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Indian Army equipment like small arms, ammunition, combat vehicles


This is a list of some of the modern & historical equipment used by Indian Army. Most of the army equipment is of foreign design and license produced in India but efforts are on to progressively design and manufacture equipment indigenously. The 41 Ordnance Factories under control of Ordnance Factories Boardmanufacture most of Army equipment like small arms, ammunition, combat vehicles, artillery, etc.

Infantry weapons
Small arms
NameTypeCaliberOriginNotes
Pistol AUTO 9 mm 1A Semi-automatic pistol 9mm Parabellum Canada
India Standard issue side-arm of the Indian Army. Licensed copy of the Canadian Inglis 9mm pistol.
Glock 17 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Austria Standard issue Special Forces pistol.
Beretta 92 Semi-automatic pistol 9mm Parabellum Italy 
SIG Sauer P226 Semi-automatic pistol 9mm Parabellum Germany
Switzerland
Brügger & Thomet MP9 Machine pistol 9x19mm Parabellum Switzerland
Modern Sub Machine Carbine Sub-machine gun andPersonal defence weapon 5.56×30mm MINSAS India 
SAF Carbine 1A Sub-machine gun 9mm Parabellum India
United Kingdom Indian made Sterling L2A1 SMG. To be replaced by the MSMC.
SAF Carbine 2A1 Sub-machine gun 9mm Parabellum India
United Kingdom Silenced Carbine. To be replaced by the MSMC.
Micro-Uzi Sub-machine gun 9mm Parabellum Israel For use by Special Forces. Micro-Uzi variant used.*
Heckler & Koch MP5 Sub-machine gun 9mm Parabellum West Germany MP5A3, A5, SD3 and SD6 models in service.
Heckler & Koch MP5K Sub-machine gun 9mm Parabellum West Germany Shortened version of the MP5 used by Special Forces.
1B1 INSAS Assault rifle 5.56mm NATO India Standard issue weapon of the Indian Army. Replaced the 1A SLR. Folding 1B2 and fixed butt 1B1 variants used. Insas AR with full-auto selector lever along with the burst lever and black polymer furniture also being procured. Manufactured atOrdnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.
OFB 1A1 RiflesOFB 1C Rifles Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO India
Belgium Was the standard issue rifle of the Indian army and manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli. Now being replaced by the INSAS. 1C full automatic variant used by mechanised infantry battalions as a firing port weapon on theBMP-2S Sarath Infantry fighting vehicle.
Ishapore 2A1 rifle Reserve Weapon 7.62mm NATO India Most were phased out from service.
Trichy Assault Rifle 7.62 mm Assault rifle 7.62x39mm Soviet Union
India Indian AKM clone. Distinguished from the AKM by using the polymer furniture of the INSAS instead of wood. Both fixed and folding stock versions used. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.
AKM Assault rifle 7.62x39mm Soviet Union
Poland AKM fixed stock and AKMS under-folding stock variants used.
Arsenal Co. AR Assault rifle 7.62x39mm Bulgaria Bulgarian produced AK-47. Imported for police and paramilitary forces, used in some quantities by Army as well. AR fixed stock and AR-F under-folding stock variants used.
MPi-KM Assault rifle 7.62x39mm East Germany East German produced AKM.MPi-KM-72 fixed stock and MPi-KMS-72 side-folding stock variants used.Both bakelite and wooden lower handguard variants used.
Pistol Mitralieră model 1990 Assault rifle 7.62x39mm Romania Romanian version of the AKM. Palmswell lower handguard versions in use.
AK-103 Assault rifle 7.62x39mm Russia 
Vz. 58 Assault rifle 7.62x39mm Czechoslovakia Vz. 58 P fixed stock and Vz. 58 V side-folding stock variants used.
IMI Tavor TAR-21 Assault rifle 5.56mm NATO Israel 3070 purchased for the Special Forces from Israel
M4A1 Carbine Carbine 5.56mm NATO United States Bought under foreign military sales. For use by Indian Army Special Forces.
Dragunov SVD59 Sniper rifle 7.62x54mmR Soviet Union
India Standard sniper rifle.
IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper Sniper Rifle 7.62mm NATO Israel For use by Indian Army Special Forces.
Mauser SP66 Sniper rifle 7.62mm NATO Germany Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.
Heckler & Koch PSG1 Sniper rifle 7.62x51mm NATO West Germany 
Vidhwansak Anti-material rifle 12.7x108mm,14.5x114mmand20x82mm India Manufactured by OFT Trichy. In service with Border Security Force (BSF).
Denel NTW-20 Anti-material rifle 20x82mm and20x110mm Hispano-Suiza South Africa Bought in small numbers.
Gepard GM6 Lynx Anti-material rifle 12.7x108mm & 14.5x114mm Hungary For use by the Indian Army Special Forces.
INSAS LMG Light machine gun 5.56mm NATO India Light machine gun derivative of the INSAS assault rifle. Both fixed and folding butt variants used. Newer INSAS LMG with black polymer furniture being procured. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.
MG 1B Light machine gun 7.62mm NATO India Indian made Bren.Currently being withdrawn from service.
IMI Negev Light machine gun 5.56x45mm NATO Israel 
MG 2A1MG 5AMG 6A General purpose machine gun 7.62mm NATO Belgium
India Indian made MAG 58. Also in service as the MG 5A (Co-axial) and MG 6A (Commander's gun) with some armoured vehicles.
PKM General purpose machine gun 7.62x54mm Soviet Union PK machine guns used as co-axial weapons in Russian produced T-90S Bhishma, T-72M Ajeya and BMP-2S Sarath and used as general purpose machine gun. Also used by Special Forces. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.
M2 Browning Heavy machine gun .50 BMG United States 
NSV Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm Soviet Union
KPV Heavy machine gun 14.5×114mm Soviet Union



