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50 indigenous T-90 tanks to roll out this year
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Russia has agreed to provide India
kits for 50 T-90 Main Battle Tanks under a transfer of
technology agreement for indigenous production, which will
enable the army to raise an armoured regiment by the year-end.
"The 50 T-90 tanks would roll out soon this year, as part
of the Transfer of Technology agreement," a top Defence
Ministry official said here Friday.
"The indigenous production under technology transfer was
part of the discussion that an Indian team led by Defence
Secretary Vijay Singh had in Moscow this week," he said.
The production of 50 T-90 tanks would enable the Army to
raise an armoured regiment by the end of this year.
New Delhi had signed for 310 T-90 tanks in February 2001
in a USD 795 million deal, under which the first lot of 124
tanks were picked off the shelf and another 186 imported in a
semi-knocked-down condition for assembly in Avadi-based Heavy
Vehicles Factory (HVF) near Chennai.
In 2006, India also decided to indigenously produce
nearly 1,000 T-90s under a technology transfer agreement with
Russia to make it the backbone of its Army's armoured vehicles
strength. The indigenous production was to take place till
2020.
Last year, India placed an add-on order for additional
330 T-90 tanks, indicating it would be its MBT for the next
decade or so.
India also "reiterated commitment" to the joint Fifth
Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) and Medium Transport
Aircraft (MTA) projects with Russia, apart from indigenous
production of Invar and Konkur-M missiles, during the
high-level monitoring committee meeting this week.
"These two are extremely important projects. The FGFA
will be close to the US' F-22 Raptors in its capabilities. The
commitments on funds for the MTA project is still to be worked
out," the official said.
There were discussions on India's 2007 order for 40 Su-30
fighter aircraft that would be bought off-the-shelf from
Russia and on midlife upgrade of the existing fleet of Su-30s
bought from Russia in 1996.
Asked if the talks also included the Akula-class Nerpa
nuclear-powered submarine to India, the official said though
the matter had not come up during discussions, the accident
during sea trials of the submarine last year was "a setback"
and that the Russians had dealt with the problem.
On the Russian IL-76 platforms for the Israeli Airborne
Early Warning and Control System (AWACS), the official said
India had stressed on sticking to delivery schedules.
If IAF would get more AWACS, he said: "At the moment, not
more than the three AWACS already ordered." IAF has got
delivery of its first AWACS last week under a tri-partite deal
among India, Russia and Israel. PTI NCB
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kits for 50 T-90 Main Battle Tanks under a transfer of
technology agreement for indigenous production, which will
enable the army to raise an armoured regiment by the year-end.
"The 50 T-90 tanks would roll out soon this year, as part
of the Transfer of Technology agreement," a top Defence
Ministry official said here Friday.
"The indigenous production under technology transfer was
part of the discussion that an Indian team led by Defence
Secretary Vijay Singh had in Moscow this week," he said.
The production of 50 T-90 tanks would enable the Army to
raise an armoured regiment by the end of this year.
New Delhi had signed for 310 T-90 tanks in February 2001
in a USD 795 million deal, under which the first lot of 124
tanks were picked off the shelf and another 186 imported in a
semi-knocked-down condition for assembly in Avadi-based Heavy
Vehicles Factory (HVF) near Chennai.
In 2006, India also decided to indigenously produce
nearly 1,000 T-90s under a technology transfer agreement with
Russia to make it the backbone of its Army's armoured vehicles
strength. The indigenous production was to take place till
2020.
Last year, India placed an add-on order for additional
330 T-90 tanks, indicating it would be its MBT for the next
decade or so.
India also "reiterated commitment" to the joint Fifth
Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) and Medium Transport
Aircraft (MTA) projects with Russia, apart from indigenous
production of Invar and Konkur-M missiles, during the
high-level monitoring committee meeting this week.
"These two are extremely important projects. The FGFA
will be close to the US' F-22 Raptors in its capabilities. The
commitments on funds for the MTA project is still to be worked
out," the official said.
There were discussions on India's 2007 order for 40 Su-30
fighter aircraft that would be bought off-the-shelf from
Russia and on midlife upgrade of the existing fleet of Su-30s
bought from Russia in 1996.
Asked if the talks also included the Akula-class Nerpa
nuclear-powered submarine to India, the official said though
the matter had not come up during discussions, the accident
during sea trials of the submarine last year was "a setback"
and that the Russians had dealt with the problem.
On the Russian IL-76 platforms for the Israeli Airborne
Early Warning and Control System (AWACS), the official said
India had stressed on sticking to delivery schedules.
If IAF would get more AWACS, he said: "At the moment, not
more than the three AWACS already ordered." IAF has got
delivery of its first AWACS last week under a tri-partite deal
among India, Russia and Israel. PTI NCB
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