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Pradeep Kumar

15/02/21 11:29 AM IST

Tank MK-1A

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The Arjun Main Battle Tank project was initiated by DRDO in 1972 with the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) as its lead laboratory.

Objective

To create a “state-of-the-art tank with superior fire power, high mobility, and excellent protection.

How is the Mk-1A different?

  • The Mk-1A version has 14 major upgrades on the earlier version.
  • It is also supposed to have missile firing capability as per the design, but this feature will be added later as final testing of the capability is still on.
  • The biggest achievement with the latest version is 54.3 per cent indeginous content against the 41 per cent in the earlier model.
Source: Indian Express

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