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Arjun (Sanskrit: अर्जुन) is a main battle tank developed by India's largest defense contractor, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), for the Indian Army. The tank is named after Arjun, one of the main characters of the Indian epic poem, the Mahabharata. The delays and failures in its development from the 1990s to the 2000s prompted the Indian Army to order vast numbers of T-90S tanks from Russia to meet the defense needs that the Arjun had been expected to fulfill.

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  • Arjun (tank)
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  • Arjun (Sanskrit: अर्जुन) is a main battle tank developed by India's largest defense contractor, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), for the Indian Army. The tank is named after Arjun, one of the main characters of the Indian epic poem, the Mahabharata. The delays and failures in its development from the 1990s to the 2000s prompted the Indian Army to order vast numbers of T-90S tanks from Russia to meet the defense needs that the Arjun had been expected to fulfill.
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Number
  • 124(xsd:integer)
Speed
  • Road Cross country
Secondary Armament
  • HCB 12.7 mm AA MG
  • Mag 7.62 mm Tk715 coaxial MG
Name
  • Arjun MBT
Type
Caption
  • Arjun MBT conducting driving test on sand berms
Unit Cost
  • US$3.8M
primary armament
pw ratio
  • 26(xsd:integer)
Manufacturer
Armour
  • steel/composite Kanchan armour.
Engine
  • MTU 838 Ka 501 diesel
production date
  • 2004(xsd:integer)
design date
  • March 1974–present
engine power
  • 1400.0
Suspension
is vehicle
  • yes
Variants
transmission
  • Renk epicyclic train gearbox, 4 fwd + 2 rev gears
Crew
  • 4(xsd:integer)
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  • Arjun (Sanskrit: अर्जुन) is a main battle tank developed by India's largest defense contractor, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), for the Indian Army. The tank is named after Arjun, one of the main characters of the Indian epic poem, the Mahabharata. The delays and failures in its development from the 1990s to the 2000s prompted the Indian Army to order vast numbers of T-90S tanks from Russia to meet the defense needs that the Arjun had been expected to fulfill. The Arjun features a 120 mm main rifled gun with indigenously developed APFSDS ammunition which has capability of defeating superior armor, one 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, and a 12.7 mm machine gun. It is powered by a single MTU multi-fuel diesel engine rated at 1,400 hp, and can achieve a maximum speed of and a cross-country speed of . It has a 4-man crew: commander, gunner, loader and driver. Automatic fire detection and suppression, and NBC protection systems are provided. All-round anti-tank warhead protection by the newly developed Kanchan armour is claimed to be much higher than available in present third generation tanks. In March 2010, the Arjun was pitted against the T-90 in comparative trials and performed well. Subsequently the Army placed an order for an additional 124 tanks on May 17, 2010.
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