Defence Ministry places order for 118 tanksThe MBT Mk-1A is a new variant of Arjun Tank designed to enhance fire power, mobility and survivability, infused with 72 new features and m...
23 Sep, 2021, 07.18 PM IST
Defence ministry clears Rs 13,700 crore local projectsThe Defence Acquisition Council has also decided that all capital acquisition contracts, other than design and development projects, must b...
24 Feb, 2021, 12.59 AM IST
Defence Ministry all set to clear over Rs 6,000 crore Arjun Mark 1A tank for Indian ArmyThe tank has been fully designed and developed by the DRDO in close coordination with the Indian Army. 118 tanks would be joining the fleet...
23 Feb, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
PM Modi to dedicate Arjun tank to the nation on Sunday, Indian Army to get 118 latest tanksIn a high-level meeting, the Defence Ministry recently cleared the induction of 118 Arjun Mark1A tanks into the Indian Army which would be ...
15 Feb, 2021, 01.45 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi hands over indigenous Arjun main battle tank to Indian ArmyAt a function, he also accepted a salute by the state- of-the-art tank, indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured by DRDO's Combat...
14 Feb, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Improved home-grown Arjun tanks still await Indian Army orderThe DRDO, however, is confident that the Rs 6,400 crore indent to produce the indigenous tanks will be placed on the Heavy Vehicles Factory...
14 Dec, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
India’s warhorse T-90S tanks crash out of 19-nation contestThe Army swears by the T-90S “Bhishma” tanks, which are being licensed produced in India after the first 657 were imported for Rs 8,525 cro...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.31 PM IST
Army, DRDO fight it out again over Arjun and futuristic tanksThe force already has 122 Arjun Mark-I tanks, with the bulk of them being grounded at present due to major technical and maintenance proble...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.15 PM IST
Army’s requirement of ‘theatre-wise’ tanks and vehicles could face development and logistical issuesArmy Chief General Bipin Rawat at a seminar on ‘Future Armoured Vehicles India 2017’ held here said that armoured vehicles must have the ca...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.37 PM IST
Necessary changes made to main battle tank Arjun Mark II: DRDOArjun will have a better gun barrel with an equivalent firing charge (strength of the barrel to sustain firing) of 500 rounds against the T...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.36 PM IST
Final trials of indigenous Arjun Mark II tank in AugustAfter the trials are completed successfully, the tank would be ready for induction into the force by the beginning of next year.
25 Jul, 2013, 08.27 PM IST
- Army set to place order for 248 more Arjun main battle tanks
The much-maligned Arjun Main Battle Tank is poised to get a fresh lease of life, with the Indian Army set to order 248 more of India’s firs...
06 Jul, 2011, 10.36 AM IST
- Army set to place order for 248 more arjun main battle tanks
The order, which could be placed in late-2011 itself, will come as a huge boost to the Arjun production line at the Heavy Vehicles Factory ...
06 Jul, 2011, 03.32 AM IST
- Saraswat asks military to be realistic
VK Saraswat asked the country's military to come up with 'realistic requirements'.
03 Jun, 2011, 04.37 PM IST
- Fresh orders for Arjun tank as it outmanoeuvres Russian T-90
The Army has placed a fresh order for 124 Arjun main battle tanks (MBTs), imparting a major impetus to the over three-decade-long DRDO prog...
18 May, 2010, 01.37 AM IST
- Army places fresh order for 124 more Arjun tanks
Army on Monday placed fresh order for additional tanks.
17 May, 2010, 06.49 PM IST
- Arjun tanks do well but Army still keen on Russian T-90S
The Arjuns have done `quite well' in the long-awaited battle with the Bhishmas. The Army, however, continues to favour the Bhishmas over th...
26 Mar, 2010, 08.56 AM IST