AK-103


INSAS rifle

Explosives, rockets and missile systems
NameTypeQuantityOriginNotes
Grenade 36mm Hand Grenade India Fragmentation grenade which can be hand thrown or rifle launched from 1A SLR.
Multi Mode Grenade Shivalik Hand grenade 1.8 million ordered  India This modular grenade is available in Hand mode offensive, hand mode defensive and rifle mode. Types can be interchanged by changing outer sleeve. 
Multi Grenade Launcher 40mm Grenade launcher(40mm) India Semiautomatic six shot 40mm x 46mm low velocity grenade launcher. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli. *
GP-25 Grenade launcher(40mm) Soviet Union
36M Grenade launcher(61mm) India
United Kingdom 
RPO-A Shmel Rocket Launcher Russia 
36M Mk.I Rifle grenade United Kingdom 
AGS-17 Plamya Automatic grenade launcher (30mm) Soviet Union
30 mm Auto Grenade Launcher Automatic grenade launcher (30mm) India Replacing the AGS-17 and being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.
RCL Mk II Recoilless rifle (84mm) India
Sweden Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle produced by OFB.
RCL Mk III Recoilless rifle (84mm) India
Sweden Lighter, updated version of the RCL Mk II.
106mm M-40A1 Recoilless rifle 3000+ United States 
RPG-7 Rocket propelled grenade (40mm) Soviet Union
RPG-22 Rocket propelled grenade (72.5mm) Soviet Union
OFB E1 51mm Mortar India 
OFB E1 81mmL16 81mm mortar Mortar 5000+ India United Kingdom
Canada 
OFB E1 81mm HE Bomb
Smoke Bomb India 
OFB E1 120mm Mortar
HE Bomb India 
120mm AM-50 Mortar
HE Bomb 1500+ France 
160mm Tampella Mortar 200+ Finland 
Shipon Rocket launcher (82mm) Israel 



