Arjun
Country: IndiaManufacturer: DRDO / ARDE
«Arjun Mk 1A»
Main battle tankIndia2004In service
Indian main battle tank developed by DRDO and inducted from 2004, armed with a 120 mm rifled gun; the heavier Mk 1A was ordered in 2021. Weight differs significantly between versions and is left blank.
Main battle tank
ID — ARJUNIndia · Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi (design by DRDO CVRDE)
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Identity
- Designation
- Arjun
- Alias
- Arjun Mk 1A
- Manufacturer
- Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi (design by DRDO CVRDE)
- Country
- India
- Category
- Main battle tank
Production & service
- Introduced
- 2004
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
- Operators
- India
Specifications
- Combat weight
- —
- Crew
- 4
- Main armament
- 120 mm rifled gun
- Secondary armament
- —
- Engine
- MTU MB 838 Ka-501 diesel, 1,400 hp (Mk 1)
- Power-to-weight
- —
- Max road speed
- —
- Operational range
- —
- Length / width / height
- —
- Protection
- —
- Amphibious
- —
Historical profile
The Arjun had a long development from the 1970s; it serves in limited numbers alongside the Indian Army's T-72 and T-90 fleets.
Variants
Arjun Mk 1Arjun Mk 1A (ordered 2021)
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