Ahead of PM Modi's visit, Russia says armour-piercing tank rounds to be made in India

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The “Mango” projectiles that will be made in India are designed to be fired from the guns of T-72 and T-90 tanks which India’s land forces use, Russia’s vast state-owned Rostec corporation said in a statement read more

Russia’s vast state-owned Rostec corporation said on Thursday that its weapons export unit had organised the production in India of armour-piercing rounds for Russian-made battle tanks.

Rostec issued its statement ahead of a July 8-9 visit to Russia by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin.

The “Mango” projectiles that will be made in India are designed to be fired from the guns of T-72 and T-90 tanks which India’s land forces use, Rostec said.

“The rounds allow you to hit modern tanks equipped with combined protection. Various modifications of these combat vehicles are in service with India,” it said in its statement.

Rostec said it also had plans to localise the production of gunpowder in India as part of the Indian government’s drive to have more foreign goods made in India.

Moscow has long supplied the Indian military with equipment.

acatanpot on July 4th, 2024 at 19:41 UTC »

Please for the love of god READ THE ARTICLE - this is about licensed domestic Indian production of Russian munitions IP FOR INDIAN DOMESTIC DEFENSE NEEDS

Nowhere is there any mention of Indian production being exported to Russia, this is literally the same thing India has done with Russian IP since the 1960s, why in the world is everyone here losing their minds?

Nomad1900 on July 4th, 2024 at 16:33 UTC »

This will be a good platform for the Indian defense industry to battle test their new toys.

Consistent-Figure820 on July 4th, 2024 at 14:54 UTC »

SS: Russia’s vast state-owned Rostec corporation said on Thursday that its weapons export unit had organised the production in India of armour-piercing rounds for Russian-made battle tanks. Rostec issued its statement ahead of a July 8-9 visit to Russia by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin. The “Mango” projectiles that will be made in India are designed to be fired from the guns of T-72 and T-90 tanks which India’s land forces use, Rostec said. “The rounds allow you to hit modern tanks equipped with combined protection. Various modifications of these combat vehicles are in service with India,” it said in its statement. Rostec said it also had plans to localise the production of gunpowder in India as part of the Indian government’s drive to have more foreign goods made in India. Moscow has long supplied the Indian military with equipment.