Iraq unveiled a new home-made tank called "Kafil-1", which is a greatly modified and modernized version of the old tanks, which were in the Iraqi army's arsenal of Soviet-made T-55s (T-55). , And the Chinese Type-59.

The American “Forbes” magazine (FORBES) reported on a report published by the Belgian site Army Reconnect, which specializes in military industries (Army recognition) that the tank Kafeel-1 has the advantage of having a new smaller tower and more modern interactive shields to protect its crew from RPGs or missiles. Anti-tank missiles, a very important feature of the type of battles that the Iraqi army fights, and a remotely controlled machine gun.

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It also includes a heavy machine gun and grenade launchers, and its chassis has become more "interactive" and includes additional armor panels.

The US M-1 Abrams tank used by the Iraqi army in the war against ISIS (Getty Images)

According to local media, Iraq benefited from the experience of the war against ISIS, and studied the foreign tanks available in the country, such as the American M1A1M tank, where the ammunition is located in a special isolated compartment behind the tower and under the hull.

The tank "Kafeel-1" is equipped with the latest military technology, and has a comprehensive panoramic view that covers a 360-degree angle and removes blind spots from the binoculars, which the enemies especially exploit in city battles to target the tank.

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The new Al Kafil-1 tank has established Iraq as one of three tank producers in the Middle East alongside Iran, with the Al Karrar, and Israeli with the Merkava series.

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It has a modern daytime vision camera with a vision range of 14 km, produced by the American company Flair, which is the farthest detection range compared to any tank used in the Middle East, in addition to multiple other cameras on the electric tower and all areas of the body.

Iraq currently has more than 318 combat tanks (Getty Images)

By modernizing this type of tanks, Iraq is seeking to deal more appropriately with the type of threats that its forces are likely to face in the foreseeable future, after it has extended its life and used what were otherwise very old tanks.

According to the data of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Iraq possesses more than 318 combat tanks.