Introducing Zorawar Light Tank: India's response to Chinese armoured deployments in Ladakh
India has unveiled its first indigenous light tank, developed in response to Chinese deployments in Eastern Ladakh. Named Zorawar, the 25-ton tank offers high mobility and accurate firepower, superior to the Chinese Type 15 tanks. It features a 105mm gun, active protection, and an integrated UAV. The Army plans to deploy 354 light tanks, with 59 to be made initially. The tank is designed for all terrains and air transportable for rapid deployment.
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German Shepherd -why we need light tanks 😅 we need congress
@micheal6803
17 күн бұрын
German shepherd - we are a nation of Mahatma Gandhi,instead of fighting china or pakistan we should just give up our territory for peace....
@Nmax
17 күн бұрын
@@Rohit_verma_ui German Cockroach
@vamshidharreddy7169
17 күн бұрын
Even america producing light tanks. Heavy tanks are not easily controlled and highly vulnerable to ATGMs
@ligamdatta686
17 күн бұрын
We Need Water Tanks😂😂😂
@Spyron_
17 күн бұрын
@@micheal6803 things can be resolved with discussion but no one discussing among them. veryone being arogant and hesitant
Indigenous is the only way forward
@vinodhvp1
17 күн бұрын
@@thedarkside3178still it is a good step...
@MP_mp20
17 күн бұрын
@@thedarkside3178 I said indigenous should be encouraged,
@shuttlespace04
16 күн бұрын
😂😂25 ton tank😂 Even Rpg can destroy it
@major2707
16 күн бұрын
Light tank😬....
@-Blue-_
16 күн бұрын
Light tank ka meaning pata hai ya nahi defence ka d bhi nahi pata lakin comment karne ko bata do @@shuttlespace04
Great to see a project in very small timeline. Congratulations team jai hind
@aaroncruz9181
16 күн бұрын
Don't Rush!
@somerandometanker3455
13 күн бұрын
a lego tank added together with parts around the world😅🎉
@gokulkumar6752
13 күн бұрын
@@somerandometanker3455 when you know that, did your father sell these to drdo🙄
@somerandometanker3455
12 күн бұрын
@@gokulkumar6752 french optics, belgium turet, ukrainian aps, Korean hull, German and US power unit. yes, its a pure indian tank😂classic indian engineering
Quantity is a quality in itself... We need quantity now.
@isleephungry
17 күн бұрын
Not good . an armored vehicle and the driver without protection?😂
@NK-ly3cp
17 күн бұрын
@@isleephungry☪️ancer!
@capteagle9
17 күн бұрын
@isleephungry who said driver is without protection...the drivees have the option to jutt their heads up for more clarity and is protected by the protective glass
@abhilashyadav2274
16 күн бұрын
Most stupid quote . Quantity always looses to quality.
@isleephungry
16 күн бұрын
@@capteagle9 that's not enough. Hatches drivers cover is still missing.😁
Proud moment..
105mm gun has been developed by Bharat Forge. 1000hp engine for tank has been developed by DRDO. I hope the production or the MK-2 version will come with these indigenous parts.
@bonk9614
17 күн бұрын
what is that giant box on the right side of its turret?
@prateeknegi997
17 күн бұрын
@@bonk9614that anti tank missiles most probability.
@frontliner_uv
17 күн бұрын
@@bonk9614ATGM/LM Launcher
@varun2250
17 күн бұрын
@@bonk9614Ports for Reconnaissance and Kamikaze drones.
@GammaMorser
17 күн бұрын
The gun and the turret is from Belgian Cockerill, model 3105
Now Indian Army will test it in desert, Himalayas, forest, moon and at last on Mars. And then will reject it that it can't fly. And buy a foreign lobby tank.😂
@captabhimanyubhat
17 күн бұрын
😂😂 good joke😊
@capteagle9
17 күн бұрын
Sit down kid...this is meant for ladakh and will be tested there..
@capteagle9
17 күн бұрын
Plus there is no other lt option in the world
@Rishabh-ty3gr
17 күн бұрын
They have to induct some hundred of these according the contract with lnt.
@rahulsaroha1128
16 күн бұрын
@@capteagle9 I am already seated comfortably on my sofa... Why do you think I will stand and comment on KZread.🤣😂🤣 Anyways... If you are little bit into defence research. You would know that sprut can do the same thing. Indian army babus will be licking Thier fingers for Thier commission. Wake up to reality. Stop posting when you can debate without writing sit down kid, grandpa Chacha, mama🤣😂
Congresswould have formed committee after committee
@Nmax
17 күн бұрын
@@mnd3607 Congress wanting kickbacks and bribes from foreigner companies
@major2707
17 күн бұрын
😁 for tea party
@Celestial_Arishem
17 күн бұрын
@@major2707 mrfa says hi!
