IOC: 2005
Total Production: 124
Total Program's Cost: INR17.6 billion
Unitary Cost: INR141 million
Production Cost: INR17.6 billion
Origin:India
Contractor/s:
Indian Ordnance Factories
Description:
The Arjun Main Battle Tank (MBT) has been developed to provide enhanced survivability, lethality and fire on the move capability to Indian armored units. It is an indigenous development started in 1971 with some parts supplied by foreign corporations. Externally the Arjun MBT looks like Germany's Leopard 2 A4 and Japan's Type 90 MBTs.
The Arjun MBT features a 120mm main gun, one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, and a 12.7mm machine gun. It is powered by a single MTU multi-fuel diesel engine rated at 1,400-hp. Arjun's crew comprises only 4-man: commander, gunner, loader and driver.
The Arjun entered service with the Indian Army between 2000-2005/2006. An initial order was placed for more than 120 (124? or 130?) Arjuns with subsequent orders anticipated. The Arjun total production remains doubtful due to reported performance shortfalls and T-90s acquisition by India in the later 1990s. The Indian Army took delivery of five tanks in 2005 with another nine tanks being ready for delivery in May 2007. The remaining Arjun tanks are expected to be delivered to the Indian Army by 2009.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 4
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 120 mm
Dimensions: Height 2.3 m, Length 10 m, Width 3.5 m
Weights: Max Weight 59,000 kg (130,071 lb)
Performance: Cross Country Speed 11 mps (22 kt), Max Range 200 km (108 nm), Top Speed 20 mps (39 kt)
Power: Power 1,400 shp
Operators
India / 124
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
India / 124