Armyâs First Order For Arjun Mark 1A Tanks Could Be Its Last: ReportÂ
by Swarajya Staff - Feb 15, 2021 01:25 PM
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In Tamil Nadu yesterday (14 February), Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the first Arjun Mark 1A tanks, a much upgraded version of the indigenously-developed Arjun main battle tank (MBT), to the Indian Army.
The Mark-1As handed over to the Indian Army in Chennai, nearly three months after Prime Minister Modi rode on an Arjun tank near in Rajasthan, are part a long-cleared order for 118. Officials at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) believe this order for 118 Arjun Mark-IAs will be the Indian Armyâs last order for the 68-ton indigenous tank, a report in
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Arjun MK-1A (Vinod DX9)
In a big boost for the domestic defence manufacturing sector and the capabilities of the Indian Army, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will be dedicating to the nation tomorrow (14 February) the latest version of Arjun Mark1A battle tank which has been developed indigenously by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), reports
Economic Times.
PM Modi will be dedicating the first unit of the latest version of the Arjun tank at the Avadi-based tank production unit of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) s Heavy Vehicles Factory in Chennai.
The development comes as the Defence Ministry in a recent high-level-meeting had cleared the induction of 118 Arjun Mark1A tanks worth about Rs 8,400 crore to add to the strengths of the Indian Army.
New Delhi: In yet another boost for "Make in India" in defence sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Main Battle Tank Arjun Mark1A to the
The Arjun tanks will form two regiments in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army
New Delhi:
In yet another boost for Make in India in defence sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Main Battle Tank Arjun Mark1A to the nation on Sunday.
In a high-level meeting, the Defence Ministry recently cleared the induction of 118 Arjun Mark1A tanks into the Indian Army which will cost around Rs 8,400 crore and add to the strength of the force in land warfare. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be dedicating the latest version of the Arjun tank to the nation on February 14 in Chennai at the tank production facility in Avadi, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officials told ANI.