Twitterati amazed seeing T-72/T-90 Hybrid on Indian roads
Source: IDRW
It has a T90 Bhishma Turret On a T72M1 Ajaya Hull which is also equipped with an Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) developed by DRDO, a new hybrid of two main battle tanks was seen while it was on a test run at the dedicated track at the CVRDE facility in the Avadi.
Indian Army still operates around 1700 T-72M1 MBTs in its Arsenals and will be retiring 700-800 older lots in the next few years that are being replaced by the more modern T-90 and Arjun Mk1A MBTs. Indian Army is already has floated tenders for 1700 Future Ready Combat Vehicles (FRCVs) that will eventually replace all T-72s fleet from 2030 onwards.
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It has a T90 Bhishma Turret On a T72M1 Ajaya Hull which is also equipped with an Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) developed by DRDO, a new hybrid of two main battle tanks was seen while it was on a test run at the dedicated track at the CVRDE facility in the Avadi.
India’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) is upgrading 1000 Indian Army’s T-72M1 Ajeya main battle tank (MBT) force with a new V-46-6 engine, based on Russian design, that has a 780 hp capacity along with that it will also be getting a new fire control systems, reactive armor, fire detection, and suppression systems, as well as new communication and navigation systems under the Combat Improved Ajeya program, code-named Project Rhino.What Seems To Be Modified T90 Bhishma Turret On T72M1 Combat Improved Ajaya Hull Which Is Covered By ERA MK1, The Modification Can Be For Various Reasons But Most Probable One Can Be The Upgrade Of T-72M1, Since T90 Turret Makes The Best Upgrade Of Existing T-72M1 Tanks.
— 𝗞𝗨𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗜𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗦 (@Kunal_Biswas707) March 6, 2022
This is not the first time CVRDE has experimented with upgrades for the T-72 tanks, last time CVRDE had developed Tank-Ex that had a T-72M1 (Ajeya) Chassis and the turret and weapon system of the Arjun MBT, but it was rejected by the Indian Army. T-72M1 MBTs form the second line of defense after 1200 T-90 in the Indian Army’s Armoured strike formation and dated weapon system has been the cause of worry due to advancement in the anti-tank weaponry across the border.https://t.co/5398b8588m @Kunal_Biswas707 @alpha_defense @DefenceDecode interesting combo either t72 hull with t90 turret or t72 era on t90 hull??? pic.twitter.com/8pK1zWguLD
— Anurag Thakuria (@AnuragDelta) March 6, 2022
Indian Army still operates around 1700 T-72M1 MBTs in its Arsenals and will be retiring 700-800 older lots in the next few years that are being replaced by the more modern T-90 and Arjun Mk1A MBTs. Indian Army is already has floated tenders for 1700 Future Ready Combat Vehicles (FRCVs) that will eventually replace all T-72s fleet from 2030 onwards.
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