Seeking to do away with shortages and provide the required firepower to tank regiments to destroy enemy armoured forces, the Indian Army is looking to procure around one lakh rounds of specialised ammunition for the T-90 and T-72 battle tanks of the force
NEW DELHI,(Pakistan Point News - 30th Jan, 2018 ) Seeking to do away with shortages and provide the required firepower to tank regiments to destroy enemy armoured forces, the Indian Army is looking to procure around one lakh rounds of specialised ammunition for the T-90 and T-72 battle tanks of the force. A proposal in this regard would be put up before a high-level meeting of the defence ministry headed by defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman for final approval, government sources told Mail Today.
The ammunition planned to be acquired by the Army is the FSAPDS (Fin Stabilised Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot) used by T-90 and T-72 tanks which can be fired to destroy the enemy tanks and infantry combat vehicles. These are the most important ammunition for a tank as they are used for tank-to-tank battles in war times as heavy rounds can only destroy tanks. Generally, the particular ammunition is in short supply in the force as it is used for practice and is acquired only through the import route by the force.
Attempts have been made to get them manufactured in India as well in one of the ordnance factories but it seems the project has not made much progress. The one lakh rounds to be procured by the Army after the Defence Acquisition Council approval are expected to help in maintaining the mandatory inventory to be in stock for fighting a 10-day intense war with adversaries. To help in fast acquisition of war fighting equipment, the government has also significantly enhanced the financial powers of the armed forces along with increasing the financial powers of the forces under the Narendra Modi-led NDA government. The Navy and the Air Force also acquired a large number of ammunition used by them and several contracts were signed with foreign countries including air to air missiles from Russia.
