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PM Modi hands over indigenous Arjun Main Battle Tank MK-1A to Army

Fifteen academic institutions, eight labs and several MSMEs were involved in the project

Narendra Modi, DRDO, Army tank

Prime Minister Narendra Modi rides in an Army tank at Longewala in Jaisalmer. File Photo

Press Trust of India Chennai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on

Sunday handed over to the Army the home made Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) here.

At a function, he also accepted a salute by the state- of-the-art tank, indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured by DRDO's Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment here.

Fifteen academic institutions, eight labs and several MSMEs were also involved in the project.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Feb 14 2021 | 11:58 AM IST

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