Arjun News & Discussions

[nitesh]

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News

Army falls for Arjun, induction by month-end
Ajay Banerjee
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 6
In what may be considered as a fillip for the country’s indigenous production of defence equipment, the first-ever fleet of Indian-made Arjun battle tanks would be inducted into the Army by February end.

A total 45 tanks would form this armoured regiment and the first order of tanks is expected to arrive within next three weeks. In the first phase, 18-20 tanks would be handed over to the Indian Army by the heavy vehicle factory, Avadi, Tamil Nadu. Already, about 85 tanks are in various stages of production.

Notably, the induction is coming almost 36 years after India announced its programme to build own tanks, and the process was laced with glitches and delays.

The tanks would be available at the Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACCS), Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, where training of personnel would be carried out. It would take a few months more before the Arjun is actually deployed in one of the armoured corps on field duties. It is likely that the deployment could be the Indo-Pak border where a majority of the 59 tank regiments of the Army are deployed.

The induction is coming despite stiff opposition from within the armed forces, which tested the tank to the hilt and agreed only after various parameters were met. Defence Minister AK Antony stood his ground and made it clear that the 58-tonne Arjun would be inducted, as it was working fine.

Well-placed sources in the government said the tanks earlier had to be handed over by January end, but the deadline was extended by a month. Sources in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) confirmed that the tanks were ready for shipment and handing-over to the Army.

Rather, the move implies that the induction would be carried out without waiting for the much-awaited comparative trials of the indigenous Arjun tanks with Russian-made T-90s, as had been desired by the DRDO.

 

[nitesh]

New engine test facility at Avadi CVRDE- Engineering-Ind'l Goods / Svs-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

New engine test facility at Avadi CVRDE
7 Feb 2009, 1810 hrs IST, Balasubramanian, ET Bureau

A new state of the art engine test facility has been set up at combat vehicles research and development establisihment (CVRDE) at Avadi in Chenai. CVRDE is an important sstablishment under DRDO dedicated towards design and development of armoured fighting vehicles for the Indian Army.

Dr. A. Sivathanupillai, a distinguished scientist and chief controller (R&D) NS & ACE, DRDO Hqrs. Delhi inaugurated the new facility. It has two test cells capable of testing the engines up to 1500 KW and 800 KW power respectively

Speaking on the occasion, he said the other programmes of CVRDE for developing battle management system and creation of a simulation facility for main battle tank incorporating the high-tech features are progressing steadily and called upon one and all to continue the sustained hard work for their success. S Sundaresh, an outstanding scientist, director CVRDE Avadi Chennai was present on the occasion.

 

[kokkaborra]

ARJUN IS A FAIL AND FLOP INDIAN TANK.I HAD READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT HIM THAT HIS ENGINE WARMUPS VERY EARLY AND HE COULD NOT COMPAIR TO THE PAKS ALKHALID AND ALZARRAR THAY ARE PROFESSIONALS.
INDIA SHOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT HIS TANK TECNOLOGY ONCE AGAIN.


MANY THANKS:

 

[proud_indian]

thanks a lot for ur concern

we will definaitly try our best to pass it to our defence ministry.

 

[CrazyEagle9]

I think we don't need to worry about chinese quality tanks :--
look this video....

Lolzz.....How can that tank even fire straight..?????

Al-Khalid,Al-Zarrar both are based on chinese technology...then according to this video..we can see how they are....they can do every thing, except firing straight....Lolzz.....

And remember that..this Type-99 in video is the latest tank of china... while Al-Khalid and Al-Zarrar are based on even older chinese Type-90 and Type-59 tanks...

So, don't need to worry about joint development of china-pakistan also...
I hope JF-17 is not of same quality..like that chinese tank in video..

Any one has similar video about ARJUN Gun stabilization..???

sorry for off topic.

Let my friends from pakistan keep dreaming that they have world class tanks..

 

[CrazyEagle9]

Here I have found a documentary of Arjun. You will notice the difference between type99 clearly.

Thanks..Man....But I was asking about Gun Stabilization video for Arjun.

 

[CrazyEagle9]

Arjun tank gets vote of support from Indian Army chief-India-The Times of India

Arjun tank gets vote of support from Indian Army chief

NEW DELHI: In a reversal of the Indian Army's stand on the indigenous main battle tank (MBT) Arjun, which has been 37 years in the making, army
chief General Deepak Kapoor has written to the defence ministry appreciating the tank's performance.

The army chief's letter has come months before the MBT Arjun, which India has been trying to manufacture indigenously for more than three decades, is headed for head-to-head 'comparative trials' with the Russian T-90 tanks that the army currently operates.

"The army chief for the first time has appreciated Arjun tank for performing well. In a letter written earlier this year he said that the tank was subjected to the most strenuous of tests and it performed 'admirably well'," a defence ministry official told IANS on the condition of anonymity.

The letter from the army chief came after last year's winter trials of the tank, which has already cost the exchequer Rs.3.5 billion ($71.7 million). The stand is a complete u-turn as the army had made it clear that it would buy no more than the 124 Arjuns it has contracted for because it is unhappy with the tank on various counts.

The Defence Research & Development Organisation's (DRDO) demand for the comparative trials of the two tanks is being seen as a desperate bid to save the Arjun as it would need to manufacture at least 500 tanks to make the project feasible.

"The defence ministry had been pushing for the joint trials for the past one-and-a-half-years but people in the military set up were not too keen," the official added.

A reluctant army had also said that the Arjun can at best remain in service for five to 10 years while it is looking 20 years ahead and needs a futuristic MBT.

However, the defence ministry, which has been putting thrust on the indigenisation of the defence industry, wanted to see the project through.

