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The Russian-made Armata T-15 tank features cutting-edge technology for combat on the battlefield. Photo/Russian Defense Ministry
According to Drozhzhov, Russia could share its advanced modular Armata platform with India.
“The Russian side plans to participate in the joint development of India's main battle tank using modern Russian technology,” Drozhzhov told RIA Novosti news agency at the Aero India 2023 exhibition in Bangalore.
He added that India is considering launching an international tender for the new tanks.
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Indian media reported last year that New Delhi was seeking to acquire tanks under the Future Ready Combat Vehicle project to replace its aging fleet of Soviet-designed T-72s.
The Armata platform serves as the basis for the Russian T-14 heavy tank and the T-15 armored infantry fighting vehicle (AFI).
The same modular technology could be used for other equipment, including self-propelled howitzers. The Armata and AFI tanks were first presented to the public in 2015.
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The T-14 is equipped with a 125 mm cannon mounted in an unmanned turret. According to several reports, the tank was used in Russian military operations in Ukraine.
Moscow and New Delhi have worked together in the past to design India's BrahMos medium-range supersonic cruise missile.
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