The Indian Army has accepted an improved version of the Arjun main battle tank (MBT), designated Arjun MK1-A, for service following a month-long validation trial in the Indian state of Rajasthan, ...

The Defence Acquisition Committee of the Defence Ministry on Tuesday granted an 'Acceptance of Necessity', paving the way for the Army to acquire 118 Arjun Mk-1A tanks in a deal worth Rs 8,400 crore.

Key Point: The Arjun tank was trapped for decades in a development death spiral, and the end product is correspondingly mediocre. In the mid-1970s, India began development on a totally new, advanced ...

Defence ministry has placed an order with Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi for supply of 118 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) Arjun Mk-1A for the Indian Army. The order, worth Rs7,523 crore, will provide ...

An Indian Army battle tank Arjun demolishes an enemy bunker during Indian Army Exercise Sudarshan Shakti in Barmer distrcit in Rajasthan on December 5, 2011.Exercise Sudarshan Shakti displayed the ...

NEW DELHI, May 21 (UPI) -- The future of the controversial Indian-made Arjun tank has been secured after the army placed an order for another 124 units. The latest order is in addition to a previous ...

The Indian military is seeking to develop a broader range of unmanned ground vehicles, including one based on a main battle tank. The Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, an arm of ...

The decision to produce an indigenous Indian tank was made in 1972, shortly after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. In the mid-1970s, India began development on a totally new, advanced main battle tank ...

Five Mk-1A t tanks will be delivered within 30 months, followed by 30 tanks every year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over a prototype of the Arjun Mk-1A tank to army chief General Manoj Mukund ...

New Delhi [India], February 23 ANI): Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Main Battle Tank Arjun Mark1A to the nation, the Defence Ministry on Tuesday is all set to clear the ...