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Army explores procurement of 350 light tanks for mountainous terrain after border standoff with China SECTIONS Share Synopsis The Army on Thursday issued an initial Request for Information (RFI) to vendors for the procurement of 350 new-generation light tanks, less than 25-tonne in weight, in a project under the “Make in India ethos” with requisite transfer of technology. Disengagement of tanks between India & China south of Pangong Tso in February. (This story originally appeared in on Apr 23, 2021)The Army is now exploring the possibility of procuring 350 light tanks, which can also be transported by air, to augment its firepower in high-altitude areas in the backdrop of the continuing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh. ....
Disengagement of tanks between India & China south of Pangong Tso in February. NEW DELHI: The Army is now exploring the possibility of procuring 350 light tanks, which can also be transported by air, to augment its firepower in high-altitude areas in the backdrop of the continuing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh. The Army on Thursday issued an initial Request for Information (RFI) to vendors for the procurement of 350 new-generation light tanks, less than 25-tonne in weight, in a project under the “Make in India ethos” with requisite transfer of technology. The Army had managed to deploy its heavier Russian-origin T-90S and T-72 main-battle tanks (which weigh between 40 to 50 tonne each) in eastern Ladakh, with some of them even being taken up the Rezang La-Rechin La heights in the Kailash Range to the south of Pangong Tso in end-August last year. ....
According to the RFI, the Navy plans to keep the helicopters with ground-support equipment for five years. This lease will also include all maintenance support ashore, including performance-based logistics (PBL) and training of air crew and maintenance crew during the term of the lease, the Navy said in the RFI. The original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) or authorised leasing firms or government-sponsored export agencies are eligible for participation in the bidding process, in accordance with the norms of defence acquisition procedure, the Navy said. It said the helicopters will have to be in the weight category of five tonnes and below and should be able to perform a range of activities while operating from the ships of the Indian Navy and ashore in day and night. ....
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