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Main battle tank
India
Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment
1983–1996
Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (at Heavy Vehicles Factory )
Future Main Battle Tank
2004– present
141 (as of 2021)
See Variants
MK1 : 58.5 tonnes (57.6 long tons; 64.5 short tons) MK1A : 68 tonnes (67 long tons; 75 short tons)
MK1 : 10.19 metres (33 ft 5 in) MK1A : 10.64 metres (34 ft 11 in)
MK1 : 3.85 metres (12 ft 8 in) MK1A : 3.95 metres (13 ft 0 in)
MK1 : 2.32 metres (7 ft 7 in) MK1A : ~2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in)
4 (commander, gunner, loader and driver)
ERA–NERA , Kanchan armour
1× 120 mm rifled tank gun able to fire LAHAT , SAMHO , HEAT , APFSDS , HESH , PCB, Thermobaric rounds (Rate of fire: 6–8 rounds/minute, total: 42 containerized rounds)
1 × NSV 12.7mm AA MG on BEL RCWS 1 × MAG 7.62 mm Tk715 coaxial MG 12 × 81mm AT-AL smoke grenades. ( MK1 ) 16 × 81mm AT-AL smoke grenades. ( MK1A )
MK1 : MTU MB 838 Ka-501 V10 ; 1,400 hp (1,030 kW) liquid-cooled turbocharged diesel engine MK1A : DATRAN ; 1,500 hp (1,118 kW) V12 engine
MK1 : 24 hp/ton
Renk epicyclic train gearbox , 4 forward + 2 reverse gears. CVRDE automatic transmission in development
Hydropneumatic
0.45 metres (1 ft 6 in)
1,610 litres (350 imp gal; 430 US gal)
MK1 : 450 kilometres (280 mi)
MK1 : ~70 km/h (43 mph) 40 km/h (25 mph) cross country
India
Bahrain
Colombia
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 10.19 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 10.19 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Arjun (tank) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Bahrain
Colombia
IndiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Arjun. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Arjun Mk 1 Arjun Mk 1A. Service scope: Indian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 124 (Mk 1) 2 (Mk 1A). Origin: India. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
