According to Israeli media report India might rope in Israeli Military Industries (IMI) for joint partnership in the design and development of the proposed homemade future main battle tank and setting up a facility to jointly manufacture a variety of ammunition , India recently quietly lifted a ban on Israeli Military Industries (IMI) which was imposed few years back due to corruption charges against them. In past IMI has worked with India has an consultant on development of Arjun tanks . Indian army has still not made it clear if new tank will be follow up of Arjun MK-2 tank based on current variant or they want all new tank similar to weight class of T-90 . DRDO carried out third-party evaluation few years ago after disputes with Indian army emerged on performance of Arjun tanks, Israeli IMI was roped in which Independently tested Arjun Tanks in India with their own crew and endorsed that Arjun tanks performance was excellent and on par with Tanks which are made in Israel . Israeli experts were also of the opinion that Arjun would outrun any competition, including Russian built T-90 tanks which are also in Indian Army’s Arsenal .After blacklisting of IMI consultation for Arjun tank was curtailed but now India likely will re-engage with them soon .
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