Is Indian FICV too ambitious?
India has re-started its Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) programme but industry is not convinced it will come to fruition.
An Indian OEM has told Shephard that developing prototype vehicles requires a significant amount of investment and the specifications are too demanding.
‘The project is long winded as it involves forming partnerships with foreign vendors and a customised design for the FICV according to the complicated needs proposed by the Indian Army,’ the OEM said.
‘No company will invest capability on the basis of a probability of being chosen…. Besides the specs are too demanding for the project to see
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