The Indian Ministry of Defence has awarded Rosoboronexport a $248-million contract to deliver modern engines for the army’s T-72 Ural main battle tanks.
Under the terms, the Russian state-owned arms developer will provide 1,000 horsepower engines to New Delhi’s Soviet-era vehicles.
The military currently operates about 2,500 tanks that are fitted with its legacy 780 horsepower engines since the fleet’s production in the 1970s.
Part of the agreement is the transfer of technology from Rosoboronexport to India’s state-run Armoured Vehicles Nigam Ltd. for licensed manufacturing of the new equipment, according to Reuters
India; Army selects Russian 1,000hp engines for T-72 tanks upgrade