![]() ![]() India’s adversaries both Pakistan and China have already inducted state-of-the-art tanks, which are technologically advanced and have a mix of medium weight as well as Light Tanks with high power to weight ratios. To meet any operational requirements, these can be deployed rapidly. The Army also wants the light tank to be amphibious, so it can be deployed across riverine regions and even the Pangong Tso Lake in Eastern Ladakh.Īlso Read: Defence projects under Make-I, Make-II get approval Light tanks for Indian Army to be made in India ![]() It has been designed in such a way that it will be able to operate in varying terrain from High Altitude Area, island territories as well as marginal terrain. He had served under Jammu’s Raja Gulab Singh, who according to officials is known as the ‘conqueror of Ladakh’. ![]() This project of Light Tanks has been named after Zorawar Singh Kahluria, who was a military general. All you want to know about Project `Zorawar’ Adding, “An active protection system is designed to protect vehicles from anti-tank guided missiles and projectiles away from combat vehicles. And also loitering munitions, with an active protection system,” said the source quoted above. “These Indian Light Tanks (ILT) should be armed with Artificial Intelligence (AI), integration of tactical surveillance drones which will provide a high degree of situational awareness. This is the first step to get the project started. These tanks are to be deployed in High Altitude Areas (HAA) to counter Chinese deployment of similar armoured columns along the LAC.Īccording to sources in the defence and security establishment, next month the Indian Army which has already finalized its Staff Quality Requirements (SQR) will approach the Ministry of Defence for the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN). In 2021, the Indian Army had issued a Request for Information (RFI) for procuring 350 Light Tanks with a weight of less than 25 tonnes – with a margin of 10 percent and same fire power as the regular tanks. Bharat Forge gets nod for defence participation ![]()
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