India conducts trials on its Arjun MBT India MBT Arjun Mark II Army

[praveen007]

JODHPUR (PTI): The defence establishment of the country will be keeping a close watch as India's Main Battle Tank Arjun Mark II, which can fire missiles to destroy long range targets, goes through trials in the dessert environs of Pokharan.
The pre-induction trials, which started Saturday, are about the efficacy of scientific and technological up gradation of features of Arjun II, which is under developmental phase. "Such trials will be undertaken quite frequently till the time it is handed over to the Army," said Col SD Goswami, Defence spokesperson.
Weighing 62 tonnes each, the Army has placed
an order for 124 such tanks at a cost of Rs 5,000
crore.
DRDO is working on Arjun Mark II at the CVRDE
(Combat Vehicles Research & Development
Establishment) with an immediate task of
demonstrating it to the user and ensure the
delivery of the first batch comprising 30 tanks by
2013-14.
One of the vital features of the tank is that a
missile can be fired from it to destroy long range
targets and bring down helicopters. It is also
equipped with a panoramic night vision.
The tank will also have an automatic target
tracking system, which will add to accuracy while
firing on a moving target.
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India conducts trials on its Arjun MBT - Brahmand.com

 

[Abingdonboy]

I thought this started earlier, maybe misreported. Hopefully some pics will emerged of MkII so we can see the modifications for our selves.

 

[IND151]

DRDO has said Arjun Mk2 wont fire LAHAT.

then what ATGM it will fire?

 

[Laughing_soldier]

DRDO has said Arjun Mk2 wont fire LAHAT.

then what ATGM it will fire?

Indian laser guided anti tank missile CLGM

Source: jamwal, BR

 

[LiberalAtheist]

Indian laser guided anti tank missile CLGM

Source: jamwal, BR

is that man portable? and can it be air launched? i thought CLGM was a air launched munition

 

[LiberalAtheist]

why doesn't Indian Army buy 1,000+ Arjun MK2 tanks to replace ancient T72 tanks who are blind night fighters??? is it because IA is corrupt?

and to anybody that knows what APS will Arjun use? i think we should with Israeli Trophy or Iron fist

 

[IndianArmy]

why doesn't Indian Army buy 1,000+ Arjun MK2 tanks to replace ancient T72 tanks who are blind night fighters??? is it because IA is corrupt?

and to anybody that knows what APS will Arjun use? i think we should with Israeli Trophy or Iron fist

First of all T-72 Up gradation is underway, L&T has got the contract If I am correct. And as far as APS, DRDO has its own APS program which has been in testing for a long long time.

2.Active Protection System (for Arjun) Warhead Based on EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PROJECTILE (EFP)

( From the paper by Sarbjit Singh, TBRL, Chandigarh, dss 2010)


In short, this warhead works like a shotgun shell , forming a circle of 6-7 jets of molten metal travelling @ mach 6, destroying the incoming ATGM.





DETAILS:


TBRL have developed a multi EFP based warhead for APS. Such a warhead with suitable detection system mounted on MBTs, command control bunkers and important installations provides protection from antitank rockets/missiles including
top-attack Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM).

The detection system incorporates the solutions for use of multi-functional millimeter radar with “instant” scanning of all protected sector to detect and track antitank targets.

Protective ammunition is housed in silo sections arranged around the turret.


A systematic study for development of multi EFP based warhead capable of destroying incoming Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) at a safe distance of 20-30m from the intended target has been carried out.

A warhead of 190mm diameter has been designed using 7 numbersof liners of 45 mm diameter.

All seven liners were formed into EFPs which perforated 10mm mild steel target plate kept at 5 m distance. A total number of seven holes were recorded on the target within 550mm scatter.


Test Setup

Result! (See the shotgun pattern!)

 

[LiberalAtheist]

First of all T-72 Up gradation is underway, L&T has got the contract If I am correct. And as far as APS, DRDO has its own APS program which has been in testing for a long long time.

is this one used on the Arjun MK1 currently in service?

 

[IndianArmy]

is this one used on the Arjun MK1 currently in service?

A few speculations have erupted though.

 

[LiberalAtheist]

A few speculations have erupted though.

it looks like the Russian Arena

 

[IND151]

it looks like the Russian Arena

i also think so. the image shows that APS is short in height and broad in width, just like arena.

 

[RPK]

Limited technical trials with some major and minor improvements on Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun Mark-I, as part of MBT Arjun Mark-II, have been carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in the deserts of Rajasthan.

Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared the proposal for placement of indent for 124 Nos. of MBT Arjun Mark-II on Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi, Chennai. Placement of indent by the Army on Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is being further processed.

The likely estimated cost of each MBT Arjun Mark-II with ail major/minor improvements will be approximately Rs.37 crore.

The first batch of MBT Arjun Mark-II is likely to be productionised by 2015. This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Naveen Jindal in Lok Sabha today.

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