AGS-17 Plamya 


Carl Gustav


SA-16 Gimlet

Vehicles
Utility and miscellaneous
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NameTypeQuantityOriginNotes
VFJ Jonga Light Utility Vehicle India Being phased out. Manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
Mahindra 550 DXB Light Utility Vehicle India 
KrAZ-6322 Heavy Utility Truck Ukraine 
Bedford TJ Medium4X4 Truck India Bedford J6:6 Tone Truck. Being phased out.
Swaraj Mazda Medium 4X4 Truck 200+ India In service from 1996. 2.5 Ton truck
Mitsubishi Pajero Light Utility Vehicle Japan Unknown numbers. Deployed at the Indo-Chinese Border
Maruti Gypsy Light Utility Vehicle India 
Windy 505 Fast attack vehicle 700 India In service from 2005.
Tata 407 Light 4x4 truck India 1 Ton truck
VFJ LPTA 713 TC Medium 4X4 truck India 2.5 Ton truck. Manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
VFJ Matang Medium 4X4 truck India 3 Ton truck. Manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
Super Azad Medium 4x4 truck India 3 Ton truck
Ashok Leyland Topchi Medium 4x4 truck India 3 Ton truck
Sisu Nasu All-terrain transport vehicle Finland 
VFJ Shaktiman Medium 4x4 truck 7,000 India 4 Ton truck, in a wide range of configurations from Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
VFJ Rampar Medium Amphibious truck India Amphibious conversion of the Shaktiman truck manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
Tata Model 1210SD Medium truck India 4 Ton truck.
VFJ Stallion Mk III
VFJ Stallion Mk IV Medium 4x4
6x6 Truck 60,000 India 5 Ton trucks, in a wide range of configurations manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
Saab-Scania SBA 111 6x6 trucks 600  Sweden 
Ashok Leyland Crash Fire Tender Fire Tender India 
Tata LPTA 1615 TC Artillery Tractor Truck India 
Tatra 8x8 Mobile Decontamination Vehicle Mobile Decontamination Vehicle India 
Tata LPTA 1621 Medium 4x4 truck India 5 Ton truck
BEML Tatra Heavy 4x4 trucks
6x6 trucks
8x8 trucks
10x10 trucks
12x12 trucks 7000  India
Czech Republic License produced Tatra Force heavy truck. Various models. Used for carrying sensitive equipment like Radars as well as vehicle for Pinaka and Smerch MBRL systems.





VFJ Matang 


VFJ LPTA 713 TC 




VFJ Stallion Mk III

Engineering and support
NameTypeQuantityOriginNotes
Kartik ABL Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 34 India Based on a Vijayanta chassis and manufactured by Heavy Vehicles Factory.
BLG-60M2 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge East Germany
Poland Retired.
Bridgle Laying Tank MT-55 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge Soviet Union Based on T-55 Tank
T-72 BLT Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 12 India Developed by CVRDE and manufactured by Heavy Vehicles Factory.
Sarvatra Vehicle launched bridge India 8x8 truck-mounted bridging system
CEASE Canal bridging system 6 India The Canal Embankment ASsault Equipment
AERV Military Engineering Vehicle India BMP-2 based engineering and reconnaissance vehicle (Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle) being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.
BMP-2 Armoured Amphibious Bulldozer India BMP-2 with turret removed and bulldozer blade and other engineering equipment added and being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.
FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor Armoured combat engineering vehicle 39 United Kingdom 
VFJ Light Recovery Vehicle Light Recovery Vehicle (4x4) India Manufactured at Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
Yuktirath Light Recovery Vehicle Armoured Light Recovery Vehicle (4x4) India Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.
Vijayanta ARV Armoured recovery vehicle 200 India Being replaced by VT-72B.
Mat Ground Surfacing CL-70 All Terrain vehicle India Mounted on Tatra vehicle with automated laying and recovery has been developed for providing mobility in sandy and marshy terrain.
Armoured Vehicle Tracked Light Repair Armoured recovery vehicle India Based on BMP-2 for Light Repair being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.
WZT-2 Armoured recovery vehicle 196 Poland 
WZT-3M Armoured recovery vehicle 352 Poland 204 on order. Assembled locally from kits and components produced in India.
VT-72B ARV Armoured recovery vehicle 200+ Slovakia
Poland
India Armoured recovery vehicle replacing the Vijayanta ARV



WZT-3


Armoured recovery vehicles based on T-72-chassis.

