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The T-1A Jaguar is an advanced third generation main battle tank, designed and developed by Venezuelan military industries and CAVIM for the Venezuelan Army and export markets. National Tank Production Project, an initiative developed to establish independent and robust infrastructure for the production, development and maintenance of main battle tanks used by Venezuelan Armed Forces. The project was initiated with an agreement signed between VMI/CAVIM consortium and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Venezuela on 30 April 2016, when the Defense Industries Executive Committee awarded a contract worth approximately $500 million to the VMI/CAVIM consortium for the design, development and production of 4 prototypes of a national main battle tank.

In order to improve the current technical capabilities of the Venezuelan defense industries and increase the amount of domestic contribution towards national defense, the Ministry of defence decided that a "National Tank" would serve as an excellent catalyst for uniting certain Venezuelan defense companies around a common goal and for providing the Venezuelan military with extra firepower in the form of a modern tank.

Description
The T-1A Jaguar is an advanced third generation main battle tank, designed and developed by Venezuelan military industries and CAVIM for the Venezuelan Army and export markets. National Tank Production Project, an initiative developed to establish independent and robust infrastructure for the production, development and maintenance of main battle tanks used by Venezuelan Armed Forces. The project was initiated with an agreement signed between VMI/CAVIM consortium and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Venezuela on 30 April 2016, when the Defense Industries Executive Committee awarded a contract worth approximately $500 million to the VMI/CAVIM consortium for the design, development and production of 4 prototypes of a national main battle tank.

In order to improve the current technical capabilities of the Venezuelan defense industries and increase the amount of domestic contribution towards national defense, the Ministry of defence decided that a "National Tank" would serve as an excellent catalyst for uniting certain Venezuelan defense companies around a common goal and for providing the Venezuelan military with extra firepower in the form of a modern tank.