The readiness of an Egyptian defense industry enterprise to begin assembling T-90MS tanks from kits is reported, delivered from Russia under the contract. We are talking about contract, on the basis of which the Egyptian army intends to get about 500 T-90MS tanks in the next few years.
Notably, that the assembly of Russian T-90MS tanks in Egypt will be carried out at the same factory, where the assembly of American Abrams tanks was previously made. At the moment, the capacity of the Egyptian factory is as follows, that every year the company will be able to collect 50-60 T-90MS tanks, however planned, that production capacity can be increased.
On the news of, that Egypt is preparing to launch the assembly cycle of Russian tanks, reacted in Israel. So, material on Israel Defense today released material, whose author declares literally the following:
Sources from the Israeli Ministry of Defense claim, what if it's a real deal, then this is a very alarming step in terms of Israeli interests.
T-90MS - tank, the mass of which, together with the ammunition load, is 48 tonnes. Specific Power - 23 hp per ton. Maximum speed - 70 kmh. Combat vehicle height - 2228 mm. Target recognition range in daytime conditions - up to 5 km. Caliber guns - 125 mm. The tank has a high degree of automation, equipped with a laser targeting system, laser rangefinder, thermal imaging complex, dynamic protection "Relic".
