Ukraine’s tank revival
Ukraine’s tank industry reports a significant growth in business in 2016 based on work in both the domestic and export markets.
This includes upgrade work carried out on T-84 MBTs for the Ukrainian Army and the continued export deliveries of newly-built Oplot tanks for the Thai military.
In late November, the Kharkiv-based Malyshev Factory reported completion of the hand-over of a batch of six upgraded and refurbished T-84s. Manufactured in 2000, these new-generation tanks were handed over to the Ukrainian Army in 2001 but not after long were withdrawn from service and put in a long-term storage.
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