"So L&T Doesn't Lose Heart" - Defence Secretary On Fast-Tracking Zorawar Light Tank
The government is looking for a middle ground that would allow a limited first batch of indigenous Zorawar light tanks, built by Larsen & Toubro, to be inducted soon, with better-protected versions to follow.
The Zorawar light tank was jointly developed by DRDO's Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) and Larsen & Toubro, with L&T handling system integration and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) supplying subsystems. The project was approved in March 2022, and the tank was unveiled on July 6, 2024, at L&T's Hazira plant, less than two years later. That is a remarkable pace, given how slowly major weapons systems are usually developed in India.
