Russian Media said Ukraine Stop to Threaten

According to Russia's "periscope" website April 24 reported that, during the Peru, SITDEF International Defense Technology Exhibition held on 15-19 May this year, the Russian T-90S and the Netherlands used the "Leopard-2A6 main battle tanks fierce competition in order to gain access to the Peruvian military orders.

At present, the Russian defense export company has been made to the recipe application, T-90S exhibitors and demonstration; Netherlands also have the same idea. It is reported that the the Netherlands project plan to Peru sell 54 second-hand Leopard-2A6 ", priced at between $ 250-290 million (due to the different services, the price will vary).

As for the T-84 "fortress" tanks also want to enter the Latin American market of Ukraine, this does not intend to send its latest exhibition.

　　In recent years, Peru has been seeking to upgrade its armored forces modernization. The secret military active duty 249 T-55 main battle tanks in the 1970s were purchased from the Soviet Union, has been all out of date, of which only 28% of the tank with combat capability. Secret military had requested the Government to purchase a number of performance beyond the Chilean Army "Leopard-2A4 new tank. Previously, the secret government had decided to buy Chinese-made MBT-2000 tanks, but because Ukraine has banned the export tank engines produced by the the Kharkov Male Stanishev engine factory installed, resulting in secret in the sides of the transaction end in abortion.

China is trying to sell installed in Ukraine 6TD2 engine, due to the Ukrainian side protested, the secret government eventually canceled the deal with China to Peru MBT-2000 tanks. Chinese-made tanks, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Ukrainian special export company wrote to the Secretary Department of Defense, said China's export MBT-2000 tanks move in violation of the previous agreement of Ukraine and China, the Ukrainian side will not be exported to Peru engine. Secretariat National Defense Commission, after receiving a warning from Ukraine, the final decision to abandon plans to purchase MBT-2000 tanks. Lack of access to the Chinese side to ensure the engine warranty, Peru finally returned five MBT-2000 tanks had arrived in Peru for testing. China had thought that Russia played an inglorious role in this process: Russia had promised to share with the Ukrainian side a share of the arms market in Latin America, and the Ukrainian side to the name of the protection of intellectual property rights to prevent Peru from purchase MBT-2000.

Analysts pointed out that Russia is currently full advantage of their influence in Ukraine, so that the latter came forward to obstruct China's entry into the South American arms market potential. Russian military expert Vladimir Yevgeny Jeff believes that China lost Peru tank contract to a certain extent by the effects of warming in the relationship between Russia and Ukraine. He pointed out that perhaps because Russia worried that China erosion of the share of the arms market in South America, but also in order to restore the military-technical cooperation between Russia and Ukraine.

Due to problems in the Tank Engine, originally opposed the purchase of Chinese tanks Peruvian Army ultimately found Peru to buy a new tank should be elected from the T-90S, T-84 or "Leopard-2A6. The local media had quoted military sources as saying that now the most popular Russian-made T-90S, because of its advanced technology, and the price should be lower than the competitors.

Although it is not clear that the Peruvian Government intends to purchase a new tank for the military to finance much money, but decided to purchase a new tank to replace the old T-55's will show that, the secret Government is aware of the advantages of the Chilean Army "Leopard-2A4 tanks . Perhaps Buy 100 used as the Chileans to Germany in April this year, "Leopard-2A5 and purchase for active duty 200 Leopard-2A4 upgrade to the level of" Leopard-2A5 "accessories, the Peruvian government procurement of new tanks willingness to be further strengthened.

In fact, the Russian side of the proposed conditions more favorable than in 2009: Russia's offer not only lower, but also agreed to transfer a series of technical, recipe maintenance to reduce the overhead of the T-90S tanks.

　　It is reported that Peru will eventually purchase of 80-140 new cars main battle tanks. (Compass)

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