The reserve tank was then deployed for the race but its entire engine oil leaked just two kilometres before the end...it could not complete the race. Russia and Kazakhstan have deployed T-72B3 tanks, while Belarus has a modernized T-72 tank. The four are now competing for the top honours.The T-90S tanks are the fulcrum of the Indian Army's "shock and awe" armoured battle plans. The force has 63 armoured regiments with around 800 T-90S, 124 Arjun and 2,400 older T-72 tanks as of now.After the first 657 T-90S tanks were imported, the Avadi heavy vehicles Factory under the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is progressively "producing" 1,000 more tanks with Russian kits. It has also launched a hunt for a "future ready combat vehicle (FRCV)" to meet its requirements after 2027.

Source: Times of India August 12, 2017 14:37 UTC