India

Arjun(tank)
Arjun (Sanskrit: अर्जुन) is a main battle tank developed by India's largest defense contractor, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), for theIndian Army. The tank is named after Arjun, one of the main characters of the Indian epic poem, the Mahabharata.
The delays and failures in its development from the 1990s to the 2000s prompted the Indian Army to order vast numbers of T-90S tanks from Russia to meet the defense needs that the Arjun had been expected to fulfill.
The Arjun features a 120 mm main rifled gun with indigenously developed APFSDSammunition which has the capability to defeat superior armor, one 7.62 mm coaxialmachine gun, and a 12.7 mm machine gun. It is powered by a single MTU multi-fuel diesel engine rated at 1,400 hp, and can achieve a maximum speed of 70 km/h (43 mph) and a cross-country speed of 40 km/h (25 mph). It has a four-man crew: commander, gunner, loader and driver. Automatic fire detection and suppression, and NBC protection systems are provided. All-round anti-tank warhead protection by the newly developed Kanchan armour is claimed to be much higher than available in present third generation tanks.
In March 2010, the Arjun was pitted against the T-90 in comparative trials and performed well. Subsequently the Army placed an order for an additional 124 tanks on May 17, 2010. 

Initial plans and development

Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), with Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) as the main laboratory, was tasked with developing the hull, armor, turret, running gear and gun, with the powerpack being bought from abroad.
Although the development of the tank began in 1972 by the CVRDE, it was only in 1996 that the Indian government decided to mass produce the tank at DRDO's facility in Avadi.
Despite DRDO's attempts at indigenization, the Arjun relied heavily on foreign components and technology. Initially close to 50% of the tank's components were imported, which included the engine, transmission, gun barrel, tracks, and fire control system. however, several of these have since been replaced by indigenous systems or are being supplied by Indian companies..  Recent reports from India indicate that the Russian T-90S will form the mainstay of its future force, despite that tank’s performance issues in hot weather.
The Arjun project has experienced serious budget overruns and repeated delays that resulted in a protracted development time of more than 37 years. While the government sanctioned Indian rupee15.5 crore (US$ 3.5 million) for the initial part of the programme in May 1974,.  by 1995, DRDO had spent Indian rupee300 crore (US$ 68.1 million) due to changing requirements and inflationary cost increases.

Production and Deployment

The Indian Army ordered 124 Arjuns in 2000.. ] The first five were delivered to the army in August 2004. The cost of 124 Arjun MBT will be around US$471.2 million..  In May 2009 the Indian Army raised its maiden Arjun regiment. The army received 16 tanks from Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Avadi, Tamil Nadu, taking the number of tanks delivered so far to 45. The first lot of 124 tanks were delivered to the Indian Army in 2010.
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How to Buy

Civilians holding Arms Licence are allowed to purchase only Non-Prohibited Bore (NPB) category weapons as mentioned above. Officers and other employees of the Armed Forces can also purchase these weapons if they obtain the Arms Licence from the Licensing Authorities. Sale of these weapons is done strictly as per the provisions of the Arms Act, 1959 and the Arms Rules, 1962.
  1. Sale Through Arms Dealers: Following NPB Arms and Ammunition are sold through the licensed arms dealers spread across the country. A customer can contact any dealer near to his place for his requirements.
    • 0.315" Sporting Rifle
    • 0.22" Sporting Rifle
    • 0.22" Revolver
    • Sporting ammunition of all types
    • 30-06 Sporting Rifle (sale to be started soon)
  2. Direct Sale from Factories: Names of weapons sold directly from the factories are given below along with address and telephone numbers of the corresponding factories. Besides the main factories, some other factories are also selling .32 revolver / pistol as sale outlets (details available below). 
    A customer has to book an order for his licensed weapon at the respective factory by applying in prescribed application form. Forms can be obtained from the factory or printed from this website through links given at the bottom of this page. Weapons are issued as per serial of booking and have to be collected personally from the factory. Factory intimates the customer in advance the date of collection and other formalities to be completed for purchase of weapon. Marketing section of the factory should be contacted for any query or assistance in purchase of the weapon. 
    N.B.: The telephone numbers of factories are given below. Please contact the Marketing section of the respective factory for any query or assistance in purchase of wepons
    Following documents are required for issue of weapons from factories
    • Original valid arms licence showing entitlement for the weapons with valid date and valid purchase period date; if in other language, should be translated in English or Hindi and attested.
    • One attested photo-copy of the same licence.
    • Two copies of No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Licensing Authority- one copy for factory and other copy for Police Authorities.
    • Transport Licence (T/L) from Police/Licensing Authorities of the place where factory is located.
    • In case your licence is valid for All India or for the state where factory is located, then No Objection Certificate & Transport Licence are NOT required.
    Weapons will not be issued on authority. However, delivery is permissible on behalf of the customer only to RETAINER. In that case, the name of the retainer must be endorsed in the Arms Licence along with passport size photo duly stamped/countersigned by the licensing authority. The retainer must also bring from the customer an authority letter for collecting the weapon, wherein the retainer's signature is attested by the customer.
  1. 0.32" Revolver
    This weapon is sold directly from the following factories.
    Factory AddressPhonePrice w.e.f. 01/04/2010Total price (including taxes)
    The General Manager,
    Field Gun Factory,
    Kalpi Road, Kanpur, UP.
    PIN - 208009    		0512-2295100-04 Rs 63,000 plus taxesas applicable Rs 84,082 (ex-Kanpur)
    The General Manager,
    Small Arms Factory,
    Kalpi Road, Kanpur, UP.
    PIN - 208009    		0512-2295042-46 Rs 63,000 plus taxesas applicable Rs 84,082 (ex-Kanpur)
    The General Manager,
    Machine Tool Prototype Factory,
    Ambernath, Maharashtra.
    PIN - 421502    		0251-2610884-87 Rs 63,000 plus taxesas applicable Rs 78,176 (ex-Ambarnath)
  2. 0.32" Pistol
    This weapon is sold directly from the following factories.
    Factory AddressPhonePrice w.e.f. 01/04/2010Total price (including taxes)
    The General Manager,
    Gun & Shell Factory,
    Cossipore, Kolkata
    West Bengal
    PIN - 700002    		(033) 25575432, 25574423 Extn 471 Rs 68,785 plus taxes as applicable Rs 85,358 (ex-Cossipore) including one additional magazine
    Current waiting time for receiving .32 pistol at GSF, Cossipore is approximately 18 months after booking of order. It may increase or decrease depending on actual production and demand.

