PM Modi hands over army to Arjun Tank with infallible target, know its features

- 118 advanced Arjuna tanks will be included in the army

Chennai, Ta. Sunday, February 14, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, on Sunday. Where he has handed over the key of the battle tank Arjun (MK-1A) to Army Chief General MM Narvane to make the Indian Army more powerful. Along with this 118 advanced Arjuna tanks will be included in the army. So let us know the features of Swadeshi Arjun Tank ...

The Prime Minister also acknowledged the salute of the state-of-the-art tank at an event in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. The design and development of this indigenous tank has been done by the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) War Vehicle Research and Development Foundation. This modified version of the Arjun Tank, made entirely in India, has the ability to penetrate infallible targets to further strengthen the Indian Army's ground capability.

Reddy praised the designers

DRDO chairman G. Arjun, who designed the Arjun tank. Satish Reddy has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to dedicate Arjun MK-1A to the country. Reddy, who also serves as defense research and development secretary, said the new version has 71 new features that make it one of the best tanks in the world. It may be mentioned that the decision to include 118 advanced Arjuna tanks in the Army was approved at a meeting of the Ministry of Defense recently.

The peculiarity of the Arjuna tank

DRDO has greatly increased the fire power capacity of Arjun Tank. Arjun Tank has a new technology transmission system so that he can easily find his target. It is able to move forward easily by moving the mines that have been spread on the battlefield. It also has special sensors to prevent chemical attacks.

The final batch of the Arjun series

118 Arjun Mark-1A Tank will be the final batch of this series. In fact, the Indian Army considers the Arjun tank to weigh about 68 tonnes as a problem. It cannot be deployed especially in the inaccessible areas of Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh against China. For such locations, the Army has declared the need for a light tank weighing 20 to 25 tons and a medium tank weighing 30 to 50 tons.