Arujn battle tank veteran new chief of combat vehicles unit

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Apr 30 2018 | 9:25 PM IST

V Balamurugan, a senior scientist with Combat Vehicles Research and Developemnt Establishment unit here, with hands on experience in key projects like the Arujn Main Battle Tank, today took over as its director.

Balamurugan, who joined CVRDE under the Defence Research and Development Organisation on December 11 1987, has handled a number of successful projects.

These include the Arjun Main Battle Tank Mark-I and Arjun Main Battle Mark-II, a defence release said here.

"He has successfully conducted many DRDO and user trails at Rajasthan deserts and played a vital role in transferring the technology of Arjun MBT to stakeholders, including the Heavy Vehicles Factory."

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First Published: Apr 30 2018 | 9:25 PM IST

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