512 Army Base Workshop in Pune to establish Armoured Recovery Vehicle workshop

The Ministry of Defence, Govt of India has floated interest to augment existing facilities at Indian Army’s 512 Army Base Workshop to execute overhaul and major repairs of Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) VT-72B and ARV WZT-3. 512 Army Base Workshop is located in Pune, India and has been overhauling T-55 tanks and ICV BMP I/II. [...]

85 MBT Arjun Tanks have been issued to the Indian Army

Indian defense minister today said that 85 MBT Arjun Tanks have been issued to the Army. He said that “keeping in view the production capacity for MBT Arjun Tanks and strategic considerations, the Government is also exercising the option for modernising T-72 tanks instead of total replacement of these tanks on completion of their life [...]