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@bengalraider, you have raised some interesting points. I agree with you that nations where there is large scale private sector involvement in defense are usually better off in defense manufacturing. I think manufacturing units need to be hauled up in case of shoddy quality, whether it is a...

I have a few questions if you would please clarify. In the INSAS thread, another member has posted some pictures of an INSAS rifle, and I have highlighted some manufacturing flaws in the rifle furniture [LINK]. Those components were not made by any Public Sector Unit, but by a Private Sector...

@tarunraju, is the 1.4L CR4 a diesel engine?

Armoured Carrier Wheeled Indian Pattern (ACV-IP)

@bengalraider, Not just the engine, the entire design was Mercedes-Benz. TELCO made both Mercedes-Benz trucks and bus chassis. Bus chassis in front, truck chassis at the back. Edited to add:

I just learnt that AMW does make 4x4 off road trucks, so I will correct my post. Attn: @blueblood.

No, they all don't make military trucks in India. That was the point. Mercedes Benz makes military trucks in Germany, but not in India. KamAZ makes military trucks in Russia, but not in India. Check out the websites of the Indian subsidiaries of the companies you marked in red. Of course, it...

These are the Indian truck making concerns, except one. L&T does not make trucks. AMW makes civilian and military trucks. Bharat Benz makes only civilian trucks. Scania makes only civilian trucks. MAN makes only civilian trucks. KamAZ makes only civilian trucks. UralAZ makes civilian and...

Trucks do not matter, but having a foreign weapon system mated to an Indian truck might makes it cheaper for India to buy and for the weapon seller to sell. Moreover, it can serve the purpose of meeting any local content requirements. Many people do that. L&T-Ashok Leyland-Nexter 155mm CEASAR...

Oh, ok, I am sorry, I misunderstood.

Tata Motors was previously called TELCO, with no 'N' at the end. There are two parts of Jamshedpur town that are called TELCO and TISCO, the former referring to "Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company" and the latter "Tata Iron and Steel Company."

I have been inside TELCO factory in Jamshedpur. The factory was fairly modern, and I am talking about 20 years ago. They were also making TATA-Hitachi diggers. I don't think TATA Motors is a screw-driver firm. I have to point out that TATA Motors, for all tis successes, has had to depend on...

Looks like a Joseph Stalin tank rip-off. IS-3

I agree with several posters, that without ToT, Tata will simply not be able to build a tank. One option is for DRDO to give the blueprints of their tanks (Arjun Mark I or Mark II) to Tata, Mahindra, Ashok-Leyland, L&T, and anyone interested, and have them build up their basic expertise. I...