Thailand accepts first Oplot tanks
Thailand completed the technical acceptance of 49 Oplot main battle tanks on 5 November.
Manufactured by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (KMDB) in Ukraine the acceptance followed a full trials programme with five tanks, which will now be delivered to Thailand where they will undergo further trials.
According to a statement from Ukrspecexport, the Ukrainian export authority, once the second set of trials is completed the tanks will be classed as fully delivered with a value in excess of $200 million.
Thailand is the first and currently only export customer for the Oplot, and this order effectively
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