Tank EX: Difference between revisions

'''Tank Ex''', or '''MBT Ex''', was the code name of the [[main battle tank]] developed by the Indian [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) in 2002. The tank was named after [[Karna]] who is the main protagonist of the Mahabharata.<ref name="MJ2">{{cite web |url=http://www.military-today.com/tanks/tank_ex.htm |title=Tank Ex/Tank EX |work=military-today.com |access-date=2012-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510170135/http://www.military-today.com/tanks/tank_ex.htm |archive-date=2012-05-10 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="MJ1">{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/tank-ex.htm |title=MBT-EX / Tank-Ex / Karna |work=globalsecurity.org |access-date=2006-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205092552/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/tank-ex.htm |archive-date=2009-02-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tank Ex was developed as a second attempt after the development of the [[T-72 operators and variants#India|Ajeya]] (an upgraded [[T-72M1|T-72]]) by DRDO in order to capitalize on the technology developed for that project.<ref name="MJ3">{{cite web |url= http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Equipment/Others/351-Tank-Ex.html |title= Tank-EX: DRDO's New Tank |work= bharat-rakshak.com |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120304085514/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Equipment/Others/351-Tank-Ex.html |archive-date= 2012-03-04 }}</ref> It underwent six months of trials, but was subsequently rejected by the Indian Army. Total eight Tank Ex prototypes were built.<ref name="MJ2"/>