New Delhi: A requirement of enhanced protection levels against enemy fire for the indigenously developed light battle tank is likely to result in a delay of about two years in the induction of the system and can pose technical challenges as developers will race to balance the additional weight against agility, said people familiar with the matter.
The tank, developed under Project Zorawar by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), currently offers protection of up to STANAG level 4, which can defeat machine gun fire, artillery shrapnel and limited mine blasts, they said.