Mine protected, Mine clearing and Mine laying
NameTypeQuantityOriginNotes
Casspir Armoured personnel carrier 255 South Africa 
Tarmour AFV Armoured personnel carrier India Based on Indian T-55 Tank.
Hydrema Mine clearing Vehicle 24 Denmark
India Manufactured locally by OFB India
T-72 FWMP Mine plow India 
Aditya Mine protected Vehicle 300+ India OFB India. 1400 to be produced. 20/month manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak AND Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
DRDO Daksh Bomb disposal robot 20 India The Army has placed orders for 20 Dakshs."



Casspir


DRDO Daksh

Combat
NameTypeQuantityOriginNotes
Arjun MBT Mk-1 Main battle tank 248  India With a total of 248 to be built by Heavy Vehicles Factory. This to be followed by the Arjun MK-II(60Mt/1400hp) and the FMBT(50mt).
T-90S "Bhishma"T-90M(50mt/840hp) Main battle tank 907 Russia
India Initially contract for 310 "T-90S" signed in 2001. A contract, worth $800 million, was signed on 26 October 2006, for another 330 T-90M MBTs that were to be built with locally-sourced raw materials. A third contract, worth $1.23 billion, was signed in December 2007 for 347 upgraded T-90Ms, the bulk of which will be licence-assembled built by Heavy Vehicles Factory. The Indian Army would begin receiving its first T-90M main battle tank (MBT) in completely knocked-down condition from Russia's Nizhny Tagil-based Uralvagonzavod JSC by the end of 2009. In all, India plans to have 310 T-90S and 1,330 T-90M tanks in service by 2020 (total of 1,657 tanks with upgradation of night visions by 2020).Manufactured locally in India. Rs10,000-crore purchase of 354 new T-90MS tanks for six tank regiments for the China border has been approved. This takes total no. of T-90 tanks to 2011.
T-72 Ajeya(41Mt/780hp)Combat Improved Ajeya Main battle tank ~2414  Soviet Union
Poland
India 968 T72M1 have been upgraded by Heavy Vehicles Factory, while requests for proposal for upgrading approximately 1,000 other T-72's have been sent to various firms in Israel, Russia, Poland and France.. Ajeya-M2 Standard equivalent to the Polish PT-91 Twardy. Manufactured locally in India
T-55 Main battle tank Soviet Union Retired on May 2011. Moved to reserve storage
Vijayanta Main battle tank India
United Kingdom Retired. Around 2200 produced by Heavy Vehicles Factory
PT-76 Amphibious Light tank Soviet Union Retired.
BMP-2 "Sarath" Infantry fighting vehicle 1,500+  Soviet Union
India Additional Being modernised with TISAS (thermal imaging stand alone sights), better fire control, and more modern ATGM armament (Konkurs M). BMP-1 has been phased out and the upgraded BMP-2 is BMP-2 M with two thermobaric missiles and two tandem warhead Konkurs missiles. Its also has an integrated TI sight, an LRF, and has an AGL mounted on the turret which is also stabilised in the horizontal plane. 100 gets added each year. To enhance the rate to 125 a year. Currently more than 900 are in active service. Manufactured locally in India by Ordnance Factory Medak. All BMP-2/2K vehicles are to be upgraded to BMP-2M standard.
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle 700 Soviet Union
India 700 are in active service. Manufactured locally in India by Ordnance Factory Medak.
BMD-1(11.5mt) Airborne Amphibious Tracked
Infantry fighting vehicle Soviet Union
BMD-2 Airborne Infantry fighting vehicle Soviet Union 11.5MT, 
NAMICA Tank destroyer 13+ 200 India BMP-2 based Nag missile carrier. Advanced version on Order after successful trial in July 2012. Production started jointly by Ordnance Factory Medak and L&T.
CMT Mortar Carrier 198 + 21 ordered India BMP-2 based mortar carrier. Developed by CVRDE and manufactured byOrdnance Factory Medak.
Armoured Vehicle (VRDE) Armoured Personnel Carrier India Technology Demonstrator designed by VRDE.
FV432 Armoured personnel carrier 80 United Kingdom Purchased from British Army surplus
OT-62 TOPASOT-64 SKOT Armoured Personnel Carrier 700+ Czechoslovakia
Poland TOPAS-2A converted into a Technical support vehicle
BTR-152 Armoured Personnel Carrier Soviet Union
BTR-50 Armoured Personnel Carrier Soviet Union Total 200 Inducted.
BTR-60 Armoured Personnel Carrier Soviet Union Retired. At peak there were 817 BTR-60s in service.
BTR-80 Armoured Personnel Carrier Soviet Union
DRDO Armoured Ambulance Armoured Ambulance India BMP-2 based Armoured Ambulance. 275 on Order, developed by VRDE and produced by Ordnance Factory Medak.
NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle CRBN Reconnaissance vehicle 16 India BMP-2 based CRBN developed by VRDE and produced by Ordnance Factory Medak.Vehicle
BRDM-2 Reconnaissance vehicle 255 Soviet Union
Ferret Reconnaissance vehicle 100 United Kingdom Relegated to internal security roles.
Mahindra Rakshak Armoured Vehicle India Bulletproof vehicle with composite armour which offers protection against 7.62mm bullets.
PRP-3 Battlefield surveillance system Soviet Union 1RL126 "Small Fred" Battlefield Surveillance Radar based on BMP-1. NATO designation was BMP M1975



