<p>Briefing reporters BEML Chairman and Managing Director V R S Natarajan said that the tie-up, in the form of a MoU signed during the DefExpo, would also target the Army’s tenders for overhaul and upgrading of its vintage T-72 tanks that would be worth about Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 15,000 crore.<br /><br />Auxilliary power<br />The upgrade would include auxiliary power unit for the tanks’ air conditioners and communication equipment and a 1,000-hp engine to provide its greater mobility.<br />Under the agreement, BEML and Obrum would jointly work on projects such as armoured recovery and repair vehicles for the indigenous Arjun tanks, auxiliary power unit for T-90s, armoured personnel carriers, 155-mm tracked guns and BMP-II upgrade for the Army.<br /><br />“The project for development of ARRV for Arjuns is promoted and coordinated by Chennai-based armoured vehicle research unit CVRDE and funded by the DRDO.BEML will also invest in the project, as it is expected to be the nodal agency for production and supply of the ARRVs,” Natarajan said.<br />Press Trust of India</p>
<p>Briefing reporters BEML Chairman and Managing Director V R S Natarajan said that the tie-up, in the form of a MoU signed during the DefExpo, would also target the Army’s tenders for overhaul and upgrading of its vintage T-72 tanks that would be worth about Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 15,000 crore.<br /><br />Auxilliary power<br />The upgrade would include auxiliary power unit for the tanks’ air conditioners and communication equipment and a 1,000-hp engine to provide its greater mobility.<br />Under the agreement, BEML and Obrum would jointly work on projects such as armoured recovery and repair vehicles for the indigenous Arjun tanks, auxiliary power unit for T-90s, armoured personnel carriers, 155-mm tracked guns and BMP-II upgrade for the Army.<br /><br />“The project for development of ARRV for Arjuns is promoted and coordinated by Chennai-based armoured vehicle research unit CVRDE and funded by the DRDO.BEML will also invest in the project, as it is expected to be the nodal agency for production and supply of the ARRVs,” Natarajan said.<br />Press Trust of India</p>