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2003-03-06 Europe

Bulgaria to buy US arms, ready for US redeployment on its soil

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Posted by Dominigo 2003-03-06 10:35 am|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This doesn't mean Abrams tanks, does it? Do we share them with anyone?

Other than that, we certainly wouldn't ship them old M-60s--if they even wanted them! Are we talking just light armor here?

Posted by Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-06 11:19:20|| 2003-03-06 11:19:20|| Front Page Top

#2 I believe the Israelis use M1A1s. I think there the only one's who do, maybe Japan, Taiwan ?
Also, if they are new tanks, 500 hundred is a significant production run, that's not chicken feed, or goat feed either..

Posted by Domingo 2003-03-06 11:31:36|| 2003-03-06 11:31:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Opps, according to FAS.org the Israelis use an upgraded M60A3, which looks an awful lot like an Abrams.

Posted by Domingo 2003-03-06 11:43:09|| 2003-03-06 11:43:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Egypt has M1A1's with the latest 120mm ammo. AH64s too. :(
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/egypt/m1a1.htm
Do the Israelis even have any M1s? I thought that they had all Merkavas.

Posted by Dave 2003-03-06 11:53:21|| 2003-03-06 11:53:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Dar: The Koreans also make an Abrams knock off called the K1. It's basically the same tank minus whatever corners the Koreans cut.

Posted by 11A5S 2003-03-06 12:28:30|| 2003-03-06 12:28:30|| Front Page Top

#6 "We will replace 500 Russian T-72 tanks which we hope to sell off within two months,"

Uh, who is in the market for 500 T-72s? E-Bay?

Posted by john 2003-03-06 13:01:49|| 2003-03-06 13:01:49|| Front Page Top

#7 I suspect that the electronics and software associated with the domestics and exported configurations is very different. A friend of mine in the defense industry noted that 80% of cost for new weapons systems is software development.

Posted by Domingo 2003-03-06 13:03:21|| 2003-03-06 13:03:21|| Front Page Top

#8 Foreign sales M1 do not have Chobam armor.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-06 13:20:17|| 2003-03-06 13:20:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Yikes. I'd hate to see the shipping charge for a T-72 on ebay.

Posted by Jeremy 2003-03-06 15:40:00|| 2003-03-06 15:40:00|| Front Page Top

#10 Saudi Arabia is rolling on M1A2 SEP if I remeber correctly, the sale kept the production line open and Israel screamed bloody murder so we gave them Longbow. Saudi F15s are also more advanced than ours or the Israels. So the Saudis have the best tanks and air superiorty fighters in the world. Better than ours since we only have a few M1A2 SEPs and I believe we cut all funding to upgrade more M1A1s to that level last year.

Posted by Vea Victis 2003-03-06 17:50:40|| 2003-03-06 17:50:40|| Front Page Top

#11 Slightly OT, but who does the real a/c and tank maintenance for the Saudis? Inquiring minds want to know.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-03-06 19:16:01|| 2003-03-06 19:16:01|| Front Page Top

#12 And who could forget that Toledo Ohio unselfishly gave us the scale. No springs, honest weight, that's the promise they made, so smile and be thankful next time you get weighed. And here's to the dogs of Toledo Ohio, Congresswoman we bid you farewell.

Posted by becky 2003-03-06 20:36:08|| 2003-03-06 20:36:08|| Front Page Top

#13 oh DEAR! How did I post the above here? It was supposed to go under the topic of the good congresswoman from Toledo. Time for bed.

Posted by becky 2003-03-06 20:43:00|| 2003-03-06 20:43:00|| Front Page Top

#14 C'mon, Becky! I thought you were an expert! Pull it together!

Posted by Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-06 22:44:23|| 2003-03-06 22:44:23|| Front Page Top

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