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Amid a modernisation drive, the Army is borrowing from air‑force practices by converting T‑72 tanks into remotely operated vehicles using IP‑based interfaces. The aim is to deploy these tanks within a manned‑unmanned teaming (MUM‑T) framework, where crewed and uncrewed assets operate together to multiply combat power. The Army is seeking domestic partners to digitise the…
The Indian Army first inducted the T-72 tank in 1978. At the time, the tank was perhaps the most advanced armoured fighting vehicle in the world. It was armed with a powerful 125 mm gun, featured sophisticated fire-control systems, had a very low silhouette that made it difficult to target, and offered a favourable power-to-weight…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to enhance the Indian Army’s minefield breaching capability, the defence ministry on Tuesday signed contracts worth nearly Rs 975 crore for the procurement of critical equipment for T-72 and T-90 tanks.The contracts with defence PSU Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Private Ltd are for…
BENGALURU: The Indian Army has completed the installation of Thermal Imaging Fire Control Systems (TIFCS) — an Indo-Israeli technology developed in Bengaluru — on 96 of its T-72 tanks, with the systems clearing firing validation trials before induction.The T-72 remains one of the mainstays of the Army’s armoured fleet. Upgrades such as thermal imaging and…
