News Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Shiv Sharan Shukla
Updated Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:30 PM IST
Summary
The Defense Ministry on Thursday signed a contract worth Rs 1,075 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). Under this contract, the commander site of the battle tank T-90 will be retro-modified.
T-90 tank (file photo)
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The strength of the Indian Army is continuously increasing. The Defense Ministry on Thursday signed a contract worth Rs 1,075 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). According to the Defense Ministry, 957 T-90 battle tanks will be retro-modified under this contract. After this, the commander of the T-90 will be able to locate the target even at a long distance.
The Commander Sight of India’s premier battle tank T-90 is equipped with an Image Converter Tube based vision for night viewing, the ministry statement said. It is jointly developed by Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) and BEL.
The new retro-modified commander site of the T-90 tank has been fitted with a thermal imager capable of locating targets at 8 km in day and night and a Laser Ranger Finder (LRF) to accurately locate distances up to 5 km . Due to which the capability of long range targets has increased. The Defense Ministry said that the commander of the T-90 tank can locate, target and target targets with unprecedented accuracy after improving the ballistic software and LRF. can neutralize.
It is worth noting that T-90 tank is known as Bhishma in India. It has many features. This battle tank is also fitted with a smoke generating grenade launching system. Apart from this, this tank is also capable of neutralizing enemy anti-tank missiles. It also has an automatic fire protection system. This tank can carry 40 rounds of shells with it.