection measures, including ammunition compartment separated from the crew with a blow-off panels in the turret bustle.

Vehicle is armed with a 120-mm rifled gun. It is worth mentioning that a rifled gun of such caliber is used only on Challenger 2 MBT. This gun is very accurate at long range and ensures high hit probability. Gun is loaded manually and has a rate of fire of 6 rounds per minute. It is compatible ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

Fabrication of the boats initial assemblies began in June 1989, and the bows and midships sections of the first submarines were produced in Sweden and shipped to Adelaide to be mated with locally built sections. The boats were laid down between February 1990 and May 1995, launched between August 1993 and November 2001, and completed between July 1996 and a time in 2003, and are named HMAS Collins, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Waller, HMAS Dechaineux, HMAS Sheean and HMAS Rankin.

The armament and fire control/combat system, the latter proving very troublesome during development and initial service, are along American lines, while the sonar is basically of F ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

Four deck-edge aircraft elevators are available: two forward and one aft of the island on the starboard side and one aft on the port side. The hangar is 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in) high, and like those of other US carriers can accommodate, at most, only half of the aircraft embarked at any one time; the remainder is spotted on the flight deck in aircraft parks. The flight deck measures 333 x 77 m (1 093 x 253 ft), the angled section being 237.70 m (780 ft) long. It is fitted with four arrester wires and an arrester net for recovering aircraft. Four steam catapults a ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

Development of the RAH-66 Comanche has been slowed by technical considerations as well as political antipathy and budgetary delays. The definitive programme emerged in 1995, and called for two YRAH-66 flying prototypes (the first flying on 4 January 1996) plus six 'early operational capability' helicopters with reconnaissance equipmen ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

By 1996 PZL had completed more than 80 production W-3s, including 12 for Myanmar. Others were built for the Polish armed forces and government agencies, and included naval, fire-fighting and search and rescue (SAR) models.

Known as the Anakonda, the W-3RM is a rescue variant with flotation bags, a watertight cabin and a winch. The W-3U-1 Alligator was proposed for the anti-submarine role, but the planned W-3 Sokol-Long, with a stretch fuselage seating up to 14 fully armed troops, was discontinued in 1993.

W-3s have been fitted with several different weapons, including AT-6 Spiral anti-tank and SA-7 Grail anti-aircraft missiles, 20-mm and 23-mm cannon, and rocket launchers. At one stage, the manufacturer teamed with Kentron of South Africa to offer an export version with weapons systems similar to those of the Denel AH-2 Rooivalk, but the partnership failed in 1994.

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All versions of the Lynx have advanced digital flight controls plus all-weather avionics. The four-bladed semi-rigid main rotor confers a level of agility matched by no other helicopter of its generation. The first Lynx prototype flew in 1971 and production has been predominantly for use by UK armed forces. The type entered service in 1977 as the Lynx AH.Mk 1 battlefield helicopter for the British Army and Royal Marines. Some 103 examples were upgraded to the Lynx AH.Mk 7 standard and these remain the Army Air Corps primary anti-armor type, equipping 11 operational squadrons.

The upgraded Lynx AH.Mk 9 includes a nosewheel undercarriage and advanced British experimental rotor programme main rotor blades. Procurement comprises eight converted AH.Mk 7s and 16 new-builds.

The other major operator is the Royal Navy; the Lynx is its primary ship based helicopter and fulfils anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, search and rescue, over the horizon targeting for nuclear attack submarines and communications duties.

From 1994 the R ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

The original CH-47A reached the US Army in December 1962, and Vertol built 349 before delivering 108 CH-47Bs with more powerful engines, followed by 233 CH-47Cs with 3 750-shp (2798-ekW) engines, increased fuel and, as a retrofit, glass fibre blades and blade-inspection systems.

Boeing and Meridionali have sold Chinooks all over the world, export models including the Canadian CH-147 and RAF Chinook HC.Mk 1. The HC.Mk 1 was delivered with two cargo hooks, one rated at 9 000 kg and the other at 11 300 kg, and comprehensive nav/com avionics.

Between 1982 and 1998 over 480 of the US Army's Chinooks were remanufactured to CH-47D standard with greatly enhanced capability; the RAF has also upgraded 32 of its surviving Chinooks to this standard as Chinook HC.Mk 2s and also received a further eight new-build HC.Mk 2s, as well as nine HC.Mk 3s, which are similar to the US Army's MH-47E special missions helicopter. Other nations operatin ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

Developed in great secrecy, the first of five FSD prototypes flew in 1981, and in 1983 the first USAF unit was declared operational. The F-117A was officially acknowledged by the Pentagon in 1988, and in 1989 the type finally went into action during the US invasion of Panama.

The F-117 made a significant contribution to Operation Desert Storm; 42 aircraft flew from Saudi Arabia on nightly missions against high priority targets in Iraq and occupied Kuwait. The F-117A struck Serbian targets during Operation Allied Force in 1999 and suffered its first operational loss.

In USAF planning the F-117 is used for attacks against highly leveraged targets such as C³l centers, air defense sector centers, key bridges and airfields. The F-117A uses a highly accurate internal navigation system to put it in the right position to begin the attack. A forward-looking infra-red and downward-looking infra-red are used to acquire the target. Precision guided munitions are guided to a direct hit on the target by a laser boresighted with the downward-looking infra-red.

After the Gulf War, the F-117 c ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

The first series production model was the Tu-22M-2 Backfire-B (211 built) for the Soviet Air Forces and the Naval Aviation Forces. Normally armed with a single Kh-22 stand-off missile, this variant became operational with 185 Guard Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment at Poltava in 1978, and also served in Afghanistan.

The ultimate bomber/missile carrying variant is the Tu-22M-3 Backfire-C, (268 built). The M-3 features strengthened wings, raked rectangular intakes serving more powerful engines. It also had a greatly increased weapons load (see specification). The Tu-22M3 remains numerically the most important bomber in the Russian air force's Long-Range Air Army inventory, and serves with seven regiments (one of which also operates Tu-22M-2s). The Naval Aviation Forces have about 80 Tu-22Ms, mostly M-3 models, split equally between divisions subordinated to the Northern and Pacific Fleets. The Naval Aviation Forces also have 12 M-3s conver ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

Between 1979 and 1990 the Flygvapnet received 149 second-generation JA 37s for the interceptioin role. During 1993-1997 Saab converted 48 AJ 37, 25 SF 37 and 25 SH 37s to AJS 37 standard to provide integrated attack, fighter and reconnaissance capabilities. Funding problems restricted the upgrade and a common standard was not achieved. Despite this programme, the attack/recce Viggens were rapidly replaced by JAS 39 Gripens and only one wing (F21) operated these AJS 37s in 2001.

Meanwhile the JA 37 has been kept continually up-to-date, with the most recent programme referred to as the Mod D standard. This adds an updated PS46A radar and a new weapons interface and stores management computer that enables the use of AIM-120 AMRAAMs. The first upgraded JA 37 was re-delivered in 1998. The JA 37 ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »