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By Vivek Raghuvanshi
NEW DELHI — Most of India's homemade Arjun Mark-1 battle tank fleet has been grounded because of technical snags and lack of imported components, an Indian Army official said.
"Nearly 75 percent of the 124 tanks with the Army are grounded," the official added.
The Army has inducted 124 Arjun Mark-1 tanks developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and produced by state-owned Heavy Vehicles Factory at Avadi in southern India. Nearly 55 percent of the value of the tank is imported components and those supplies have dried up, the official said.
The Army official did not give details of the technical snags but said there are more than 90 issues.
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