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India inks pact with Russia for T-72 tank engines
(MENAFN) India has signed a $248 million contract with Russia’s Rosoboronexport to procure advanced engines for its T-72 tanks, with a key focus on domestic production under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. The agreement, finalized on Friday, includes a technology transfer to India’s Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited in Avadi, Chennai, enabling local integration and licensed production.
The Indian Defense Ministry confirmed that the deal involves acquiring 1,000-horsepower engines, significantly boosting the mobility and combat effectiveness of the T-72 fleet, which currently operates with 780 HP engines.
The contract underscores India’s long-standing defense partnership with Russia. Between 2005 and 2025, Rosoboronexport has signed contracts worth $50 billion with India, with total Russian military equipment supplies exceeding $80 billion.
Speaking at India’s largest aerospace exhibition in February, Rosoboronexport’s General Director Aleksandr Mikheev emphasized India’s strategic importance, calling it “Russia’s most significant partner in the Asia-Pacific and a key global ally.” At the event, Russia showcased over 500 defense products, including the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet, which attracted considerable interest.
India remains one of the world’s largest arms importers, with nearly 60% of its military hardware sourced from Russia. The two nations continue to collaborate on advanced defense systems, including the Su-30MKI fighter jets and BrahMos missiles.
On Friday, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri traveled to Moscow for high-level talks, reviewing bilateral ties and discussing regional and global issues of mutual interest. Misri met with senior Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov, deputy head of the presidential administration Maksim Oreshkin, and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Aleksey Gruzdev, further reinforcing the deep military and strategic partnership between the two nations.
The Indian Defense Ministry confirmed that the deal involves acquiring 1,000-horsepower engines, significantly boosting the mobility and combat effectiveness of the T-72 fleet, which currently operates with 780 HP engines.
The contract underscores India’s long-standing defense partnership with Russia. Between 2005 and 2025, Rosoboronexport has signed contracts worth $50 billion with India, with total Russian military equipment supplies exceeding $80 billion.
Speaking at India’s largest aerospace exhibition in February, Rosoboronexport’s General Director Aleksandr Mikheev emphasized India’s strategic importance, calling it “Russia’s most significant partner in the Asia-Pacific and a key global ally.” At the event, Russia showcased over 500 defense products, including the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet, which attracted considerable interest.
India remains one of the world’s largest arms importers, with nearly 60% of its military hardware sourced from Russia. The two nations continue to collaborate on advanced defense systems, including the Su-30MKI fighter jets and BrahMos missiles.
On Friday, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri traveled to Moscow for high-level talks, reviewing bilateral ties and discussing regional and global issues of mutual interest. Misri met with senior Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov, deputy head of the presidential administration Maksim Oreshkin, and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Aleksey Gruzdev, further reinforcing the deep military and strategic partnership between the two nations.
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