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Since US Army finally chose Bell V-280 Valor, are Boeing (& Sikorsky) open to sell SB-1 Defiant for international market?
 

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Since US Army finally chose Bell V-280 Valor, are Boeing (& Sikorsky) open to sell SB-1 Defiant for international market?
Does this international costumer is willing to buy in adequate numbers to cover the development costs as well as production line costs that Boeing will sink into this project ?
 

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Does this international costumer is willing to buy in adequate numbers to cover the development costs as well as production line costs that Boeing will sink into this project ?

Blackhawk is hugely popular and used by many countries.

The fact that Defiant characteristics are much more similar to Blackhawk than Valor, could attract plenty of interest abroad.

Especially since Valor is practically designed to fulfill US Army new doctrine across Indo-Pacific, I can imagine Defiant to be more attractive than Valor for international market.

Btw, found this article with pretty much similar sentiment.

"I would be surprised if Sikorsky and Boeing give up on Defiant. There are other potential tenders on the horizon, including international ones, that could better fit its abilities over Valor."

 

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By: Lembaga Keris
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Indonesian Armed Forces officer just graduated from Sandhurst Royal military academy

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FIC 24 Tesco

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At the end of 2022, the Tesco Indo Maritim Company tested a fast boat ordered by the Indonesian Army.

This ship was ordered in 2021, named FIC (Fast Interceptor Craft) with a length of 24 meters.

Later this fast boat will be used by the Yonbekangad unit (army supply battalion).

FIC 24 specifications:

★ Maximum speed: 50 Knots
★ Cruising speed : 27 Knots
★ Crew : 5 people
★ Troops : 31 fully armed men
★ RCWS Weapons : 12.7mm and 7.62mm

At the stern, it is designed in the form of a slipway to launch 1 unit of RHIB boat or 2 units of jetski.

The FIC 24 Tesco will complement the existing TNI-AD assault ships, namely the commando KMC which is also made by PT. Tesco Indo Maritim.

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I just realized that MPF / Griffin 2 is menungging, opposed to our Harimau which is mendongak. The engineers would have reduced the space between the roadweels (and by doing so increase the space on the other end) to balance them, in case of MPF it's the front roadwheels (because it's front-heavy), for Harimau it's the back roadwheels (because it's back-heavy). Historical tanks such as T-34 and T-55 did this.

MPF surprisingly shorter than Harimau even though it's derive from Ajax IFV. And it's heavier too.
 

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