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India to acquire 400 more tanks from Russia: Report
MOSCOW, APR 7 (PTI)
India is expected to buy 400 more T-90S main battle tanks (MBT) from Russia under a deal likely to be signed soon, a media report said here today.
"In June, the state-run Uralvagonzavod enterprise will obtain a major T-90S production contract and India would receive upto 400 MBTs worth USD 900 million to USD 1 billion," financial daily 'Vedomosti' said.
Although Russia's arms exporting agency Rosoboronexport declined to comment, a source close to the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation said that Indo-Russian talks on supplying 400 T-90S tanks have made "considerable headway and the contract was likely to be signed soon".
In February 2001, India had signed a USD 700 million deal with Russia for the purchase of 310 T-90S MBTs, of which Uralvagonzavod had delivered 124 tanks, while remaining 186 were assembled at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory near Chennai from the kits supplied by the Russian defence company.
The transfer of technology contract was completed last year.
Deputy Director of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Konstantin Makiyenko told the daily that India wants to acquire another 400 T-90S tanks "to help restore balance of forces", after Pakistan, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia launched joint production of Al-Khalid MBT-2000 tanks.
Unlike standard Russian versions, the custom-made T-90S that India has been buying feature French-made equipment, including thermal imaging systems.
Well this is good news,tyhis can be used to retire the old vijayanats and t55s.
TANKS
India to acquire 400 more tanks from Russia: Report
MOSCOW, APR 7 (PTI)
India is expected to buy 400 more T-90S main battle tanks (MBT) from Russia under a deal likely to be signed soon, a media report said here today.
"In June, the state-run Uralvagonzavod enterprise will obtain a major T-90S production contract and India would receive upto 400 MBTs worth USD 900 million to USD 1 billion," financial daily 'Vedomosti' said.
Although Russia's arms exporting agency Rosoboronexport declined to comment, a source close to the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation said that Indo-Russian talks on supplying 400 T-90S tanks have made "considerable headway and the contract was likely to be signed soon".
In February 2001, India had signed a USD 700 million deal with Russia for the purchase of 310 T-90S MBTs, of which Uralvagonzavod had delivered 124 tanks, while remaining 186 were assembled at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory near Chennai from the kits supplied by the Russian defence company.
The transfer of technology contract was completed last year.
Deputy Director of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Konstantin Makiyenko told the daily that India wants to acquire another 400 T-90S tanks "to help restore balance of forces", after Pakistan, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia launched joint production of Al-Khalid MBT-2000 tanks.
Unlike standard Russian versions, the custom-made T-90S that India has been buying feature French-made equipment, including thermal imaging systems.
Well this is good news,tyhis can be used to retire the old vijayanats and t55s.
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