That tank looks really bad ass Good job India 🇮🇳 🎉
Now we want 1,) UGRAM Mk2 7.62x51mm Assault Rifle an UPGRADE VERSIONS of UGRAM Assault Rifle, More Lighter, Better than or Equal As Compare To Sig and AK203. 2,) Very Lighter 14.5 Tons 155mm ATAGS Howitzer, 3,) Lighter Truck Mounted 155mm Howitzer, 4,) Very Lighter Howitzer Bofors 155mm Like American 777, 5,) Arm Drones, Kamakazi Drones, Swerms Drones, 6,) Advance Solder Carry Anti Tank Missiles, 7,) Bullet Proof Helmets, 8,) Very Lighter Boot (Shoe), 9,) Very Lighter Bullet Proof Jackets, 10,) Life Saving Drugs, High Pain Relief Drugs During Severe Injured, 11,) CAMOUFLAGE DRESS, WITH BETTER DIGITALIZE, 12,) CYBER WAREFARE DOMAINS, 13,) ELECTROMAGNETIC WAREFARE DOMAINS, 14,) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DOMAINS, 15,) INFORMATION DOMAIN, Heavy Budgets on DRDO, R&D, etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@capteagle9
17 күн бұрын
Nah keep ugram out..weve already gone with sig and ak so thats sealed it..cant have 3 rifles
Looks like it's based on the chassis of BMP-2
@varun2250
16 күн бұрын
Actually has inspirations from K9 Vajra which is also built by L&T
It is astounding that Indian Army didn't know that they wanted Light tanks at high altitude despite having access to those high altitude areas in India itself. Only when IA saw Chinese light tanks they realized, they also need light thanks. If this is the case with Indian military then get ready for more surprises from china. Hum phir wohi bahane banayenge ki Chinese ke jackets bahut moote the, to guns be bayonet ghus hi nahi paa rahe the ander.
@major2707
16 күн бұрын
Good for India 's self defence...🙂
May this Tank survive the rain also. 💀
New WarThunder british premium looking fire They probably will add India Tech Tree soon
it's really looking good but recently new Chinese light tank spotted in china streets so we should develop a tank to match that.
@major2707
17 күн бұрын
Indian government Buys latest Russian tanks.. problem solved
Great the army should induct these only No foreign maal allowed
What about 8 to 10 Chinese J20 aircrafts near Sikkim?
@major2707
16 күн бұрын
Russian and french fighter jet in indian border 😏
What are the hydraulics like? And the gun depression? For a mountain tank, I would expect both to be excellent, but they didn't say.
Yoo that thing look sick 😮 finnaly a good aggressive design. Totally wish we opt them now
Bravo Bravo Bravo !👍
DRDO & L&T keep it up.
It needs slat and ERA armor and anti drone counter measures.
we should put the same efforts in fighter jet development also
Zorawar is a perfect nomenclature.
@akshay.kumar.k
17 күн бұрын
What happened to Indic nomenclature? 🤣🤣🤣Zorawar is a Persian word. I and our guys have been telling since birth to accept all cultures.
@sumana-suman
16 күн бұрын
@akshay.kumar.k please educate yourself first. The name Zorawar used here refers to Zorawar Singh, the famous dogra General. He was a great warrior and fought glorious battles at the height of himalaya in ladakh,kashmir.
@capteagle9
16 күн бұрын
@@akshay.kumar.k you should read more
@vidco2467
16 күн бұрын
@@akshay.kumar.k gawar ho kya?
@JohnWink-r9b
16 күн бұрын
@@akshay.kumar.k u are not very smart man
Well done and all the best 🙋
Why does it look funny? No way they'd show up to a war in this lego toy lmao
Do it has adjustable suspension?
@abhilashyadav2274
16 күн бұрын
No.
Insane India a True Super Power of Asia
Finally was waiting for long 😍😍😍
Indian Army's very own Leopard 1 cockerill
Why does it have those thick sides on each track is it that armour ?
@user-jg9qp7ok6d
16 күн бұрын
Looks like it... but it'll limit mobility in muddy fields as even a little burying of the tracks will make the tank get stuck on these side armor slabs...
