
“The Army chief for the first time has appreciated Arjun tank for performing well. In a letter written earlier this year, he said that the tank was subjected to the most strenuous of tests and it performed ‘admirably well’,” a Defence Ministry official told IANS on the condition of anonymity. The letter from the Army chief came after last year’s winter trials of the tank, which has already cost the exchequer Rs.3.5 billion ($71.7 million). The stand is a complete u-turn as the Army had made it clear that it would buy no more than the 124 Arjuns it has contracted for because it is unhappy with the tank on various counts.
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