OREANDA-NEWS "Rosoboronexport has offered the Indian side a project to create a light tank with the involvement of local partners, said the head of the company Alexander Mikheev.

"We are currently successfully cooperating with Indian state and private enterprises, jointly entering tenders of the Ministry of Defense of India, taking into account all the requirements of localization of production," Mikheev told Interfax at the Dubai Airshow 2023.

"Together with our partners, we plan to offer a light tank that will be jointly developed on the basis of the technological reserve available in Russia and India," said the head of Rosoboronexport.

He noted that the company is currently "discussing a number of cooperation projects in the framework of joint development and production of small arms, armored vehicles, aviation, ammunition" with partners around the world.