Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV)

[tharun]

Reason we follow offensive doctrine, Army always loved mobility over firepower and protection ..

BMP-2 is a excellent vehicle with poor firepower and troop carrying capacity, Hope new design solves this.

Yes BMP has worst armor and fire power..why don't we go after Puma IFV it got fire power and best of armor

 

[tharun]

We need an IFV with armor that can with stand up to 30mm and mobility and mainly ramp door.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Can puma swim like BMP-2 and fire at same time, Their are lot of rivers in Pakistan ..

We follow offensive doctrine and vehicle which suits on that doctrine ..

Yes BMP has worst armor and fire power..why don't we go after Puma IFV it got fire power and best of armor

 

[tharun]

Can puma swim like BMP-2 and fire at same time, Their are lot of rivers in Pakistan ..

We follow offensive doctrine and vehicle which suits on that doctrine ..

But BMP didn't have good armor...if u add armor weight increases and she cannot float too...
Google shows only one river from top to bottom...how many rivers are there?

 

[SilentKiller]

But BMP didn't have good armor...if u add armor weight increases and she cannot float too...
Google shows only one river from top to bottom...how many rivers are there?

Many canals and few major rivers like Jehlum, ravi, Satluj, Beas etc and many small seasonal rivers..
so for india FICV Good armor with good firepower and ability to move in water..this is the reson why kestral too has this feature but that falls under APC.

What i think is that Aluminium body is light, add 40mm gun with twin Anti-tank missile, fire power is quite good with lacks in armor.
another solution is composite or titanium Armor, light but this will increase cost of eack vehicle a lot..provided we are able to bring down cost of titanium..
criteria is like this -
Weight ~20 ton, its capable of floating over water, increase this to to say 31 Ton of Puma or 28 Ton M2 Bradley, u lose ability to float oer water.
There are 2 solution to provide good protection + fire power with water float ability.
1 - Aluminium hull, keeps weight under 20 ton, but u have to add Active protection system.
2 - Titanium hull, keeps weight under 20 ton, expensive but good basic armor.

 

[Prashant12]

Tata Defence Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV)

http://www.tatamotors.com/product/defence-futuristic-infantry-combat-vehicle-ficv/

 

[hardip]

hope asap Dream come true for india... Ans start work with indian army

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Wider metal tracks would be better, Rest everything is good ..

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Tata Motors front-runner for Rs 60,000-cr combat vehicle programme

Vernon Noronha, Vic President, Defence and Government Business, Tata Motors

Tata Motors is among the frontrunners for the Defence Ministry’s ₹60,000-crore Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) programme.

“This $10-billion FICV programme is mobility-oriented, as is established by the fact that three of the five core technologies and 19 of the 34 critical technologies are mobility related, such as engines, transmission and running gear, which are core to Tata Motors,” said Vernon Noronha, Vice-President, Defence and Government Business, Tata Motors.

The company is also rooting for the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) project that will replace the T-72 battle tank, as well as for the Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT), to replace the Army’s main battle tank, the Russian built T-90.

In addition to this, Tata Motors has submitted a proposal to supply 3,200 Tata Safari Stormes as a replacement for the ageing and iconic Maruti Gypsy, the order size for which is pegged at about ₹400 crore.

Said Noronha: “The Tata Safari Storme provides an option of a diesel variant,with a powerful 2.2-litre four-cylinder engine. It also comes with both 4x2 and 4x4 options, which helps the SUV wade through marshy lands, desert, snow, gravel and every kind of terrain in our country.”

While a decision is awaited on these key orders, the company continues to deliver 6x6 high mobility multi-axle trucks, with MHC (material handling crane) based on a larger orders bagged by Tata Motors for over 1,800 such vehicles, received between June 2015 and April 2016.

Order book

With a current order book of ₹1500 crore, company is buoyed by the new Defence Procurement Policy (DPP).

“The acceptance of single-vendors under certain conditions is a step in the right direction, and will give a good boost to the industry.

“The DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) can now select partners before they design a product, and this helps private firms to exert reverse pressure on DRDO to speed up the developmental process. The policy will prove to be a catalyst with the end beneficiary being the Indian Army,” said Noronha.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

30 characters rule sucks.

 

[tharun]

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What is the armor level for this FICV.............................

 

[Indx TechStyle]

What is the armor level for this FICV.............................

Composite armour to minimize wait but regarding its capabilities,

“This $10-billion FICV programme is mobility-oriented, as is established by the fact that three of the five core technologies and 19 of the 34 critical technologies are mobility related, such as engines, transmission and running gear

 

[tharun]

Composite armour to minimize wait but regarding its capabilities,

I mean can it can stop 20mm-30mm rounds................

 

[Indx TechStyle]

I mean can it can stop 20mm-30mm rounds................

I have no idea, sorry.
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[hardip]

I have no idea, sorry.
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How would he knows..
Even MOD also not able to give this question ans...

 

[Indx TechStyle]

How would he knows..
Even MOD also not able to give this question ans...

Seriously..............
You gonna criticise them for not having complete specs of an under development project.

 

[Adioz]

The company is also rooting for the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) project that will replace the T-72 battle tank, as well as for the Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT), to replace the Army’s main battle tank, the Russian built T-90.

What the hell is the FRCV project?
Replacement for T-72?
And FMBT to replace T-90?

Then replacement for T-90 is different from replacement for T-72? That would mean 3 main battle tanks in our inventory. Are they serious?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Its a project where DRDO also participating with its FMBT along with other vehicles ..

Though these tenders are design to kill Indian scientific advances in defense ..

 

[Butter Chicken]

FRCV is supposed to be a joint dev with USA and Israel under DTTI initiative

 

[ezsasa]

FRCV is supposed to be a joint dev with USA and Israel under DTTI initiative

Nope, as far as I can remember.

DTTI has four items:
1) roll on roll off container type for C-17, C130
2) a sort of fabric for anti-biological warfare
3) mini UAV
4) fourth one, can't remember exactly, but definitely not a tank.