Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hand over the first indigenous Arjun Mark – 1A Main Battle Tank (MBT) to Army Chief General MM Narwane during a ceremony in Chennai on Sunday. This tank has been developed by DRDO. Significantly, after celebrating Diwali with the jawans on the Jaisalmer border last year, when the Prime Minister Modi took a ride on the Arjun tank, then there were indications of the completion of the long pending Arjun MK-1A tank soon. At the same time, he also gave a clear message of ‘Local for Vocal’. In the same way, there are many more.
The way to formally order for the production of the last batch of Arjun MBT will be cleared
With this, the way will be cleared for formally ordering the final batch production of Arjun MBT worth Rs 6,600 crore. Main Battle Tank (MBT) with Arjun Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) DRDO has a multi-laboratory program, which houses the main laboratory. It is a state-of-the-art tank with superior fire power, high maneuverability and excellent safety. Twelve MK1 prototypes of the MBT Arjun have been manufactured and their performance tests have provided satisfactory results. Some of the breakthroughs achieved by CVRDE during the development of MBT Arjun are in the engine, transmission, hydropneumatic suspension, suspension, hull and turret and gun control systems.
PM Modi rode this tank with soldiers in Diwali celebrating Diwali
The Arjun tank has been designed by DRDO’s Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE). DRDO Chairman G Satish Reddy will hand over the first Arjun Mark – 1A to Prime Minister Modi. The tank will be constructed by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) heavy vehicle factory Avadi. The first batch of five MBTs will be handed over to the Army within 30 months of the signing of the contract with the government.
The Arjun battle tank is a completely indigenously built Arjun tank in the Indian Army for the first time in 2004. At present, the army has two regiments of 124 Arjun tanks, which are deployed on the Indo-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer. When Prime Minister Modi visited the Longewala border of Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) bordering Pakistan with Diwali Mana in November, the Arjun tank he rode was the same This improved version of the MK-1A.
After this, the way for the order of Rs 6,600 crore Arjun MBT will be cleared
The Defense Acquisition Committee (DAC) of the Ministry of Defense approved an order of Rs 6,600 crore for 118 Arjun MK-1A tanks in 2014, but the order was not placed. The project was therefore in limbo since 2015 Because the military focused on ordering Russian T-90 tanks. After this, in 2019, the army also ordered about 14 thousand crore rupees for 464 T-90 to Russia. The Arjun Mark-2, developed in 2012, was named Arjun Mark-1A in 2018. At the same time, the army was asked to fulfill all the requirements like main gun and missile firing capability. Now the upgraded version Arjun Mark-1A has completed all the tests in 2020, after which the order from the government is now awaited.
The Main Battle Tank (MBT) is a multi-laboratory program of DRDO with Arjun Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), which houses the main laboratory. It is a state-of-the-art tank with superior fire power, high maneuverability and excellent safety. Twelve MK1 prototypes of the MBT Arjun have been manufactured and their performance tests have provided satisfactory results. Some of the breakthroughs achieved by CVRDE during the development of MBT Arjun are in the engine, transmission, hydropneumatic suspension, suspension, hull and turret and gun control systems.
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