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Images of the Type 209 1200 ARA "Salta" yesterday at the Mar del Plata Naval Base setting sail to conduct navigation training.
Photos: Cristian Chocor
Photos: Cristian Chocor
Nicaragua has received a first batch of 20 Russian T-72B1 main battle tanks.
Nicaragua has received a batch of Russian T-72B1 main battle tanks (MBT), according to a source in the Russian defense industry. The T-72B1 is a modernized version of the , featuring a new engine and main gun, additional armor protection and advanced fire control system among other improvements, which makes its characteristics comparable to those of a more modern .
"About 20 T-72B1 MBTs were delivered to Nicaragua in June 2016. The remaining tanks are supposed to be supplied by the year-end. The Latin American country is planned to receive a total of 50 T-72B1 tanks," the source said.
He added that the T-72B1 MBTs would likely be issued to the mechanized infantry brigade named after General Augusto Sandino. The unit is stationed near the country`s capital, Managua. "The tanks will significantly beef up the Nicaraguan Armed Forces` combat capabilities," the source emphasized.
The T-72B1 tank (unofficially dubbed 'White Eagle') has received the PN-72U Sosna-U day/night gunner`s sight. The commander`s seat is equipped with the PKP-72 Sokolinyi Glaz (Falcon`s Eye) panoramic sight integrated with a third-generation thermal imager.
T-72B1 features an automatic target tracking device, a chassis information-management system, a remote controlled anti-aircraft station with 12.7mm NSVT Utes heavy machinegun, an auxiliary power unit (APU), and a GPS/GLONASS navigation system. The tank`s 125mm 2A46M gun is equipped with a stabilizer. T-72B1 has received ageing Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armour (ERA) developed in the mid-1980s.
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Naval Today said:The Mexican Navy informed through social media that it has launched PO-166 Hidalgo, the final of six Oaxaca-class offshore patrol vessels constructed by the Mexican Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR).
The launching ceremony took place August 9 at the Astilleros de Marina No 20 (ASTIMAR 20) shipyard located at the Salina Cruz port in the Mexican state Oaxaca.
Laura Vargas Carrillo, head of the National System for Integral Family Development (DIF), served as the ship’s sponsor.
Measuring 86.00 meters in length, the 10.5-meter-wide vessels displace 1,680 tonnes and develop a speed of 20 knots. The vessels are crewed by 114 sailors and feature a helicopter and two 11 meter fast interceptor boats.
The vessels have a range of 8,500 nautical miles at cruising speed.