Heavy Vehicles Factory has so far supplied 181 T-90 tanks to Army. No technical problems viz barrel bursting has been observed in T-90 tanks. The problem of barrel bursting was noticed earlier in T-72 tank.The bursting of barrel in T-72 tanks occurred in barrels of Russian origin as well as of Indian origin. The problem was analyzed in consultation with Russian experts and remedial action towards modifying the chemistry of material has been taken.
The T-90S version is in service with the Indian Army. Bhishma (also spelt as Bishma) is a character from the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. In 2001, India bought 310 T-90S tanks from Russia, of which 120 were delivered complete, 90 in semi-knocked down kits, and 100 in completely-knocked down kits. T-90S were made by Uralvagonzavod and the uprated 1,000-hp engines were delivered by Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant.
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