India has unveiled a prototype of the new light tank Zorawar, it is designed in accordance with the requirements of the Indian Army for high-altitude areas. The developer of the tank was the Defense Research and Development Organization and Larsen and Toubro. The tank was created as a response to the Chinese Type 15 (ZTQ-15) light tanks deployed on the border with India. Previously, India considered the possibility of purchasing the Russian Sprut-SDM1 light tank, more about it in the link to the video in the comments to the video, but in the end it decided to develop its own tank. Reportedly, the experience of the conflict in Ukraine was taken into account when developing the tank. The tank weighs only 25 tons, which allows it to operate in difficult mountainous terrain. The armament of the Zorawar tank consists of a Cockerill 3105 combat module with a 105 mm cannon from the Belgian company John Cockerill and a 12.7 mm machine gun. It is alleged that modular armor is used as protection, as well as active protection systems. The hull of the K-9 Vajra self-propelled gun may be used as a base for the tank. The Indian Army has already placed an order for 59 Zorawar tanks, and plans to purchase a total of 354 light tanks in the future.
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Zorawar light tank was developed in record 2 years time
The box-like structure is a drone launcher. The total weight of the tank is just 25 tons, making it preferable for deployment in the difficult, long, and mountainous terrain of the India-China border.
What drones is it expeced to launch?
They keep adding pictures of the T-90M and T-90MS in those press releases. When it could be nothing further from the truth. This T-90 MK III from India does not seem to have Relikt in it. Or have the larger autoloader which can carry the latest long rod penetrators. They just "improved" the electronics in the tank.
The information regarding the type of drones it will launch is still unspecified. However, the Zorawar tank has been developed based on lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war. This suggests that the Zorawar tank is designed not only to defend itself from drones and neutralize them but also to launch drones to attack enemy tanks.