Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD inks Rs 975 crore contracts for TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks to enhance Indian Army’s minefield breaching capability

Posted On: 21 APR 2026 4:25PM by PIB Delhi The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts with Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Private Limited for the procurement of TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks, at an approximate cost of Rs 975 crore. The contracts were inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi on April 21, 2026. The TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks is a critical equipment developed by DRDO which will enhance the minefield breaching capability of the Indian Army. It would generate additional capability of creating Vehicle Safe Lanes through minefields with anti-tank mines with proximity magnetic fuses, thus enhancing the operational effectiveness of the Indian Army. Being a Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) case, the procurement marks a pivotal step towards modernising India’s defence infrastructure and empowering indigenous industries, which will be a proud flag-bearer of Aatmanirbhar Bharat . This project has immense potential of direct and indirect employment generation by encouraging the MSME sector through components’ manufacturing. **** VK/Savvy (Release ID: 2254141) Visitor Counter : 3404 Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Bengali , Bengali-TR Ministry of Defence Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD inks Rs 975 crore contracts for TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks to enhance Indian Army’s minefield breaching capability Posted On: 21 APR 2026 4:25PM by PIB Delhi The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts with Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Private Limited for the procurement of TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks, at an approximate cost of Rs 975 crore. The contracts were inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi on April 21, 2026. The TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks is a critical equipment developed by DRDO which will enhance the minefield breaching capability of the Indian Army. It would generate additional capability of creating Vehicle Safe Lanes through minefields with anti-tank mines with proximity magnetic fuses, thus enhancing the operational effectiveness of the Indian Army. Being a Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) case, the procurement marks a pivotal step towards modernising India’s defence infrastructure and empowering indigenous industries, which will be a proud flag-bearer of Aatmanirbhar Bharat . This project has immense potential of direct and indirect employment generation by encouraging the MSME sector through components’ manufacturing. **** VK/Savvy (Release ID: 2254141) <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">The&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#000000">Ministry of Defence has signed contracts with Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Private Limited for the procurement of TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks, at an approximate cost of Rs 975 crore. The contracts were inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi on April 21, 2026.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">The TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks is a critical equipment developed by DRDO which will enhance the minefield breaching capability of the Indian Army. It would generate additional capability of creating Vehicle Safe Lanes through minefields with anti-tank mines with proximity magnetic fuses, thus enhancing the operational effectiveness of the Indian Army.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">Being a Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) case, the procurement marks a pivotal step towards modernising India’s defence infrastructure and empowering indigenous industries, which will be a proud flag-bearer of&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#000000"><em>Aatmanirbhar Bharat</em></span><span style="color:#000000">.</span><span style="color:#0f1419">&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#000000">This project has immense potential of direct and indirect employment generation by encouraging the MSME sector through components’ manufacturing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><img alt="" src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/image/PIC1(1)LFAU.JPG" style="height:400px; 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