{"id":1284,"date":"2026-09-21T12:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:23:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:23:43","slug":"defence-ministry-inks-rs-586-crore-contract-for-auxiliary-power-units-for-t-72-t-90-tanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/?p=1284","title":{"rendered":"Defence Ministry Inks Rs 586 Crore Contract for Auxiliary Power Units for T-72, T-90 Tanks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth \u20b9586 crore with Accurate Industrial Controls Private Limited for the procurement of Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for T-72 and T-90 tanks. The contract was signed in New Delhi on September 21, 2026, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">APUs serve as an alternative power source for the tanks&#8217; fire control systems, firing circuits, gun stabilization systems, and other auxiliary systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deployment of these indigenously developed APUs will help further strengthen the operational readiness, reliability, and sustainability of the Indian Army&#8217;s mechanized formations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This procurement marks a significant step towards the indigenization of critical subsystems associated with armored platforms. It also demonstrates the capability to advance technology developed within the country through industry-led R&amp;D (Make-II)\u2014to the stages of production and military deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This initiative aligns with the government&#8217;s vision of \u2018Viksit Bharat @2047\u2019 and marks a significant milestone towards fostering self-reliance in the defence sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, this initiative will provide a boost to the domestic defense industry and help further strengthen India&#8217;s robust, self-reliant, and globally competitive defense manufacturing capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(PIB)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth \u20b9586 crore with Accurate Industrial Controls Private Limited for the procurement of Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for T-72 and T-90 tanks. The contract was signed in New Delhi on September 21, 2026, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. APUs serve as an alternative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1286,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions\/1286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilnadutribune.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}