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Tanzania Could Be India’s Next Defense Customer; Key Delegation Visits Bharat Dynamics To Boost Military Ties

An East African country could become the next foreign customer of Indian arms. A delegation from Tanzania, led by the country’s defense minister, Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax, visited the manufacturing facilities of Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on August 29.

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The minister was accompanied by senior officials from the Tanzanian Armed Forces, the Indian Defense Advisor accredited to Tanzania and officials from the Indian Ministry of Defense.

The Tanzanian delegation was briefed about the products that BDL is offering for exports, which included the “Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, Surface to Air Missiles, Underwater weapons, Counter Measure Dispensing System, Drone delivered bombs, and Drone delivered missiles,” as per the company’s press release.

Commodore Siddharth Mishra (Retd), CMD, BDL, expressed that the visit will further strengthen the Defense Cooperation between India and Tanzania and give a fillip to the realization of various export orders for the company.

In addition to BDL’s products, a display of products and equipment by other Defense Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), private industry, and start-ups were also organized at BDL.

Weapons Offered For Export To Tanzania

Anti-Tank Guided Missiles 

BDL is known to offer three Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs), namely the Milan 2T, Konkurs-M, and Nag.

The Milan 2T and Konkurs-M are second-generation ATGMs produced by BDL under the European MBDA Missile Systems license and a Russian Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

The Milan 2T can be launched from the ground and vehicle-born launchers, and the Konkurs-M can also be launched from ground-based launchers and a BMP-II tank. The Milan 2T has a range of 1850 meters, while the Konkurs-M covers a range between 75 and 4000 meters with a flight time of 19 seconds.




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BDL’s Products On Display Including Milan-2T, Nag, Konkur-M ATGMs (Twitter)

Nag is an indigenously developed third-generation, all-weather ATGM in the land and air-launched versions. When launched from land, the missile can hit targets up to a range of four kilometers, while its strike range, when launched from an air-based platform, is seven kilometers.

The above ATGMs can be deployed against moving or stationary armored vehicles equipped with Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA).

Surface-to-Air Missiles 

The Surface-to-Air (SAM) missiles offered by BDL include the Akash Missile System and the Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM).

The Akash is an all-weather, mid-range SAM system developed by India’s state-owned Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

The entire system consists of a launcher, a control center, an integral mission guidance system, an arming and explosion mechanism, a multifunctional fire control radar, and a digital autopilot. It also possesses command, control, communication, and intelligence (C4I) centers.




Tanzanian Defense Minister Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax Looking At Mock Up Of Akash Missile At BDL (BDL)

Every Akash battery comes with four 3-Dimensional passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radars and four self-propelled launchers. Each of the launchers has three missiles, with all missiles being interconnected. The battery itself also has a control center and a battery-level radar called Rajendra.

The missiles can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads weighing up to 60 kilograms and destroy targets within a range of 30 to 35 kilometers. Also, the missiles can be launched from static or mobile platforms, including battle and wheeled tanks.

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