Monday, 7 November 2016

India acquires 464 T-90 tanks

Livefist has informed that the Indian MoD's Defence Acquisition Council has approved the acquisition of 464 T-90 tanks. There had been rumours for a number of years but it is only now that a contract has been signed.

The variant to be acquired is probably T-90MS, the latest. The acquisition is due to delays in local production. India has a license to produce 1000 vehicles but production has not met the target.

 Indian T-90.

The T-90 has become one of the most successful tanks of its era, and more than 2000 have been sold. It probably won't be the last sale, as Iraq, Syria and Lybia -amongst other countries- are interested.

These are the current operators:

- Algeria: 305 T-90SA and a license for 200
- Azerbaijan: 94 T-90 (contract signed in 2013)
- Turkmenistan: 40 T-90SA
- India: Contracts for 310, 330, 347 and 464 in different conditions T-90. License for another 1000.
- Russia: ~500; 120 acquired in the 90s y 369 later on.
- Uganda: 44 (no proof)

Total: 2390+ 1200 in licenses.

References:

https://twitter.com/livefist (contract confirmation)

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