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The Army/BSF has uninterrupted power almost all along the border/LOC - to light it up. As you can see from both ground and sky...(but there may still be some spots that may not be covered) What I would love to see more of is mast mounted or aerostat mounted surveillance equipment...

Yes. Israel has such systems installed on their border walls. India was considering importing few earlier.

I had heard in an interview that though Bharat Power pack is technically rated as 1500 hp, the team was aiming for 1800 hp - so that even if they fall short on some performance they'll still be comfortably above 1500 hp (perhaps some good lessons learnt from Kaveri project!) - this will not only...

Agreed. But doesn't that delay the induction of Mk2 by another 3-5 years?

But wouldn't the tank have to go through the long drama of winter trial, summer trial, high altitude trial, under water trial, space travel trial, tight rope traversal etc. with the new engine before it's made SOP?? So far we haven't heard anything about the tank being mated with Bharat Power...