The Indian Army’s T-72 tank fleet is to be modernised, instead of being completely terminated upon completion of their life span, Defence Minister A K Antony has said.

“The army intends to retrofit / upgrade these tanks (T-72) to enhance their mission reliability and life expectancy,” Antony confirmed.

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The army recently placed an order to acquire 124 indigenously built Arjun main battle tanks (MBTs) and has received 85 Arjun MBTs to date, according to Brahmand.

The Russian-built T-72 tanks were acquired from Russia over 30 years ago and 1,600 tanks are currently operated by the Indian Army.

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