Team Chabuk-National Desk : Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Here, Prime Minister Modi has handed over the key of the battle tank Arjun (MK-1A) to the Chief of Army Staff General MM Narwane to make the army more powerful. With this, 118 advanced Arjun tanks will be added to the army. Let’s say that the unique feature of the Arjun tank built indigenously by the target…
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hands over the Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane pic.twitter.com/XpYrM2ZLXB
— ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2021
He also accepted the salute of this state-of-the-art tank at a function held in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. The design of this state of the art tank manufactured by the Defense Vehicle Development Organization (DRDO), the Warfare Vehicle Research and Development Establishment, has been designed and developed indigenous. The target of this improved version of the completely indigenous built Arjun tank is being said to be infallible, which will further strengthen the Indian Army’s on-ground firepower.
— Avinash Srivastava (@go4avinash) February 14, 2021
Reddy who designed
Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) chairman G.G. Satish Reddy has praised Prime Minister Modi’s decision to dedicate the Arjun MK-1A to the country. Reddy, who also holds the responsibility of Secretary of Defense Research and Development, said that 71 additional features have been added to the new version, making it equivalent to all the best tanks in the world. Let us know that recently in the meeting of the Ministry of Defense, 118 advanced Arjun tanks were approved to be included in the army.
The best fit in #Arjun Mk-1A MBT is remote controlled NSV 12.7mm AA gun system having ~1000 rounds backed with gunnery simulator. Keep it up #DRDO. pic.twitter.com/luyi99sPoL
— Avinash Srivastava (@go4avinash) February 14, 2021
The specialty of Arjun tank
DRDO has greatly enhanced the fire power capacity of the Arjun tank. The Arjun tank has a new technology transmission system. This makes the Arjun tank easy to find its target. The Arjun tank is capable of moving smoothly by removing mines laid on the battlefield. Arjun tank has special sensors to avoid chemical attack.
Approved in 2012, first tank to be received in 2021
The purchase of 118 upgraded Arjun tanks was approved in 2012 and in 2014 the Defense Procurement Committee also released Rs 6600 crore for it. But on several sides, including its fire capacity, the army demanded improvement. Meanwhile, in 2015, the army had signed a deal to purchase 464 medium weight T-90 tanks from Russia for Rs 14000 crore. The Arjun Tank Mark-1A got the green signal in 2020 after it was upgraded on the basis of army demand.
Last Batch
118 Arjun Mark-1A tanks will be the last batch of this series. Actually, the Indian Army considers the Arjun tank to weigh around 68 tonnes. Especially against China, this tank cannot be deployed in inaccessible areas of Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. For this, the Army has required light tanks of 20 to 25 tons and medium tanks of 30 to 50 tons.
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