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Zorawar 25-Tonne Light Tank (High Altitude Combat)

Lead Agency: DRDO (CVRDE) / L&T • Service: Indian Army • Budget: ₹16,000 Cr • IDDM: 70%

Strategic Overview

25-tonne light tank designed in record time for high-altitude deployment in Ladakh and Sikkim with amphibious capability and loitering munitions.

High-Altitude Armoured Regiments ("Mountain Cavalry (Eastern Ladakh)") — Nyoma / Karu / Chushul Sector (Ladakh) (Northern Command (14 Corps)) — Status: evaluating
Standing Committee on Defence: Modernisation of Armoured Corps along LAC (Parliamentary Committee Report)