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Russia redesigns T-14 Armata tank specifically for India with advanced features
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News18•14-10-2026, 12:45
Russia redesigns T-14 Armata tank specifically for India with advanced features
- •Russia has offered to redesign its state-of-the-art T-14 Armata tank to meet the Indian Army requirement for a next-generation Main Battle Tank.
- •The proposed upgrades include drone jammers, a hard-kill protection system, modular design, and increased ammunition storage capacity.
- •Russia is willing to jointly develop a more powerful engine and integrate India indigenous DATRAN-1500HP engine along with local production.
- •The Indian Army is evaluating options to replace its aging T-72 tanks as part of its future tank program requiring over 1700 tanks.
- •Challenges such as high cost, reliability, limited proven capability, and competition from DRDO and private companies remain key factors.
Key Questions Answered
Russia has offered to redesign the T-14 Armata tank for India by integrating drone jammers, a hard-kill protection system, a modular design, and increased ammunition storage capacity for longer munitions.
Russia is willing to replace the tank's standard engine with India's indigenous DATRAN-1500HP engine, with talks of collaboration involving the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment.
Indian Army officials have expressed concerns regarding the tank's high cost, limited proven operational capability, and the fact that Russia itself has not inducted it on a large scale.
