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IPCS Special Report 23 June 2006 ARJUN: INDIA’S MAIN BATTLE TANK (MBT) FROM T-80 TO GENERATION NEXT Mallika Joseph Assistant Director, IPCS Three decades after the first MBT-80 despite stinging criticism, the DRDO proof of concept vehicle was unveiled, has finally managed to roll out a tank five Arjun tanks, along with T 72 and that started out as a MBT-80 but T 90 tanks, will be handed over to the resulted in something equaling the top Army in June 2006. This batch MBTs of the world – Abrahms, Leclerc constitutes the first delivery of the and Leopard. order of 124 tanks placed by the A comparison of the Arjun tank’s Indian Army. While flagging off the specifications, with the acclaimed Bogie Flat Arjun Tank (BFAT) in MBTs and the best MBT in Indian Bangalore on 27 May 2006, Chief of possession (Bhishma), reveals that Army Staff General JJ Singh said that Arjun is not only on par with them, the tanks were expected to be but better than them in firing capacity inducted into the Army after the field and battle survivability. trials. The three decades that have gone into producing an MBT, that is Three key factors adjudge the quality acceptable to the Army, are dotted of any MBT. They are mobility, with adverse publicity. To begin with, weapon systems, and battle the locally developed engine failed to survivability.