Archive · 21 Sep 2026
India Signs Rs 586 Crore Deal for Tank Power Units
India is buying special power units for its T-72 and T-90 tanks.
The Defence Ministry signed a contract worth Rs 586 crore.
The company making the units is Accurate Industrial Controls Private Limited.
These units can provide electricity when a tank’s main engine is not running.
They can help operate the tank’s aiming and firing systems.
They can also be used during training and quiet periods in battle.
This may help the tanks remain ready and reduce wear on their main engines.
The project is also meant to support Indian manufacturing and possible exports.
The Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 586 crore contract for auxiliary power units for T-72 and T-90 tanks.
The contract was awarded to indigenous company Accurate Industrial Controls Private Limited.
The APUs will provide electricity for fire-control, firing, gun-stabilisation and other tank systems.
The units can power systems during surveillance, training and battlefield lulls, helping conserve the tanks’ main engines.
The project is intended to strengthen operational readiness and support domestic and potential export manufacturing.
- Who
- India’s Ministry of Defence and Accurate Industrial Controls Private Limited signed the contract, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.
- What
- A Rs 586 crore contract was signed to procure auxiliary power units for T-72 and T-90 tanks.
- When
- The contract was signed on Monday.
- Where
- The contract was signed in New Delhi.
- Why
- The APUs are intended to improve tank readiness and reliability, conserve main-engine life, and advance domestic manufacturing.
- Contract value
- Rs 586 crore
- Equipment
- Auxiliary Power Units
- Tank types
- T-72 and T-90 main battle tanks
- Supplier
- Accurate Industrial Controls Private Limited
- Primary user
- Indian Army mechanised formations
- Main functions
- Powering fire-control, firing, gun-stabilisation and other ancillary systems
- Manufacturing objective
- Support self-reliance in tank APU technology and future export opportunities