DRDO unveils light tank ‘Zorawar’
Hajira (Gujarat), July 6
In a major boost to Indian forces deployed opposite China in Ladakh, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and private sector firm Larsen and Toubro (L&T) are at advanced stage of trials of the indigenous light tank — ‘Zorawar’.
DRDO chief Dr Samir V Kamat today reviewed the project’s progress at the L&T plant at Hajira in Gujarat.
The tank is testimony to Indian progress in indigenous manufacturing. Initially, 59 tanks will be provided to the Army. The Indian Air Force can supply two tanks at a time in its C-17 class transport aircraft as the tank is light and can be run at high speeds in mountain valleys.
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