Defence Ministry inks Rs 1,560 crore deal you obtain 47 bridge laying tanks


The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on tuesday inked a cope with Heavy vehicles factory, a unit of Armoured car Nigam restricted, for procurement of forty seven T-seventy two Bridge Laying Tanks (BLTs) for the indian military, officers said.



The settlement, worth Rs 1,560.52 crore, changed into signed by using the senior officials of MoD and HVF/AVNL inside the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh in Delhi.


The indigenously-developed T-72 BTL is deployed to launch bridges during offensive and defensive operations carried out by means of the militia. The system, weighing round forty nine tons with a seating potential of 3, performs a crucial position in bridging operations for tanks and armoured military cars, enhancing battlefield mobility and offensive abilities.


"This project reinforces India's dedication to self-reliance in defence production and is expected to significantly decorate the operational capability of the indian army," a senior reliable said.


in keeping with a government statement, the recent deal, being a purchase (Indian-Indigenously Designed developed and synthetic), will provide impetus to the Make-in-India initiative in defence. "This assignment will even play a pivotal role in boosting the general financial system and increasing employment avenues within the usa," the assertion brought.


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