India, Dec. 12 -- India's new light tank Zorawar, designed for rapid deployment and high mobility in the mountains, has achieved a "major milestone" by firing several rounds at different ranges at an altitude of more than 4,200 metres, with accurate results, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
The development comes three months after the tank fired for the first time at the Mahajan firing range near Bikaner. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) then announced that it had successfully conducted the preliminary field trials of the tank whose performance was exceptional.
The tank has been designed as a 25-tonne class armoured fighting vehicle to meet the requirements of the armed forces for high altitude applications...
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