Indian Army Armored Vehicles

[Warhawk]

7. DRDO worked on the Sarath IFV chassis to create the Armoured Ambulance vehicle. It has an inbuilt electrocardiogram unit (ECG), a ventilator, a suction unit, a direct current refrigerator to store medicines and drugs and a high capacity heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.

8. The Hydrema ("Mine Munching Monster") consists of a flail that rotates at high speed in order to deflect mines. The blast force is deflected outwards by means of a thick metal deflector plate. It is powered by a 6-litre V6 diesel engine that is rated at 185bhp. It has a maximum speed of 42Kph. It has foam filled tires to protect them from fragmentation.

9. The Polish built multiple axle transport vehicle Kolos is one of the most important vehicles in the Indian Army. The 1764cc V12 diesel engine is rated at 266bhp and is multi-fuel capable. The chassis can be adapted to fit 6 or 8 wheel drive, depending on the requirements. It is used as a transporter-erector-launcher for the Agni, Prithvi, Prahaar and Brahmos missiles.

 

[hitesh]

Took it from a blog..
An's Mighty" dedicated entirely towards the Indian Army's Wheeled, Tracked and Submersible vehicles was published in Feb 2014 issue of Auto India Magazine.
article "India
TANKS

1. The Arjun MBT is developed by DRDO and built by Central Vehicle Research and Design Establishment (CVRDE) at the Heavy Vehicles Factory at Avadi. It weighs 59 tons, and powered by a 1400bhp MTU Ka 401 turbo charged diesel engine. The Arjun has a range of 450 Km and a 120mm rifled gun. It is protected by the indigenously developed Kanchan Class explosive reactive armour, and has a top speed of 72 Kph. It can fire APFSDS, LAHAT, HE, HEAT and HESH rounds. Additionally, it is armed with a 12.7mm AA machine gun and a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun.

2. This Ajeya is another example of technological co-operation between India and the erstwhile USSR. The Ajeya is based on the T72M, and is armed with a new 125mm 2A46M gun. The Ajeya MKII features upgraded Polish SKO-1T DRAWA-T fire control systems and thermal imagers, laser illumination warning system, DRDO Explosive Reactive Armour, a new GPS system, improved crew protection, a new 1000bhp PZL-WOLA engine and banks of 6 smoke grenade-launchers on each side. The plan is to reequip 1,500 Ajeya's MKII with updated technology.

3. The T72 was perhaps the world's most advanced battle tank design when introduced in the 70's. The T72 is extremely lightweight, at 41 tonnes, and very small compared to Western MBTs. The army used the T72 tank to ravaging effect in the 1971 war. A 780bhp V12 diesel engine powers it. It is armed with a 125mm smoothbore main gun capable of firing anti-tank guided missiles, as well as standard ammunition, including HEAT and APFSDS rounds, a 7.62mm machine gun and a 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun. It has a range of 460 km and a top speed of 60 Kph.

4. The Bhishma is the Indian version of the T90. A 1000bhp Chelyabinsk diesel engine powers it. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel, composite armour, smoke mortars, Kontakt-5 explosive-reactive armour, & laser warning receivers, Nakidka camouflage and Shtora infrared ATGM jamming system. Weighing 52-tons, it is armed with a 125mm smoothbore gun that can also fire ATGMs. The auxiliary armament consists of a 12.7mm Kord HMG and a 7.62mm pintle mounted machine gun. India operates 2011 T90 and Bhishma tanks.

5. The Tank-EX is a technology demonstrator that has been designed and built wholly by DRDO and CVRDE. It weighs 53 tons, and features top-secret composite armour technology. It is armed with the Arjun's 120mm main gun, a LAHAT anti-tank guided missile tube, a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun, and a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. It has the same 1000bhp diesel engine that is used on the T72M. It has a max speed of 60kph and maximum range of 480Km.

ARTILLERY

1. The Carrier Mortar Tracked self-propelled mortar system is based on the Sarath with also has amphibious capabilities. It has an 81mm mortar mounted on a modified troop compartment and carries totally 108 mortar rounds. It is powered by a 300bhp engine, has a maximum speed of 65kph on road, 7Kph submerged and max range of 240Km. It can be operated by all mechanized infantry battalions providing instantaneous fire support, and also provide protection to the crew.

2. The Bhim self-propelled howitzer and is designed as a purpose built self-propelled artillery vehicle. Weighing 60 tons, it has a firing range of 52Km. It has a 14.5mm welded steel armour, and is armed with a Denel 155mm L52GS howitzer. It can carry 50 rounds and is powered by a 1400bhp Ka-501 engine that gives it a top speed of 60Kph and a max range of 450Km. It has a fully automatic ammunition loading system, as well as a turret-mounted auxiliary power unit.