On Feb 11, Defence Minister A.K. Antony had expressed his happiness on the Arjun tank becoming "a reality". "We have seen light at the end of the tunnel," Antony had said speaking of the project.

The tank has been mired in controversy with the army last year having told a key parliamentary panel that the Arjun failed to deliver at the winter trials conducted in the Rajasthan desert in 2007. The army said that many improvements would have to be carried out before it was satisfied with the tank.

Adding fuel to the proverbial fire, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh hinted at the possibility of "sabotage" during the 2007 winter trials.

The Indian Army laid down its qualitative requirement (QR) for the Arjun in 1972. In 1982, it was announced that the prototype was ready for field trials. However, the tank was publicly unveiled for the first time only in 1995.

Arjun was originally meant to be a 40-tonne tank with a 105 mm gun. It has now grown to a 50-tonne tank with a 120 mm gun. The tank was meant to supplement and eventually replace the Soviet-era T-72 MBT that was first inducted in the early 1980s.

However, delays in the Arjun project and Pakistan's decision to purchase the T-80 from Ukraine prompted India to order 310 T-90s, an upgraded version of the T-72, in 2001.

 

[LCA]

This is a good move by army.

As i said earlier if arjun perform well in trials then lot of question will be raised,means further delay and controversy.

Finally, we will see the step by step induction and development of arjun tank,like LCA.

 

[wangrong]

I think we don't need to worry about chinese quality tanks :--
look this video....

5S-tARDgbt0[/media] - China PLA Type 99 VS Japan JGSDF Type 90 MBT Ability Battle


Lolzz.....How can that tank even fire straight..?????

Al-Khalid,Al-Zarrar both are based on chinese technology...then according to this video..we can see how they are....they can do every thing, except firing straight....Lolzz.....

And remember that..this Type-99 in video is the latest tank of china... while Al-Khalid and Al-Zarrar are based on even older chinese Type-90 and Type-59 tanks...

So, don't need to worry about joint development of china-pakistan also...
I hope JF-17 is not of same quality..like that chinese tank in video..

Any one has similar video about ARJUN Gun..???

sorry for off topic.

Let my friends from pakistan keep dreaming that they have world class tanks..

1、YouTube - China PLA Type 96 VS Japan JGSDF Type 90 MBT Ability Battle

2、Type 96 has not opened bistable

 

[wangrong]

Type 96





Type 98

 

[wangrong]

Type 99




Type 99 A1


Type 99A2

 

[Bull]

Indigenous MBT Arjun gets vote of support from Indian Army Chief

New Delhi, Feb 19: In a reversal of the Indian Army's stand on the indigenous main battle tank (MBT) Arjun, which has been 37 years in the making, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor has written to the Defence Ministry appreciating the tank's performance.

The Army Chief's letter has come months before the MBT Arjun, which India has been trying to manufacture indigenously for more than three decades, is headed for head-to-head 'comparative trials' with the Russian T-90 tanks that the Army currently operates.

"The Army Chief for the first time has appreciated Arjun tank for performing well. In a letter written earlier this year he said that the tank was subjected to the most strenuous of tests and it performed 'admirably well'," a defence ministry official told reporters on the condition of anonymity.

The letter from the Army Chief came after last year's winter trials of the tank, which has already cost the exchequer Rs.3.5 billion ($71.7 million). The stand is a complete u-turn as the army had made it clear that it would buy no more than the 124 Arjuns it has contracted for because it is unhappy with the tank on various counts.

The Defence Research & Development Organisation's (DRDO) demand for the comparative trials of the two tanks is being seen as a desperate bid to save the Arjun as it would need to manufacture at least 500 tanks to make the project feasible.

"The Defence Ministry had been pushing for the joint trials for the past one-and-a-half-years but people in the military set up were not too keen," the official added.

A reluctant Army had also said that the Arjun can at best remain in service for five to 10 years while it is looking 20 years ahead and needs a futuristic MBT.

However, the Defence Ministry, which has been putting thrust on the indigenisation of the defence industry, wanted to see the project through.

On Feb 11, Defence Minister A.K. Antony had expressed his happiness on the Arjun tank becoming "a reality". "We have seen light at the end of the tunnel," Antony had said speaking of the project.

The tank has been mired in controversy with the army last year having told a key parliamentary panel that the Arjun failed to deliver at the winter trials conducted in the Rajasthan desert in 2007. The army said that many improvements would have to be carried out before it was satisfied with the tank.

Adding fuel to the proverbial fire, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh hinted at the possibility of "sabotage" during the 2007 winter trials.

The Indian Army laid down its qualitative requirement (QR) for the Arjun in 1972. In 1982, it was announced that the prototype was ready for field trials. However, the tank was publicly unveiled for the first time only in 1995.

Arjun was originally meant to be a 40-tonne tank with a 105 mm gun. It has now grown to a 50-tonne tank with a 120 mm gun. The tank was meant to supplement and eventually replace the Soviet-era T-72 MBT that was first inducted in the early 1980s.

However, delays in the Arjun project and Pakistan's decision to purchase the T-80 from Ukraine prompted India to order 310 T-90s, an upgraded version of the T-72, in 2001.

IANS

 

[nitesh]

That's good news finally army is gaining confidence.

 

[silent warrior]

The Army Chief for the first time has appreciated Arjun tank for performing well. In a letter written earlier this year he said that the tank was subjected to the most strenuous of tests and it performed 'admirably well'.
it is a good news ...
Arjun was originally meant to be a 40-tonne tank with a 105 mm gun. It has now grown to a 50-tonne tank with a 120 mm gun.
i m hopefull now we can see one the best tank in large scale..

 

[24*]

lets face it....ARJUN IS A FLOP ...37 YEARS IN MAKING! Its time to move on