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alejandro_ escribió:200 Abrams por 1.015Billones para Marruecos.
140 Abrams por 2.16 billones para Irak.
59 Abrams por 475 Millones para Australia.
Los Abrams egipcios son nuevos de fábrica. Además los vehículos se ensamblan en Egipto, por lo que el precio subía bastante (un 68% según los datos que manejo). Los de Irak también son ejemplares nuevos, y venían con vehículos de apoyo. El comparar contratos es difícil porque incluyen cosas diferentes.
Por cierto, con este contrato la fábrica de Lima se asegura contratos hasta el 2017. Esta fábrica había estado en la picota porque el ejército no quería más Abrams pero GD veía necesario seguir con la producción para no perder experiencia.
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Uncle Sam’s Sale: M1 Tanks for Morocco
Jun 19, 2012 18:41 EDT
In June 2012, the US DSCA announced Morocco’s formal request for upgrades and refurbishment of 200 M1A1 Abrams tanks, which are being provided as Excess Defense Articles from US stocks. Used tanks have become very popular around the world, and Germany’s Leopard 2 has become ubiquitous as a direct result of sell-offs by Germany and the Netherlands. American M1s haven’t been part of that dynamic so far, but the US Army does have a significant backlog of armored vehicles needing reset and repairs after hard use in theater.
Having allies pay for that work, in exchange for the tanks, does 3 important things. It removes some of that maintenance overhang from American budgets. Second, it helps keep the Lima, OH busy until American M1 modernization work is set to begin in 2017. Finally, it keeps the tanks “useful” to the USA in a geo-strategic sense. This proposed sale is a classic example.
Benefits All Around
If a contract is signed with Morocco, 200 M1A1 Abrams tanks would be refurbished and upgraded to M1A1-SA status, matching Iraq’s new tanks. They would immediately become the most advanced tanks in Morocco’s arsenal, alongside 200 upgraded Russian T-72s, 300 American M60s (150 upgraded with fully modern thermal sights), and 105 old Austrian SK-105 light tanks. There have also been unconfirmed reports of a Moroccan purchase of 150 “Al-Khalid”/ VT1A tanks from Pakistan and/or China in 2010; if true, they would slot above the upgraded T-72s, as T-80/T-90 counterparts.
The M1s provide an important addition to counter neighboring Algeria, which has long had uneasy relations with Morocco. Algeria recently ordered over 300 T-90 tanks from Russia, alongside its 325 existing T-72s, 150 old T-62s, and 270 ancient T-54/55 tanks. The M1’s protection, gun, and advanced fire-on-the move electronics place it a full tier beyond any current Russian designs, and it has been able to dominate opposing T-72 tanks in combat. If Morocco can maintain even contested control of the air, the M1s will create a potent deterrent against outside attack.
That explains the tanks’ geo-strategic usefulness, as the USA seeks to keep the peace in northern Africa, and shore up a moderate Muslim dynasty that traces its royal lineage back to Mohammed.
The Moroccan order will be equally useful on the industrial front. US Army spokesman Ashley Givens says that the US Army isn’t shutting down the Lima plant by stopping modernization and new-build orders, but it’s clear that the plant will need to rely on foreign military sale orders from countries like Egypt (M1A1 new), Iraq (M1A1-SA new), Saudi Arabia (M1A2S upgrades), and now Morocco (M1A1-SA rebuilt) until 2017. in a statement to The Toledo Blade, Ms. Givens said:
“This production ‘pause’ of U.S. tanks will allow the Army to focus its limited resources on the development of the next generation Abrams tank instead of building more of the same M1A2 SEPv2 tanks [link added] that have exceeded their space, weight, and power limits.”
So far, Congress hasn’t agreed, funding additional M1 modernization work in order to keep the plant busy. As America’s fiscal situation bites harder, a sizeable book of foreign orders could cause them to change that calculus.



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Valerio escribió:Estimado Medal, las pilas Duracell, ¿no están prohibidas por los Convenios de Ginebra?.Mauricio escribió:Mazal Tov
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josex escribió:Entonces la fuerza aerea marroquí va a quedar asi:
-24 F-16 Block 50/52
-27 Mirage F1 ASTRAC
-24 F-5 TIII
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Morocco has requested 200 refurbished M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks (MBT) from the United States, as well as ammunition and training, according to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). If the sale is approved by Congress, which is usually a formality, the surplus US Army MBTS will be overhauled and enhanced to the M1A1 Special Armor configuration before delivery. The acquisition of the US and Chinese tanks will allow Morocco to retire much of its existing tank fleet, which ... - 2012/06/20 00:00:00
http://jdw.janes.com/public/jdw/mideast_africa.shtml




mma escribió:si a mi lo que me extraña es que se queden con 40 aviones de dos versiones distitnas, con armamento, repuestos, motores y personal incompatibles entre ellas. Todavia si me dijeras que son biplazas tira que te va pero, ¿para que haces algo por el estilo?
Por eso digo que lo único que se me ocurre es que, por ahora, el programa no está terminado y van a convivir los dos modelos pero en un futuro cercano, en cuanto acabe, solo van a quedar los modernizados.
josex escribió:¿ El misil MICA ira para la marina marroquí ( MICA VL ) o tambien para la fuerza aerea marroquí ?
si mal no recuerdo el MICA ( para aeronaves ) es un equivalente del AIM 120A


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