@modapunyo310
15 күн бұрын
@@user-jg9qp7ok6d I thinks it's buoyancy for cus if it is armour then what's the use of being a light tank
I am proud of it but the most vulnerable part I think will be the top of the turret which can be easily penetrate by anti-tank missiles. For this active protection system will provide much more protection.
But the turret is off the shelf Belgian Cockerill 3105 turret ... the hull, maybe Indian designed? That's the reason the project took fewer years
@rickgolder6818
17 күн бұрын
Wrong info, do a bit of more research.
@asdasdasddgdgdfgdg
17 күн бұрын
@@rickgolder6818it literally says "105 mm gun by John Cockerill" at 0:56 in the video 😂😂😂
@GammaMorser
17 күн бұрын
@@rickgolder6818 lol, I know a Cockerill 3105 turret when I see one. I have seen the Cockerill-Leopard 1 upgrade from close up
@MayurRKale
17 күн бұрын
@@asdasdasddgdgdfgdgthere is some misinformation but gun is developed by Bharat forge as initial plan was to integrate imported gun
@GammaMorser
17 күн бұрын
@MayurRKale it is the same Cokerill 105 HP gun ... the whole design is reminiscent of the found on Cockerill's website ... if there is supposed to be an Indian designed gun then this is not it, maybe it'll be installed in the next prototype
Why does the side of the tank covering the tracks look like color bond roofing as armor?
😮wow india is on the way
Indian army is facing Chinese army for the past 60 years in Ladakh. Now they have realised that they need light tanks. Hats off to them.
Economic times confirmed that its loitering ammunition capabilities
Jai hind 🧡🤍💚🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
This is like t 14 armata
Man those side armors is so deceiving that the actual weight is about 25 tons lmao
Nice tank!!
where's the integrated uav?
what about the sloping armour?
Wonder how many they can produce a year? What's the maintenance like?
Does it have APS or not?
@Tir2002
17 күн бұрын
APS are meant for MBTs , light tanks generally dont have APS
@varun2250
17 күн бұрын
@@Tir2002 Then what chance does it have against FPV drones that decimated even Abrams MBT of USA? PLA has tens of thousands of kamikaze drones!!
@johnreese5230
17 күн бұрын
There are additional slots where jammers can be added for jamming drone seekers. Hope this will be implemented soon. For the time being, the co axial machine gun can take out low flying aerial targts
@varun2250
17 күн бұрын
@@johnreese5230 Let's see what happens 👍
@SurajMandal-lj6hc
16 күн бұрын
We have additional slot in left side we can induct jammer system and aps both in this tank.
Impressive looking light tank
Wow 🤩
Great tank as was expected from DRDO and Larsen and Toubro -- Jai Hind mm
Superb...
Add it in war thunder Gaijin !!!!!!!!
The gunner and gun itself in the turret, need more protection from enemy fire.
Didnt know Kaplan MT/ Harimau tank has a little brother.
Why does he want to give technical details and give out where the engine is mounted as well.
@abhilashyadav2274
16 күн бұрын
Easily known .
Great ❤🎉 Jai Hind 🇮🇳
Please remove the background music it is not needed here. Can't hear what Mr pubby was saying
Make in India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳❤❤❤🚩🚩
To quote the Dirty Dozen, "It's very pretty. But can it fight?"
Jay Modi ji Modi ji Modi ji Modi ji Modi ji Modi ji Modi ji Modi
@RUCHI_CHAUDHRY
7 күн бұрын
Average Entsprechend Schwein
Congratulations 🎊
Amazing stuff...1962 kabhi repeat nahi hoga
Cockerill 3105 turret is a solid choice Nice! Little flattering in the marketing tho 😂
The background music when the correspondent was speaking is unnecessary.
On the side you see those patterns , they are for comoflauge.
Isn't the turret too lightly armored? Will they add modular armor later?
@AGTECHX22
17 күн бұрын
Yeah that why it’s prototype , that’s passive protection, they showcase live protection
@yashshukla5390
17 күн бұрын
Its a light tank, its supposed to have less armour, its job is to Traverse mountainous regions to provide armoured assistance to infantry where tanks usually can't go. Its not supposed to fight the Chinese MTBs like ZTZ 99 etc. We already have T90s and T72s for that.
@user-me6jb4tu5d
17 күн бұрын
@@yashshukla5390 I am thinking a portable shoulder fired antitank can easily take it out in mountainous areas
@yashshukla5390
16 күн бұрын
@@user-me6jb4tu5d That is what APS and ERA is for. And usually Shoulder fired AT rounds are very slow, slow enough for a light tank to move out of its way. The main problem for this tank is going to be the FPV drones hope it comes with APS and Anti drone measures else it fucked.