Arjun Mk II 


T-90 Bhishma 


T-72 Ajeya 


BMP-2 Sarath

Artillery
NameTypeQuantityOriginNotes
M777 Howitzer United States 145 ultra-light howitzers to be procured. Procurement delayed due to cuts in the defence budget.
Haubits FH77/B Howitzer 200 Sweden 155 mm gun made by Bofors. 410 acquired from 1986–1991.200 left in service. An indigenous version is under development.
M-46 Howitzer 180 Soviet Union
Israel M-46 130 mm howitzer guns upgraded to 155 mm standard by Soltam. 
D-30 Howitzer 550 Soviet Union Being replaced by the M-46.
METAMORPHOSIS 155 mm GUN Howitzer India Indian upgrade of M46 Howitzer
M101 howitzer Howitzer United States 
75mm Mountain Howitzer Howitzer 900 United Kingdom In Reserve
88mm 25 Pounder Howitzer
Field gun 800 United Kingdom In Reserve also used for Training
180 mm gun S-23 Heavy Gun 100 Soviet Union
M-46 Field gun 900 Soviet Union 130 mm field gun. 550 purchased. 100 used with the Catapult self-propelled gun. Some to be upgraded to M-46 howitzers.
100mm M-1944 Field gun 350 Soviet Union In Reserve
BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun Field gun 150 United Kingdom Retired.
Indian Field Gun MK 1/2/3 Field gun 600–1300 India 105mm gun Being replaced by the M-46122 mm
Light Field Gun Field gun 700+ India 105mm gun. Being phased out.
100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) Field gun 350 Soviet Union In Reserve
76 mm mountain gun M48 Mountain gun 215 Yugoslavia 
OTO Melara Mod 56 Mountain gun 50 Italy Retired.
Sprut anti-tank gun Anti-tank Gun Soviet Union
FV433 Abbot SPG Self-propelled artillery ~80 United Kingdom 105 mm howitzer. To be replaced following selection of new system.
M-46 Catapult Self-propelled artillery 100   India 130 mm howitzer mounted on a Vijayanta hull. ~80 in storage. To be replaced following selection of new system.
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery 110 Soviet Union
Smerch 9K58 MBRL Multiple rocket launcher 62 Russia 300 mm multiple rocket launch system.
Pinaka MBRL Multiple rocket launcher 80+ India 214 mm multiple rocket launch system. Replacing the 122 mm BM-21.Still in Production
BM-21 Multiple rocket launcher 150+ Soviet Union Modernized rockets with range of 40 km was purchased from Russia. To be replaced by Pinaka.