3. The Pinaka is a Multiple Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) artillery system. Each launcher consists of 12 rockets and can be operated in manual, automatic tergetting or remote controlled mode. The rockets have a range of 60Km. Pinaka saw service during the Kargil War, where it was successful in neutralizing enemy positions on the mountain tops. The launcher is mounted on a Tatra Kolos truck, it has a maximum combat range of 120Km and a maximum speed of 80Kph.

4. The BM-30 Smerch (Russian for Tornado) is the precursor to Pinaka MBRL. It entered service in the Soviet Army in 1989. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a number of these MBRL's were sold to India. A 525bhp 12-cylinder diesel engine powers it, due to which it has a top speed of 60Kph and a maximum range of 850Km. The 300mm rockets have a range of 90Km.

Fella Nice post but the image used for Bhem SPH is not of actual Bhem SPH

Image for abhay APC is absurd looks like the journalist had some other interest instead of defense .

 

[Warhawk]

Fella Nice post but the image used for Bhem SPH is not of actual Bhem SPH

Image for abhay APC is absurd looks like the journalist had some other interest instead of defense .

The images were added by the blogger not by the original article writer.
INDIA'S MIGHTY - Surprise Package ~ Arthashastra - Indian Aviation, Defense & Space

 

[bhramos]

The images were added by the blogger not by the original article writer.
INDIA'S MIGHTY - Surprise Package ~ Arthashastra - Indian Aviation, Defense & Space

so many mistakes and all wrong info, its just crap...

 

[SilentKiller]

so many mistakes and all wrong info, its just crap...

True sir,

a lot of images are incorrect so is the information, quite old or irrelevant.

 

[AVERAGE INDIAN]

The images were added by the blogger not by the original article writer.
INDIA'S MIGHTY - Surprise Package ~ Arthashastra - Indian Aviation, Defense & Space

hey warhawk most of the images are wrong lots of mistakes

 

[Twinblade]

IFV Abhay tech demostrator.

 

[JBH22]

you mean we no longer need to import components for T-72/T-90 and BMP ? I thought we had problems with T-90

T-72 production line closed in 1998
BMP-2 still in production IIRC
T-90 well basically there have been news about Russian lack of cooperation on TOT for Gun etc

 

[Twinblade]

Neither. The technologies developed with Abhay will be made available to all participants of the FICV competition (drive train, lightweight armour, engine, turret, amphibious hull etc). They can chose whatever technologies they like from Abhay, incorporate inhouse technologies or purchase from outside whatever they want to include in their design. The end result would be similar WhAP VRDE-Tata motors Kestrel, where the manufacturing partner was chose via tendering. So Kestrel is Designed by DRDO, made by Tata (drive train etc) with the Kongsberg turret only for demo, with 16 variants planned from ambulance to mortar carrier and command centers. In FICV project, instead of one, two partners will be chosen from Mahindra, L&T+Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, OFB, and two competing designs will have competitive trials (similar to NAMICA where the same base technologies were made available to L&T and BEL, BEL won). The winning design will be made by both companies in the ratio of 70:30 with the majority IP rights being owned by the government.

 

[Ripples]

@Kunal Biswas
Could you please provide me a genuine comparison between T-90S and Al-khalid I ? Exactly what makes T-90S superior to Al-khalid ?

 

[p2prada]

@Austin @Twinblade

I was trying to assess new numbers for T-90s in the IA. So, let me know what you guys think about this.

2001, we signed a deal for 310 tanks.
India Signs Deal to Buy 310 Russian T-90 Tanks | News | The Moscow Times

2006, we signed a deal for 330 tanks.
India to buy 330 T-90S tanks from Russia | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis

2007, we signed a deal for 347 tanks.
..:: India Strategic ::..

That's a total order of 987 tanks on paper until 2008.

IA mentioned they wanted 1000 tanks in India.
Russia to supply India with T-90 tanks - News - World - The Voice of Russia: News, Breaking news, Politics, Economics, Business, Russia, International current events, Expert opinion, podcasts, Video

As far as I know, the first 310 tanks were inducted by 2006 and the third order by 2013. Avadi manufactured the third order of 347 tanks by themselves which was the first indent for 300+ tanks from the army. I will leave the second order of 330 for later.

So, that's 1000-347 = 653 tanks pending from indigenous production.

Then Shukla wrote this article.
Broadsword: Part II: Army’s delayed orders halts T-90 tank

Of the one thousand T-90S tanks that the army plans to build in HVF --- and has already paid Russia licence fees for --- HVF has received an indent for just 300 tanks. With that order likely to be completed by mid-2013, and with no follow-on order in sight, the T-90 line will grind to a halt.

