Arjun Mk2 – The Futuristic MBT
By (FINN) Frontier India News Network | June 25th, 2007 | Category: Defence Products Manufacturing Companies | 9 comments
Development is a continuous effort and Arjun Tank will be following the same in future. Since there are advantages of product improvements, rather than starting all over again, the Arjun MBT development will be periodic improvements as in the case of the worldwide MBT’s. Current design of the Arjun Tanks has been frozen to enable production. Arjun Tank in the next phase will see comparatively major changes. It could be called as Futuristic MBT.
As the worldwide MBT’s are getting network warfare friendly, Arjun MBT will have a logical improvement via a Battle Field Management System (BFMS). BFMS will provide information to tank commanders at different levels. This could network with helicopters or UAV’s too.
The BFMS will give the geographical location of the terrain, location of our own troops, location of enemy targets, illuminate targets, help navigation, display the health of tanks, status of ammunition holding in the tank, fuel stock etc.
As the imaging technology improves, Arjun MBT will feature an “Auto Tracker.” The auto tracker is a system based on image processing. As the gunner sight is fixed on a target, a picture analysis takes place. When the target moves, the Arjun Tank gun and the sight gets aligned with the target and move automatically keeping the target in focus. This is particularly good in cross country, when target is moving, Arjun Tank might go through bumps or twists or turns for maneuvering, but the auto tracker will not loose the sight of the target. In normal cases with T-55 and T-72, when the tanks try to negotiate an undulation or try a defensive move, the tank commander cupola is moving to acquire the target; the guns go off target. There is a crew disorientation that takes place in such conditions and the crew ends up pointing target at opposite direction. T-90S too has similar issues but is much better than the T-72 in this case. Another aspect is, the Arjun MBT turret is a heavy mass of approximately 16- 20 tons and gun mass is about approximately 2 tons. To stabilize the turret and gun is a difficult task. Currently Arjun Tank uses something called “director mode” .The top mirror of the gunner sight of Arjun Tank is independently stabilized. A computer evaluates the elevation of both top mirror and the gun as well as the angle of the turret. There is a continuous feeding of these parameters into the computer; the computer gives electronic instructions to the gun control system. Hence the Arjun Tank gunner sight is in the middle of the target even in the cross country environment. If momentarily the gun is misaligned, the firing circuit does not open and the gunner is not able to fire. Whether Arjun MBT is static, target is static or Arjun MBT is static, target is moving or Arjun MBT is moving, target is static or both Arjun MBT and target are moving; The Arjun Tank firing accuracy remains more or less the same, and achieves a very high level of accuracy.
Defensive aid like Shotra system for Arjun Tank is getting developed. An 81mm Anti-laser and Anti-thermal Screening Smoke Grenade is also going to be featured.
The Lahat missile’s laser designator module will be integrated into fire control computer.
There will not be any revolutionary physical changes on the Arjun MBT platform.
What about
1. New NERA & NxRa armor
2. Electirc traverse that the Army has asked for?
3. Indigenous and a more powerful engine?
4. Air-conditioning?
5. Sloped armor (a la Leopard 2A6?)
The director mode stabilization is somewhat dated. Are there any plans to improve this to a laser stabilization system?
This is a glimpse of major definitions of Arjun MK2. Since, no GSQR exists for this, nothing is concrete.
what about the alarming similarity between the leopard 2 and the arjun design? I’m sure it wasn’t just an accident. India’s prime defense project is a rip off?
Alarming Similarities is a reflection of alarming lack of commonsense in you. Otherwise its not alarming.
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Now this is time for Indian forces to improve their attack capability and not like always fight like DESI style.
Here every life of Indian solder is very important & when Indian army will get latest weapons in the Front for attack or defense.
Some point to mentioned as:
1. Why we our Soldier died in Kargil war without using any advance weapons.
2. Why always DRDO is taking so much of time to develop any advance weapon.
3. Why Arjun 2 or 3 does not have stealth capability and why it is not automated.
4. When India will have more advance missile in the world with mach speed of 50-60.
5. Why Indian Soldier stealth capability dresses while front.
6. When India will develop Bombers like B2 and others.
7. Why Indian does not have their Military basis in different part of the world.
8. When India will develop their highly secured network to protect india using Anti ballistic missile (Please note not only Exo-Atmospheric /Endo-Atmospheric verity of weapons).
Thanks,
Why Arjun 2 or 3 does not have stealth capability and why it is not automated.
India is a developing country, India was first ruled by Britishers and it took some time to on becoming develop country. Of course, every nation will take time. After independence , we had such a great leaders that our country would have been in advanced much faster within 50 years. But, India had several wars in its history- 3 with Pakistan and 1 with China, which hampered the development of the country. India didnt had so much fund to develop its own weapons. There was a need of help from the west. No one was willing to support India at that time, It was only Russia who helped India in difficult situation. India also lost their great leader – Indira Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rajiv Gandhi: who had dream the best for their country. Today our country is ruled by corrupt politician, Bureaucrats, Officers, Goondas. If it was ruled by Military or the person who has an aim to take his country on top we would had reach the place where Chinese had reached. Developing Weapons is not a problem for India but providing funds and facilities to our brave soldiers and hardworking scientist and engineers. Provides some other projects to private sectors like TATA, L&T etc. Pinaka MBRL and Indias first nuclear submarine is one such example of these company. If these corrupt politician will rule the country in the future, our country will go in the hell.
first of all i know this is old article but i cudnt help but type a comment laughing at bhavesh and m kinda jobless too hahahahaha…..i mean luk at the ques he has asked…..he is so cute…..the 1st ques is doesnt make any sense at all….and arjun 2 and 3??what are they??but yeah if you mean arjun mbt and arjun mk2,they do have stealth features.then the ultimate ques of all…when will india develop missiles of speed 50 60 mach….haha my friend i dont think india is planning to attack any other planet in near future so i dont think they need thier missiles to be that fast..next ques again doesnt make sense…..b2 again not needed at this point….india does have bases in other countries and i didnt really get the last ques…though i feel stupid replying to ur post