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Polish tank with India
Indian BEML has signed an agreement with Polish OBRUM to participate in the construction of a light tank - mobile platform next-generation battle.
An agreement was signed yesterday at the exhibition DEFEXPO-2010. According to the President of BEML, VRS Natarajana, the project will be based on a program implemented by OBRUM (Polish XXI century chariot of fire). Indian requirements include the possibility of transporting the vehicle to the area of the battlefield in a helicopter overhead. Tank in the Indian version is to be manufactured by BEML.
OBRUM BEML also has support in other ventures, including construction engineering vehicle based on Arjun tank, renovation and modernization of tanks T-72 and the modernization of BMP-2. Technical security design of the car-based Arjuna is to be coordinated by CVRD (Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment), Chennai, and funded by the Indian defense projects agency, DRDO.
It is worth noting that the DEFEXPO-2010 offer of Indian participation in the modernization of tanks T-72 introduced a U.S. company Raytheon. The Indian side in this venture would have to represent the company Larsen & Toubro. Americans would have to supply electronic components, and L & T would handle the assembly.
BEML also signed an agreement with the Slovak Tanaxem on the construction of armored vehicles for use in anti-terrorist operations and przeciwpartyzanckich. Slovaks are to provide cannon, which will be assembled in India, BEML will produce the fuselage of the vehicle.
During DEFEXPO-2010 BEML has announced the opening of a new plant in Palakkad in Kerala. There will be air launched production industry group. BEML has invested in the company 2.6 billion rupees (about $ 50 million).
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