Indian Battle Tanks

Tanks are huge combat vehicles that can travel over any type of terrain. This powerful vehicle that travels on tracks has a cannon that can destroy an entire area. It is built in such a way that it cannot be damaged in any attack. The British army was the first to use tanks. It was during the First World War. The bazooka is a weapon used to destroy tanks. The Arjun and Vyjayanta are battle tanks developed indigenously by India. Battle tanks for the Indian Army are manufactured at the Heavy Vehicles Factory in Avadi, Madras. The Bhishma and Ajeya are tanks that India purchased from Russia.

◆ Arjun: Arjun is a main battle tank developed indigenously by India. It was manufactured at the Heavy Vehicles Factory in Avadi. The Arjun Mark II is a tank of the Arjun series. This is the battle tank of the Indian Army. These can travel over extremely difficult terrains and are equipped with ammunition and a machine gun. The Arjun Mk 1A is a battle tank that was indigenously built by DRDO and handed over to the Indian Army in February 2021.

◆ Vijayanta: Vijayanta is the first tank indigenously developed for the Indian Army. It became part of the armed forces in the 1970s.

◆ Bhishma: Bhishma is a T-90 model tank purchased from Russia.

◆ Ajeya: Ajeya is a T-72 model tank purchased from Russia.

◆ Muntra: Muntra is India's first indigenously built unmanned tank. The Muntra tank was developed at CVRDE in Avadi, Chennai. This is a research center under DRDO. Three types of tanks have been developed for three types of purposes: military reconnaissance (Muntra S), mine detection (Muntra M), and use in times of biological and nuclear attack (Muntra N).