Indian Army Armored Vehicles

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In the late 90s, Pak Army signed a deal for improved T-80UD MBT from Ukraine which was superior than any Tank in service with Indian Army in terms of Firepower and Armour protection. T 80UD also gives the ability to fire the 9M119 Refleks guided missile from the Main gun.

Indian army was fully familiar of the capabilities of T-80UD, approched Russia for a potential purchase after becoming concerned about the tank balance with Pakistan. India had a set of conditions linked to the T-80UD features, including that any new tank would have at least 1000hp Engine, a thermal imaging sight, and a guided projectile.

Due to the Pakistani acquisition of Ukrainian guided Missile (9M119 Refleks) for their T-80UD tanks,India needed a similar capability for their T-90S tanks.

This led to the development of an improved version of the Refleks guided Missile, the Invar. The Invar family includes two projectile types, the 9M119F with a thermobaric blast warhead and the antiarmor 9M119M Invar with a HEAT warhead.

Indian T 90S Bhishma MBT equipped with Tube launch Invar 9M119M ( AT 11B sniper) gives the ability to target Tanks outside the optimal range of conventional ammunition fired form the main Gun 2A46M1/M2.The missile is controlled through the laser beam-riding semi-automatic guidance system that is said to be resistant to jamming.

The Missile is first loaded in the carousel auto loader of T-90 then fits into the main gun like the conventional ammo.The 3UBK14 ammunition that consisted of a 9M119 missile and a 9KH949 ejecting device that gives the missile intial momentum before the rocket motor (placed in the middle section ) kicks into action.

After launch,two sets of fins pop out, one for stability and the other for steering.The missile is guided through laser beam riding through T 90S integrated Gunner sight (1G46) which contains a semi auto laser system.

The missile has a max range of 5,000 meters and Penetrate armour upto 700-750 ~mm (-50mm with ERA) with Tandem warhead to defeat Tanks with ERA. It can also aim low-flying helicopters.
 

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Ashok Leyland wins tender for defence tracked combat vehicles


NEW DELHI: Hinduja Group firm Ashok Leyland today said it has bagged a tender in the defence tracked vehicle space, marking its foray into the niche segment.

"As per the scope of work, the company will collaborate with Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai, for manufacture, assembly and testing of light weight clutch for the design and development of weight optimised 1500 hp automatic transmission for main battle tanks," Ashok Leyland said in a statement.

Ashok Leyland Head - Defence Amandeep Singh said, as a part of the company's strategy to expand its business scope.. it has been working on tracked vehicles.

"With this win, we mark yet another milestone where we start working on the tracked vehicles that our soldiers use. We see huge potential in repowering and upgrading of existing BMPs/Tanks of the Indian Army," he added.

He said the tracked combat vehicle opportunity also exists in several other countries which use Russian made combat vehicles.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...cked-combat-vehicles/articleshow/65526044.cms
 

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Not satisfied with the trials conducted of T-84 from #Ukraine, VT-4 from #China and Altay from #Turkey, Pakistan eyes T-90 from #Russia as their next main battle tank, reported. However, it is only Pakistan's desire to buy and not of Russia's to sell!
 

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Defence ministry approves military procurement worth Rs 3,000 crore

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Saturday approved military procurement worth Rs 3,000 crore, including Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles for Navy's two stealth frigates and armoured recovery vehicles for the Army's Arjun main battle tanks, a senior official said.

The go-ahead for both acquisitions was given by the Defence Acquisition Council(DAC), the ministry's highest decision-making body on procurement, the senior military official said.

"The DAC chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accorded approval for acquisition of defence equipment worth about Rs 3,000 crore," he said.
India is procuring two stealth frigates at a cost of $1 billion and both the ships will be equipped with indigenously developed BrahMos missiles.

"The indigenously designed Brahmos missile is a tested and proven supersonic cruise missile and will form the primary weapon on-board these ships," said the official.

The DAC also approved the procurement of Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARVs) for the Indian Army's main battle tank, Arjun. The ARVs are designed and developed by the DRDO and would be manufactured by defence public sector undertaking BEML, the official said.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-worth-rs-3000-crore/articleshow/66894508.cms
 

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Made in India Armoured Recovery Vehicles to be procured for ‘Arjun’ tanks


The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has given approval for the procurement of Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARVs) for the Indian Army's Main Battle Tank (MBT) 'Arjun'.


The Army uses ARVs for recovery and repair of broken-down T-72 tanks and BMP-1 and -2 infantry combat vehicles.
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has given approval for the procurement of Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARVs) for the Indian Army’s Main Battle Tank (MBT) ‘Arjun’.

These recovery vehicles are designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and would be manufactured by state-owned Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) for the Indian Army. These ARVs ensure efficient and speedy repair and recovery operations during combat.

According to the information available on the DRDO website Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) was designed adapting the basic Vijayanta chassis to replace Sherman and Centurion ARVs. It has the Lifting capacity is of more than 8 ton and pulling capacity is more than 20 ton.

The Army uses ARVs for recovery and repair of broken-down T-72 tanks and BMP-1 and -2 infantry combat vehicles.

Currently, BEML-built ARVs which are being used by the Indian Army are based on Russian-made T-72 tank hulls, armed with a 12.7mm machine gun and equipped with a crane able to lift up to 15 tons.

The WZT-3M an ARV has been produced by Polish company Bumar and BEML and is actually an upgraded variant of the WZT-3 ARV. These are operated by both the Indian and Polish armies. The WZT-3M of the Indian Army is also referred to as ARV-3.

These vehicles are expected to recover the damaged main battle tanks (MBTs), tracked armoured vehicles and heavy vehicles from the battlefield. And reportedly are fitted with equipment which can help in carrying out minor repairs in the field or can be used in earth moving projects.

After a $ 32 m agreement was inked between Bumar of Poland and BEML in 1999 for the production of these vehicles, 44 WZT-3M were delivered by Bumar in knocked down condition and were assembled at the state owned BEML facility in 2001 before being handed over to the Indian Army.

This was followed by two follow on contracts in 2002 for $ 80 m for 80 WZT-3 M vehicles, in 2004 for 228. Indian Army had purchased 352 WZT-3 in three previous contracts from 1999 to 2005.

Read also: Indian Navy to get more firepower: World’s fastest anti-ship cruise missile BrahMos to be fitted on ‘Project 1135.6’ frigates

However, according to media reports, an order of $ 275 m for 204 ARV-3/WZT-3M vehicles was scrapped in 2012 between Bumar and BEML.

And now Indian Army, pushing for indigenisation, will buy the DRDO developed ARV and built by BEML.

https://www.financialexpress.com/de...icles-to-be-procured-for-arjun-tanks/1400442/
 

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Do you know why Indian army uses this shitty "camo" pattern on their tanks?
We have what's probably the best tank camo ever! Something that can actually hide it, instead of saying "hey i'm here!"
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It's not like it's time consuming,or difficult to paint either... This diagonal strips are probably more problematic (& useless).

This guy made some cool models of it, quite close to the original paint scheme. Doesn't seem complicated at all...
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India's Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) says it has received an order for its mine-protected vehicle (MPV) from a 'West-Asian' country. The MPV is on the left. On the right is the 'Modernized' MPV (MMPV), a version of which OFB says it is making for the CRPF. Image Source: OFB
 

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