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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