Overview
- Contracts announced Tuesday between the defence ministry, BEML and Electro Pneumatics cover trawl assemblies for T-72 and T-90 tanks at about Rs 975 crore.
- BEML received a Rs 590 crore order under a formal agreement signed in New Delhi for systems to be fitted on the Indian Army’s T-72 and T-90 fleets.
- The trawls were designed with DRDO’s R&DE Pune unit and mount to the front of a tank to detonate or push aside anti-tank mines, opening safe lanes for following vehicles.
- The procurement falls under Buy (Indian–Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured), which steers work to domestic suppliers and reduces dependence on imports.
- The ministry expects MSME participation and new jobs through component manufacturing, while the Army gains stronger minefield-breaching capability that improves mobility and survivability.