According to a report in the Indian-based The Print, this will be the first time that any country has been invited to witness the trials of Russian-made military hardware that is still under development.
That move by China could now explain why India reportedly has its sights set on the Russian-made Sprut-SDM1 light tanks, which are set to take part in trials starting late this summer. The Type 15 lightweight tank has thinner armor and a smaller 105mm main gun, but it was considered more suitable for operations in the mountainous terrain of the Ladakh Valley. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) countered by deploying its own armored vehicles, notably the new Type 15 tank that had only made its debut in 2019. The Indian Army had deployed many of its aging T-72 and T-80 tanks, along with BMP-2 armored personnel carriers (APCs), all of which had been modified and adapted to run on a special fuel mix designed specifically for the high altitudes and low temperatures of the region. Last fall and into the winter in the mountainous region of the Ladakh Valley, India’s military faced off with China as both sides moved in large numbers of armored vehicles.
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