Spurning this opportunity would result in the army paying Rs 3,800 crore more than is necessary for the remaining 700 T-90Ss that HVF will build.

Here they were talking about the last order for 1000 tanks out of which 300+ were delivered.

So, we definitely know about the 310 tanks and we know about the 347 tanks. But I am trying to fit the second order for 330 tanks somewhere. Were half of them delivered by Russia, all of them by Russia. And if they were delivered, when was that? We know that the 330 tanks were an emergency purchase because Avadi couldn't start T-90 production in time due to ToT issues.

From Shukla's article,

HVF says 24 tanks were delivered in 2009-10; 51 in 2010-11; it will be 50 this year; and annual production will hit 100 next year (i.e. 2012-13).

So we can bet some of the 6 new regiments for the 347 new tanks are being raised today.

Considering this,

According to OFB's Jain, the T-90S has been 70% indigenised; this will increase to 80% next year.

(I read an interview where they said it is 85% now)

It is likely that this order for 347 were produced indigenously, with deliveries starting in 2009.
First indigenously built T-90 S rolls out - The Hindu

So, by 2009 we already took delivery of ~700 tanks (310+330) and got the first 10 out of 347 from Avadi.

Naturally, with the ending of the first tranche orders, the army approved a second indent for 235 tanks.
India has approved the manufacture of 235 T-90 main battle tanks under Russian license 1909131 - Army Recognition

That takes the number from 987 to 1222 tanks. And that leaves a pending order of 418 tanks. These 235 tanks may be in production today.

And at 140 tanks per year. The 235 T-90s should be ready by mid 2015. So what do you think?

Apart from this, MoD approved a new T-90MS contract for 354 tanks.
Army scuttles Arjun trials to push through Russian T-90 purchase | Business Standard News

So, total number would be 310+330+347+235+(418)+354 = 1994 tanks.

Of course, the 1000 tank order may just be a rough figure, the actual number could be an odd number above 1000 or below 1000. That makes the total T-90 order to be around 2000, give or take ~50 tanks.

To keep it short,
310 T-90S tanks delivered by 2006.
330 tanks delivered by 2009.
347 tanks delivered by 2013.
235 tanks to be delivered by 2015-16.
418 tanks to be delivered by 2019-20.

354 T-90MS direct purchase by 2018 if the order is made this year.

Anything you guys want to add or remove?

 

[Rushil51]

Self delete

 

[[email protected]]

Thanks Brother.
I wil try to make it more better.

 

[robinrastogi1]

Anyone aware of when will the RFP be issued for FICV program?

 

[cobra commando]

Gujarat to Get Asia's First Ballistic Research Centre - The New Indian Express

 

[surendra.bisht50]

Coool its very important for India..

 

[bhramos]

Riot Control Vehicle / ERV

Riot Control Vehicle / ERV,Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India,ID: 5054018697

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Unfortunately, It should have been in service by now ..

Even now its outclass BMP-2/3 ..

IFV Abhay tech demostrator.

 

[sgarg]

The OFB order for 40 howitzer is too small. Hard to understand why?

The manufacturing rate of 2 pieces per month is laughable. It seems workers work only 2 hours per day in OFB.

No factory can justify its existence with such low turnover.

People should factor in that most sub-assemblies are made by private sector even in case of so-called public sector products.

Public sector is only a stamp (integrator) in India.

People like me hoped that Army will go for a large order for OFB made gun in view of M777 order cancellation. But it seems that is needless optimism on my part.

 

[Punya Pratap]

The OFB order for 40 howitzer is too small. Hard to understand why?

The manufacturing rate of 2 pieces per month is laughable. It seems workers work only 2 hours per day in OFB.

No factory can justify its existence with such low turnover.

People should factor in that most sub-assemblies are made by private sector even in case of so-called public sector products.

Public sector is only a stamp (integrator) in India.

People like me hoped that Army will go for a large order for OFB made gun in view of M777 order cancellation. But it seems that is needless optimism on my part.

The problem is you need large orders for a dedicated supply chain and production line but due to lack of large orders for Tejas Mk 1 / Arjun Mk 2 / Field Guns the production is sloooooow ! ( I m not defending that at all though )

The second flip side to bits and pieces orders is that the indegenous content remains low... there was an option for indegenous 1500 HP engine for Arjun but only if the orders are 500 +

Same goes for OFB but the blessing in disguise is that IA has become so desperate with the JINXED artillery modernisation that it is willing to induct anything OFB / Kalyani Group / L&T or TATA can give them!! Good Start I would say