9A52-2 "Smerch" launch vehicle 


A Haubits FH77 



Missile systems
Anti-tank
NameTypeQuantityOriginNotes
Nag missile Anti-tank guided missile 443+ India On order.
MILAN Anti-tank guided missile 30000+ France
India MILAN 30,000 produced under license in India.
MILAN 2T Anti-tank guided missile 4100 France MILAN 2Ts purchased from France
9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel) Anti-tank guided missile 15000+ Russia
India Manufactured locally in India. Another 10000 Konkurs-M ordered in a USD 250 Million.
9M133 Kornet (AT-14 Spriggan) Anti-tank guided missile 3000 Russia 3000 Missiles with 250 Launchers
9M111 Fagot (AT-4 Spigot) Anti-tank guided missile 1200 Soviet Union
Russia In process of being phased out
9K114 Shturm (AT-6 Spiral) Anti-tank guided missile 800 Russia 
9M120 Ataka-V (AT-9 Spiral-2) Anti-tank guided missile Soviet Union
9K11 Malyutka (AT-3 Sagger) Anti-tank guided missile 6000 Soviet Union for BMP-1 IFVs
3M11 Falanga (AT-2 Swatter) Anti-tank guided missile Soviet Union
ENTAC Anti-tank guided missile 2000 France Replaced by MILAN
Spike (missile) Anti-tank guided missile Israel On order (8,356 Spike anti-tank missiles with 321 launchers, 15 training simulators and associated equipment).Israel has upstaged the US in the ongoing race to bag the huge deal to supply third-generation anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to the Indian Army, in a project which could well be worth $1 billion eventually.[50]
9M119 Svir (AT-11 Sniper) Anti-tank guided missile Russia For use with the T-90S.
3UBK-Invar Anti-tank guided missile 25000 India Indian Variant of AT-11 Sniper Manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited Another 25,000 ordered for Rs.20 billion (Rs.20 Billion). Of these 25000, 10000 will be bought from Russia directly and the rest manufactured by BDL.
9K121 Vikhr (AT-16 Scallion) Anti-tank guided missile 1500 Russia For use with Mi-17
Lahat Anti-tank guided missile Israel For use with the Arjun.
SS.11 Anti-tank guided missile France
India Some assembled in India
CLGM Missile Cannon launched Anti-tank guided missile India For the use with MBT Arjun and T-90S.



Nag missile and the Nag missile carrier (NAMICA) 


MILAN, 2007 


9M133 Kornet

Ballistic and cruise[edit]
NameTypeQuantityOriginNotes
Russia 300 km range.
Prahaar Tactical ballistic missile India 150 km range.
Prithvi-I Short-range ballistic missile India 150 km range.
Prithvi-II Short-range ballistic missile India 250 – 350 km range.
Prithvi-III Short-range ballistic missile India 350 – 600 km range.
Shaurya Medium-range ballistic missile India 700 km range.
Agni-I Medium-range ballistic missile India 700 – 800 km range.
Agni-II Intermediate-range ballistic missile India 2000 – 3500 km range.
Agni-III Intermediate-range ballistic missile India 3500 – 5000 km range.
Agni-V Intercontinental ballistic missile India 5000 – 8000 km range.




