The foundation stone was laid for a project to overhaul T-72 and T-90 tanks in Jabalpur, with an estimated cost of Rs 472 crore. The project aims to ensure timely availability of overhauled tanks for the Indian Army.
On August 27, 2026, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav performed the Bhoomi Pujan for the T-Series Tanks Overhaul Project at Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur. This project, under Mini Ratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL), aims to create overhauling facilities for T-72 and T-90 tanks with an estimated cost of Rs 472 crore. The Army requires 230 tanks to be overhauled each year, and the Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi, currently has the capacity to overhaul 150 tanks annually.
In his address, Raksha Mantri described the project as a testament to India’s growing technological prowess & industrial capabilities. He emphasised that while the nature of warfare is changing with the advent of drones, precision-guided weapons, missiles, satellites, artificial intelligence and cyber warfare, the relevance of tanks has not diminished but evolved.
Raksha Mantri pointed out that the Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi, has supplied around 4,400 tanks to the Indian Army over the past four decades. He expressed hope that AVNL, with 25 years of experience in overhauling T-72 and T-90 variant tanks, will set new benchmarks for quality, productivity, innovation, and global competitiveness in the years to come.
The facilities at Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur have been envisaged to overhaul 80 tanks per annum to ensure timely availability of overhauled tanks to the Indian Army, further boosting its operational readiness.
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