Brain dead German government destroying their own defense industry further, specially when they are trying to revamp their industry due to Russian threats.
Absolute morons.
The main contracts we know for 2024 are
$1.6 bil contract for 24 JF-17 Block 3s
$339 mil contract for 48 Nora B-52 NG
70 L-45 Dita
and these are the only publicly known ones, many other deals we don't know about
thanks to that 100mm cannon and engine placement the infantry have to fit like sardines
BMP-3 is a good fire support vehicle, however as an infantry carrier its extremely crap, Bradley is superior for the actual infantry carrying job
plus the TOW launcher enables it to deal better with actual...
I don't believe the 400 number, Azerbaijan generally doesn't buy such strategic weapons in such massive quantities, does Turkey itself even have 400 SOMs?
Azerbaijan Air Force personnel in Pakistan undergoing training in preparation of deliveries, Air Force is estimated to have 24 JF-17 Block 3s on order.
NGAD program was put on pause in the summer for about half a year due to changing requirements
"The design concepts and requirements for NGAD are already “several years old,” Kendall explained, and new threats are evolving so quickly that those design requirements may now be outdated. NGAD was...
thats exactly why LM and NG wasn't selected, United States wants to maintain multiple producers for national security instead of relying on 1 or 2 contractors.