The Indian Army rolled out its first overhauled T-90 ‘Bhishma’ tank, a step towards ensuring the operational readiness of its armoured formations, officials aware of the matter said.

• The overhaul involved stripping the tank down to the last nut and bolt and rebuilding it from scratch.
• More than 200 assemblies and sub-assemblies were meticulously removed and rebuilt using precise machining and resetting techniques.
• Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi witnessed the rollout ceremony.
• The T-90 tanks have been built under licence from Russia at the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) at Avadi near Chennai. The army, which ordered a total of 1,657 T-90 tanks, currently operates around 1,300 such tanks.