Air defence
NameTypeQuantityOriginNotes
Prithvi Air Defense (PAD) Anti-ballistic missile India Exoatmospheric (outside the atmosphere) interceptor system
Advanced Air Defence (AAD) Anti-ballistic missile India Endo atmospheric (within the atmosphere) interceptor system
S-300PMU-2[53] Strategic Surface-to-air missile 6 systems Russia Still officially unacknowledged.
SA-5 Gammon Strategic SAM system Soviet Union Still officially unacknowledged.
SA-3 Goa[54] Strategic SAM system Soviet Union It is designed to defend large areas from bomber attack or other strategic aircraft.
Akash Surface-to-air missile 3000+ Missiles India More on Order. Indigenously developed surface to air missile to replace SA6. Both with Army and Air Force
9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko) 6x6 amphibious Surface-to-air missile system 80 Russia 
9K31 Strela-1 (SA-9 Gaskin) Vehicle-mounted SAM system 400 Soviet Union
Bofors L40/70 Anti-aircraft artillery 1920 Sweden 40mm gun. Upgraded L/60.
Bofors L40/60 Anti-aircraft artillery 1280 Sweden 40mm gun.
ZSU-23-2 Anti-aircraft artillery 800 Soviet Union Twin 23 mm AA gun
SA-7 Grail MANPADS Russia To be phased out.



Akash SAM 


SA-6 Gainful 


SA-8 Gecko

Aircraft
Helicopters
See also: List of active Indian military aircraft
PhotoAircraftOriginTypeVersionsQuantity
HAL Rudra India Attack Helicopter ALH-WSI 2 Total of 60 on order, first 20 to be delivered by 2013.
HAL Light Combat Helicopter India Attack helicopter LCH 114 on order.
HAL Dhruv India Utility helicopter 32 73 on order.
India Light Attack helicopter 12 Developed from HAL Cheetah.
India Utility helicopter SA 316B Chetak 60 To be replaced.
India Utility helicopter SA 315B CheetahHAL Cheetal 48 To be replaced. 22 HAL Cheetal on order[58]
Mi-17V Hip Soviet Union Transport Helicopter 6 

UAVs
PhotoAircraftOriginTypeVersionsQuantityNotes
IAI Heron Israel Unmanned aerial vehicle 100+ 
DRDO Nishant India Unmanned aerial vehicle 12+ Delivery of 12 UAV's in 2007.

Future procurements
Vehicles
Mahindra AXE
Mahindra Axe – Light utility vehicle to be purchased.
Kroton – Possible sale of 80 mine laying vehicles from Poland.
Light Tank – 300 tanks (200 tracked 100 wheeled) to be deployed on China border.
AHS Krab – Possible sale of 110 from Poland. Part of the deal that would also see the purchase of the Kroton and Loara.
PZA Loara Possible sale of 100 from Poland. Part of the deal that would also see the purchase of the Kroton and 2S1 Gvozdika.
BMP-2 based AKASH SAM carrier production started at Ordnance Factory Medak.
BMP-2 based 105mm Light tank to be manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.
BMP-2 based NBC protected recon vehicle to be manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.
TATA Light Specialist Vehicle – LSV with LMG, MMG to be purchased
Artillery and missile systems
Anti-tank missile FGM-148 Javelin is on order from the USA under Foreign Military Sales. India will buy some of the systems off-the-shelf, while a much larger number will be indigenously manufactured under licensed production. While the exact number of Javelin systems to be inducted is yet to be decided, it could be more than 60,000. The Army has a shortfall of around 44,000 ATGMs.

The plan to go in for the American FGM-148 Javelin ATGMs has "virtually been shelved" because of Washington's reluctance to provide full military knowhow – licensed "transfer of technology (ToT) – to allow India to indigenously manufacture the "tank killers in large numbers after an initial off-the-shelf purchase.
Under the Field Artillery Rationalization Plan, Indian Army plans to procure 3000 to 4000 155 mm towed, wheeled and tracked artillery systems. The requirement for artillery guns to be met with indigenous development and production. Production of crucial bi-modular charge system will be started soon at Nalanda ordnance factory. HEMRL, a DRDO lab has developed the technology indigenously.
State-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) will deliver two types of indigenously developed 155mm howitzers to the Indian Army based on the FH77B howitzer purchased way back in 1986. One version will be 155/39 calibre while the other will be 155/45 calibre. Trials are to be completed by June 2013
Shaurya
Prahaar
Agni-IV
Agni-V – Intercontinental version of the Agni missile system. The missile was test fired for the first time on 19 April 2012 and is expected to be inducted by 2014–15.
Infantry equipment
The TATA Groups contribution to F-INSAS.
A deal worth $5.75 million was signed with M/S B&T Switzerland for the acquisition of 1,568 advanced sub-machine guns for the Ghatak Platoons ofInfantry Battalions
Modern Sub Machine Carbine- to replace the Indian sterling sub machine gun clones


Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System (F-INSAS) is the Indian Army's principal modernisation program from 2012 to 2020. In the first phase, to be completed by 2012,the infantry soldiers will be equipped with modular weapon systems that will have multi-functions. The Indian Army intends to modernise its entire 465 infantry and paramilitary battalions by 2020 with this program.
Indian Army has requirement for 300,000 modular body armour and ballistic helmets primarily for their Infantry regiments. RFI's have been issued.
1000 Anti materiel rifles are to acquired for which global RFI's have been issued by the MOD.
Army has issued RFI's for multi-caliber assault rifles probably to be used as the weapon system in the F-INSAS program.
Indian army is looking for a heavy machine gun, RFIs for a new HMG have been sent to agencies that include Rosoboronexport for the Degtyarev Kord 12.7mm HMG, General Dynamics for the still in-development M806 HMG and also the Browning M2E50
Aviation
Light Utility Helicopter: The Indian army has projected a requirement for up to 197 light helicopters to replace its ageing fleet of Chetaks andCheetahs. The Indian Army chose the Eurocopter AS 550 under a US$550 million contract in summer of 2007. Under this contract 60 helicopters were to be supplied from Eurocopter in fly-away condition and the rest were to be assembled by HAL in India. This order was later scrapped due to allegations of unfair field trials from competing company Bell Helicopters.

Five global helicopter majors are in the fray to sell India 197 multi-role, light helicopters, in a deal worth 30 billion (US$516.0 million). Eurocopter AS550 Fennec; Kamov Ka-226, Agusta A109 Power or A119 Koala and McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MD 520N) have been given time till 19 December 2008 to submit proposals.

Weighing less than three tonnes when armed, these multi-role, light turbine helicopters will replace the 1970s vintage Chetak and Cheetah helicopters operated by the Army Aviation Corps and the Air Force. They will undertake tasks such as reconnaissance and observation, casualty evacuation, electronic warfare, escort duties, anti-insurgency operations and ferrying personnel to and from the battlefield.

Of the 197 helicopters, which are to be bought in a fly away condition and via knock down kits, 133 are for the Army, while 64 will be delivered to the Air Force. The helicopter deal is part of a mega modernisation programme which will see the Army eventually receiving 197 helicopters and the Indian Air Force getting 188. The deal also includes an offset clause, under which the successful vendor must source defence-related goods and services to the value of 50 per cent of the deal from Indian companies.

The process – including discussions on offset proposals, technical evaluation, short-listing by the Defence Ministry, hot weather and winter trails – is expected to be completed by the middle of 2010.
Light Combat Helicopter: The LCH is a derivative of the HAL Dhruv, which was inducted into the Indian armed forces. Using a successful and proven helicopter as the base platform is expected to conserve the project costs for the LCH, which is pegged at 3.76 billion (US$64.7 million). The HAL Dhruv weaponised version (WSI) is also being inducted in the Indian Army.The LCH was expected to be ready for the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) by December 2010 with the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) in 2011. However, the revised timeframes hold that the 5.5-tonne LCH should be ready for induction into IAF by 2012–2013. The first prototype of LCH completed its first ground run on 4 February. HAL has a firm order to deliver 65 LCH to the IAF and 114 to the Army.
Gallery


Indian Army artillery gun 


Indian Army Ambulance 


BEL Battlefield Surveillance Radar-Short Range (BFSR-SR) 


T-90 tanks during firing inThar Desert. 


A soldier tests a Beretta 92. 


Indian Army T-72 with ERA 


Indian Army Armoured Corps during a trainingexercise 


Vijayanta Mk 1 MBT 


T-72's belong to the Indian Army with UN markings.

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