Ukraine arms trading Company Ukrspetzexport to export Oplot tanks Thailand’s armed forces 311112

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Thursday, November 3, 2011, 02:18 PM
 
Ukraine arms trading Company Ukrspetzexport to export 49 Oplot tanks for Thailand’s armed forces.
Ukraine’s state-run arms trading company Ukrspetzexport has signed a contract for the production and export of 49 main battle tanks T-84 Oplot to Thailand’s armed forces.
     
Ukraine’s state-run arms trading company Ukrspetzexport has signed a contract for the production and export of 49 main battle tanks T-84 Oplot to Thailand’s armed forces.
T-84 Oplot Ukrainian made main battle tank
     

“The contract’s total sum exceeds 200 million dollars,” the company said in a statement on Friday.

Companies included in the state-run defence concern Ukroboronprom will build tanks.

According to the company’s statement, Ukrspetzexport also signed the contract for additional supply of 121 armoured personnel carriers BTR-3E1 and support vehicles worth over 140 million dollars.

“This will allow to keep Ukraine’s military-industrial complex running at high capacity for several years to come,” Ukroboronprom director-general, Dmitry Salamatin, said.

Experts said this contract is in the top ten largest deals in the history of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex.