New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has started trials of indigenously developed light tank, Zorawar. According to ANI sources, the development trials of Zorawar have already started and the DRDO is expected to hand it over to the Indian Army for further testing by April this year.
The light tank was earlier supposed to be delivered to the Indian Army by December for trials in deserts and high-altitude locations but due to engine supply delays from Germany, the project has been delayed. The light tank is being built with the help of private company L&T (Larsen and Toubro).
The Indian Army will also be holding a competition for buying 295 more light tanks under a different programme, for which six to seven firms are offering their light tanks.
The mega project is being fully supported by the Indian Army, which is working with private sector firms to produce world-class weapon systems. The light tank project is being undertaken by the Indian Army to improve its mobility and manoeuvring abilities in the Ladakh sector, where the Chinese have also brought in their light tanks in large numbers.
DRDO is working with L&T on the project to build the 25-tonne light tank, which would be capable of moving fast and easily in the high mountainous terrain. The project would be undertaken under the Make in India initiative.
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