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Kunal, can you find the exact specs of this BMP-2 buy? Each vehicle is costing 5 crore. Maybe it includes composite armour and new fire control system.

MPV are needed for internal movement (within country) of troops. APC and IFV (with qualities of MPV + more armour + heavy weapons) are needed for movement over enemy territory. GOI just approved 363 new BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles from Ordnance Factory, Medak, for the army for Rs 1,800...

Wheeled IFVs do have uses. They run faster and break down less. Wheeled IFVs have longer range. I think army should have wheeled IFVs, specially for mountainous regions.

Thanks for this information. So what are the current wheeled APCs in army?

Thanks. The wiki article on Indian Army Equipment is misleading. So only BMP-1 and BMP2 are the active IFVs. That is what IA pictures show. Any idea why BTR-70 and BTR-80 are retired or these never got inducted?

This looks like BRDM - a recon vehicle. I was asking about the BTR series.

JBH22, Yes we appreciate Russian contribution to India's defence. The issue is not T-90. The issue is Army having double standards for local and imported products. The "imported products" does not mean only Russian but all foreign products. We know the problem of government sector unable to...

What are the active IFVs and armoured vehicles in the Army. The internet gives a conflicting picture. I understand that BMP-1 and BMP-2 IFVs are the mainstay of mechanized regiments. Do army has active wheeled IFVs as well?

Mr p2prada claimed that AUCRT trials were done for T-90. He should produce evidence for it. Everybody knows that T-90 was bought in a hurry after T-80UD was purchased by Pakistan. The correct way is to stay abreast of military technology and pursue R&D projects to achieve local capability...

I am fully capable of explaining my comments myself. You need not drag anybody else into it.

I shall answer you when Rafale deal is signed. You talk about many things in the post which are NOT in public domain. So it is impossible to argue about it. I cannot verify if you have some inside knowledge or not. I can offer only the following observations: 1. There were two technical...

If IAF has run a very clean and successful tender, then what is the problem in signing the contract? Why endless negotiations are taking place? The facts are there for all to see. The finalist was declared in early part of 2012. This is now the end of 2014. My Antony must have signed the...

The rise of Islamic State in middle-east and corresponding rise in extremist forces all through Islamic world must be taken by India very seriously. The war clouds are gathering. India does not have much time. The country must use ALL industrial facilities to cover the shortage of war materiel...

A country that is not efficient with weapons production is NOT FIT for war. What will soldier do when the country cannot equip the soldier. Your famous 40 day war is just imagination. A war can last multiple years and consume far more resources than you assume. Ultimately it boils down to the...

Any reasons why it takes so much time? Or is it just a function of government sector efficiency. As Mr Ray suggests, the public sector runs on love and fresh air. Since profit is not a motive, the parts can be ordered well in advance. In USSR, fighters were built and inducted ever before the...

Nobody runs on love and fresh air. The assumption that public sector builds cheaper equipment is simply false. The profit on the balance-sheet does not tell the story. The story is told by headlines "India largest importer of weapons in the world". Why it happens? Due to inefficiency and lack...

My challenge to p2prada - lay out the production processes and machines used to build the tank. I shall prove to him conclusively that private sector has the capability.

The economics for building an equipment does not change just because it is built by government sector. When the factory is inefficient, the whole cycle of production and improvement suffers.

Bharat Forge built artillery and Tata built artillery without orders from Army. Food for thought. You have no idea how much local industry has progressed. You need to go visit modern Indian factories. You will be surprised by the progress made by civilian industry. The fact is that the...

Mr Ray, please do not stand in p2prada category. Everybody knows the socialist governments of India reserved defence for the public sector. Private sector was never allowed to manufacture equipment. Tata does not make tanks because they have not been allowed. If somebody says that Tata cannot...