India to procure 800 barrels from Russia under rs 1,500 crore deal
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Aug 29, IRNA -- Seeking to address the issue of bursting barrels of Army tanks due to ammunition, the government is planning to replace them with canons of T-90 tanks in collaboration with Russia.
T-72 tanks, the mainstay of the Indian armoured fleet, are facing problems with their ammunition as they sometimes burst in the barrel and 200 such cases have been reported causing concern in the Army.
The Defence Ministry is planning to replace the barrels of the T-72 tanks with the ones fitted in the T-90 tanks.
Under the plan, around 800 barrels are to be procured from Russia under a deal expected to be worth around rs 1,500 crore, pti reported quoting government sources. The issue is expected to be taken up for discussion during the high-level talks between India and Russia during the visit of Defence Secretary Radha Kant Mathur to Moscow next week, they said.
The Army informed the government and the Parliamentary Committee that over a period of time, there have been 200 such accidents.
In terms of the numbers, the T-72 tanks are the backbone of the Indian armoured fleet and have undergone several upgrades since their induction to be able to fight effectively in the battlefield.
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