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K2 Black Panther: World’s ‘Most Expensive’ Main Battle Tank The K2 Black Panther tank, which weighs 55 to 61 tons, strengthens the South Korean tank force that currently relies on the K1 and K1A1 tanks and the Russian-made T-80 in dealing with the advance of the North Korean army’s tank armor. Due to the presence of its neighbors to the north, South Korea must constantly be prepared for the possibility of warfare. Kim Jung-un, the leader of North Korea, regularly feels the need to show that provocative actions could occur at any time, and South Korea has responded by creating a fierce military that uses updated vehicles and weapons. Among those is the K2 Black Panther main battle tank (MBT). The K2 costs a whopping $8.5 million per unit. Each unit thus represents a significant investment in South Korean defense capabilities. South Korea’s K2 Black Panther main invulnerable tank has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the  world ’s most expensive main battle tank....

The F-35 stealth fighter sure is expensive , but when a weapon like this is so dominant it won’ t come cheap . And it seems not the F-35 now has a new trick up its sleeve: it can help ĸιll cruise missiles, as explained by an expert: In a recent training exercise, an F-35A showed off its data collection and targeting skills by helping a Patriot air defender system destroy a practice cruise missile. This shows that the U.S. Army and Air Force can work together for missile defense in an interesting partnership showing off two advanced systems. This is the first time the Patriot and F-35A have acted together for a common goal. What Transpired? The test happened on June 15 in Palau – a Micronesia nation in the western Pacific Ocean. The air defense system was an older PAC-2 model that consisted of two launchers. It was the first time a Patriot and F-35A displayed their mettle in a live-fire exercise outside of the United States. The target was a drone masquerading as a cruise m...

While sales of other aircraft lines were moderate or even shaky, but Dassault Aviation’s “Phoenix of the Sky” Rafale had a bumper crop with a number of “terrible” contracts and a lot of great deals. Thanks to its superior features, Rafale “expensive as hot cakes” On May 4, Egypt announced that it had signed a deal with France to buy 30 Rafale aircraft for $ 4.5 billion (about 150 million each). This contract through a financing loan with a minimum term of 10 years helps Egypt surpass India and Qatar as the largest buyer of Rafale from France. Egypt signed the first contract for $5.9 billion in February 2015 for 24 Rafale aircraft (8 single-seaters, 16 two-seaters, about $245 million each), Meteor and Strom shadow missiles, with loans financed up to 50% by French banks. Egyptian Air Force Rafale aircraft Egypt’s latest deal comes just four months after Greece confirmed a $3.01 billion contract for 18 Rafales (including ωεɑρσռs), including six new and 12 used. will be obtained fr...

As Japan’s largest amphibian and the second largest in the world, ShinMaywa US-2 is particularly impressive for transport, it has no duty to carry goods but to serve another job. In the current period, only a few countries in the world are capable of designing and manufacturing seaplanes, and Japan is one of them. At this time, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are using ShinMaywa US-2 multi-role seaplanes. A total of 6 aircraft of this type are in operation. The sixth seaplane was purchased for 12 billion yen in 2013, nearly $156 million. At such a price, US-2 can be classified as the most expensive seaplane in the world. The development of the US-2 took eight years to complete. With the Shin Meiwa US-1A fleet introduced in the 1970s beginning to reach the end of its service life, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force attempted to obtain funding for a replacement in the 1990s, but could not obtain enough to develop an entirely new aircraft. In October 1996, ShinMaywa was...