@user-me6jb4tu5d
16 күн бұрын
@@yashshukla5390 that's why I was thanking some type of light-weight modular armor might be necessary. And would an active armor have enough time to respond in a mountainous environment?🤔
Anyone can tell if he has APS?
@capteagle9
17 күн бұрын
Not yet...but there is space on the left side and itll prob be added
Great news!! Jai ho !
Cokerill is having a great time,their turret and gun were used un many country
Drdo l&t done a great job proud of both the giants india army is in desperate need of these light armoured tanks
Only 25 ton, this is really light.
@Vishal___gurjar___1
16 күн бұрын
First' go learn meaning of light tank
Huh, it looks really similar to the joint Turkish-Indonesian Kaplan MT/Harimau light tank
Based on BMP IFV of Russia
@major2707
17 күн бұрын
Indian version 🙂
@Vishal___gurjar___1
16 күн бұрын
K9 vajra
Are we gonna get an Indian tech tree??? Guess that’d bring a lot of people to the game
Great
I bet the "tank" can do bollywood stunts.. like breakdancing on a barrel
Its like music is more important than what the guy is telling 😅
It should be fast enough..
Like LEGO Tankette
by the time this enters service, China already has a new tank out.
More innovative design was required keeping future insight
Considering India's shambles military industry, represented by the Arjun tank and Tejas fighter jet, there is a high possibility that this light tank project will also fail. The only cases in which India's military industry has been exceptionally successful are the BrahMos missile, which received technical support from Russia, and the K9 self howitzer, which was produced in India with technical support from S.Korea.
@AndrewRoberts11
3 күн бұрын
This is another Korean K9 Thunder derivative, with the standard 155mm turret replaced by the light MODULAR Cockerill 3105, that's manufactured in Belgium, and that you can bolt a thousand and one options to, per a politicians / senior officers, or their wife, kids, mistress's whim, with little more than a toolkit. The hull and several engine options were accepted by the IA, along with the armies of Korea, Egypt, Turkey, Poland, Finland, Norway, ... decades back. The cannon is a NATO L7 variant, the Chinese Type 15 also adopted, there's assorted ammo types available for these cannon, from numerous sources. Leaves only the colour, local workmanship, and price, as obvious grounds to reject the mod.
China drone is waiting for this tank 😁
2 years for a tank development is insane in India.
this tank reminds me of the kaplan MT, or MMWT.
Bhout badya 👍
While it looks chunky, the side skirts makes it resemble the old Matilda Mk 2. But considering that the gun is Belgian and the engine American with perhaps the transmission, what is Indian about it ? Perhaps the armour which could be DRDOs Kavach ?
@SurajMandal-lj6hc
16 күн бұрын
Computing system other electronics and how can you think a tank which was developed in just 2 yrs will be have majority components is indigenous.
Sometimes, you’ll have to build on your own.
In pashto zorawar means heavy powerful
@Vishal___gurjar___1
16 күн бұрын
Zorawar singh was great soldier of our army
PP model always very fast compared to Gov
What's the point of this vehicle. When the army is only going to acquire 59 of these vehicles. Out of a requirement for over 350 vehicles. For the rest, we are going to have an international tender.
@capteagle9
17 күн бұрын
59?no 300 will be acquired
@capteagle9
17 күн бұрын
There is no foreign option bud
@maheshPahwa-ru8cb
16 күн бұрын
These tanks have no foreign options India army will 250+ these tanks
@SurajMandal-lj6hc
16 күн бұрын
Lol they're buying only 59 tanks for the purpose of user trail if this tank become pass in user trial they will be give more orders.
🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Respect to DRDO 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️🤗💞💞💞🌴🌴💦🌊
Turret looks like an MMWT
Music isnt loud enough...
Respect from 🇹🇷
Good work DRDO 👏
let see, its looks like fnss kaplan medium tank with an extra armor
If the army goes with the US made stryker now that zorawar is ready, its gonna be ultimate slap on our own face
@major2707
16 күн бұрын
For national security... foreign military vehicles is good for India
@adity-m2g
14 күн бұрын
Atleast learn their application Stryker is an Armoured vehicle and Zorawar is a light tank anything that has armour isn't same
DRDO must work on aesthetics and improve design also.
no need to bring china in title, stop fulling the fights Media men
@major2707
16 күн бұрын
Self defence
Drones are the biggest threat to tanks now. Its good to know that Zorawar has its own integrated UAV. Drdo acknowledged modern warfare needs 👍