Question:On which date did Ministry of Defence sign contract worth 1075 crore with ‘BEL’ for the supply of 957 Commander Thermal Imager cum Day Sights for T-90 Tanks ?
A. 24 FEB 2022
B. 22 FEB 2022
C. 20 FEB 2022
D. None of the above
Answer- C
Related facts —
- Ministry of Defence recently (February 2022) signed contract worth 1075 crore with ‘BEL’ for the supply of 957 Commander Thermal Imager cum Day Sights for T-90 Tanks.
- It is notable that Commander sight of Battle Tank T-90, India’s premier battle tank, is presently fitted with Image Converter (IC) tube-based sight for night viewing.
- Based on the requirement projected by the Indian Army, DRDO and’Bharat Electronics Limited’ have jointly designed and developed an advanced Mid Wave Thermal Image (MWIR) based sight as a replacement for the existing IC-based sight.
- The new retro-modified Commander sight employs a thermal imager capable of detecting the targets at 8 Kms during day and night and a Laser Ranger Finder (LRF) to find the ranges accurately up to 5 Kms, thereby enhancing its capability to engage target at longer ranges.
- With the corrections from ballistic software and LRF, the Commander of T-90 can detect, engage and neutralize the targets with phenomenal accuracy.
- The indigenously developed sight completed extensive evaluations under field conditions successfully.
By – Pankaj Pandey