  3. 0.22" Sporting Rifle
    This weapon is sold directly from the following factory, in addition to sale through dealers.
    Factory AddressPhonePrice w.e.f. 14/06/2010Total price (including taxes)
    The General Manager,
    Rifle Factory,
    Ishapore,
    P.O. Nawabgunj, Dist. 24- Parganas (N).
    West Bengal
    PIN - 743144    		(033) 25937119-23 Rs 33,000 plus taxes as applicable Rs 42,810 (ex-Ishapore) including cost of essential spares
  4. 0.22" Revolver 
    This weapon is sold directly from the following factory, in addition to sale through dealers.
    Factory AddressPhonePrice w.e.f. 14/06/2010Total price (including taxes)
    The General Manager,
    Rifle Factory,
    Ishapore,
    P.O. Nawabgunj, Dist. 24- Parganas (N).
    West Bengal
    PIN - 743144    		(033) 25937119-23 Rs 37,400 plus taxesas applicable Rs 46,409 (ex-Ishapore)
    Outlet Factories 
    0.32 Revolvers/ Pistols are also sold at outlets in the following factories. A customer who wants to purchase a weapon from any of these outlets, should take application form and book his order in the outlet, after ascertaining about stock / waiting period from the same outlet.

    • Ordnance Cable Factory, 
      Chandigarh-160002.
      Ph - (0172) 2650-577 /-526
    • Ordnance Factory,
      Muradnagar -201206 (UP)
      Ph - (01232) 228910-13
    • Gun Carriage Factory,
      Jabalpur -482001 (MP) 
      Ph - (0761) 2330016-19
    • Ordnance Factory, Ambajhari,
      Nagpur -440021
      Ph - (07104) 237845-49
    • Heavy Vehicle Factory,
      Avadi, Chennai -600054. 
      Tamilnadu.
      Ph - (044) 26840599, 26843000

Download Application Forms

Please click on the link corresponding to the weapon in the table below for printing the application form after opening the file. The filled up application form is to be sent by regd. post/ speed post along with the necessary requisites to the General Manager of the factory for the booking of the weapon.
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Serial No.FormLink to view/downloadLanguageValid Upto
1Application form for 0.32" revolver from SAF./images/icons/pdf.gif 30.8 KBEnglishTill Date
2Application form for 0.32" revolver from FGK./images/icons/pdf.gif 454.3 KBEnglishTill Date
3Application form for 0.32" revolver from MPF./images/icons/pdf.gif 103.5 KBEnglishTill Date
4Application form for 0.32" revolver from GCF./images/icons/doc.gif 49.5 KBEnglishTill Date
5Application form for 0.32" revolver from HVF./images/icons/pdf.gif 43.8 KBEnglishTill Date
6Application form for 0.32" revolver from OFAJ./images/icons/pdf.gif 22.1 KBEnglishTill Date
7Application form for 0.32" revolver from OFM./images/icons/pdf.gif 115.9 KBEnglishTill Date
8Application form for 0.32" revolver from OCFC./images/icons/pdf.gif 32.9 KBEnglishTill Date
9Application form for 0.32" pistol from Ex-GSF./images/icons/pdf.gif 75.9 KBEnglishTill Date
10Application form for 0.32" pistol from OCFC./images/icons/pdf.gif 32.9 KBEnglishTill Date
11Application form for 0.32" pistol from OFM./images/icons/pdf.gif 115.9 KBEnglishTill Date
12Application form for 0.32" pistol from HVF./images/icons/pdf.gif 44.3 KBEnglishTill Date
13Application form for 0.22" revolver (RFI)./images/icons/pdf.gif 60.7 KBEnglishTill Date
14Application form for 0.22" Sporting Rifle (RFI make)./images/icons/pdf.gif 61.7 KBEnglishTill Date
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