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The picture is from earlier LSV trials. All the participating vehicles were buggy type soft tops, like Gurkha. The images of Gurkha released so far are mostly without soft top cover. Army is procuring three categories, GSV - Safari Storme LSV - Force Gurkha LAMV - To be decided (armoured hummer...

Ashok Leyland's Colt is probably the most refined product being offered. It is a direct license make of Panhard's derivatives of Peugeot P4, namely PVP, and VPS family of vehicles/chassis in service with French armed forces.

Demo trials can be extensive as well. many manufacturers send their products to the prospective users for Demo so that their feedbacks can be incorporated before the actual procurement. Demos also enable the user to create realistic requirements. After Demos, RFIs and other inquiries, some...

There has been no RFP till date. To create a final requirement several RFIs can be called, without calling for an RFP. Only RFIs had been called in this project and the 2008 trials were most likely demo trials.

This article is from march last year. It seems that the previous trials were not a part of formal tender process. Army wants Light Specialist Vehicle - SP's Land Forces Windy is just a pimped out Jonga with a wide body and brutish engine. Vectra LSV is a sixty year old design that has been...

Colt already has a soft top/buggy variant. a hard top variant and an armoured variant. They have taken the technologies from Panhard VBL and fitted them on Ashok Leyland frame. The trials would probably be conducted again because the army could not finalise the requirements of the tender. RFI's...

Windy 505 might have been ordered in small numbers by army internally from EME corps but it is not a part of LSV tender. It's a jugaad vehicle that is supposed to fill in till proper LSVs come in. Deftech is a Malaysian company that itself bought the flyer design from Singapore. The flyer is...

^^ All of them pale in comparison to this bad boy. The pinnacle of British engineering and something that will last till the end of time.

Mahindra might have a better product, but Tata has taken a headstart in integrating multiple systems. They are already proposing a VSHORADS version mounted with Igla-S, and have used Tata SED's involvement with various Indian labs to provide specialty vehicles. And then there is some friendly...

I am bumping this thread. Here is a review of Mahindra AXE. Petrol : 4.2L GM Vortec 6cylinder (from Chevy blazer) Power : 275bhp@6000rpm used for SF only Diesel : 2.7L Ssangyong ( powering Rextron) Power : 172bhp@4000rpm use for general military purpose.