• Land Warfare

  Indian Army issues RfI for new tracked armoured recovery vehicles

  13th September 2023

  India is looking for a large quantity of new indigenously built armoured recovery vehicles to serve its tank fleet.

• Land Warfare

  Indian Army seeks ATGMs for BMP-2s and machine guns

  20th July 2023

  The Indian Army is hunting for medium-calibre machine guns, plus anti-tank guided missiles for its fleet of BMP-2 vehicles.

• Naval Warfare

  Indian Navy explores weaponised USV swarms

  24th February 2023

  The Indian Navy is looking into how it might utilise USV swarms, and is working in conjunction with a local company.

• Land Warfare

  India’s infantry fighting vehicle project inches forward at glacial pace

  8th February 2023

  Unfortunately for the Indian Army, the country's efforts to replace the BMP-2 IFV are now well into their second decade.

• Land Warfare

  India gets ball rolling on truck-mounted howitzers

  15th February 2023

  Truck-mounted 155mm howitzers are one important element of the Indian Army's goal of modernising its artillery inventory.

• Defence Notes

  Despite the hype, India remains far from making it as a defence exporter (Opinion)

  13th January 2023

  There are positive signs of growth in India's defence exports, but there can be no denying that the country is punching well below its weight.

• Land Warfare

  New submachine guns for Indian Army are approved

  27th November 2022

  The Indian Army is on the hunt for new 9mm submachine guns, and a domestic solution looks the most likely option.

• Land Warfare

  India tries to spool up artillery production, but bottlenecks remain

  21st October 2022

  The DRDO showed an updated 155mm truck-mounted howitzer at DefExpo 2022, and India will also export its Pinaka to Armenia.

• Air Warfare

  HAL to maintain Herons amidst India’s quest for MALE UAVs

  25th October 2022

  IAI, supplying Heron Mk 2s to India, has forged a closer relationship regarding maintenance of fixed-wing UAVs there too.

• Naval Warfare

  Indian Navy experiences underwater capability gap

  21st October 2022

  Indian progress on acquiring and deploying AUVs is still rather pedestrian, leaving capability gaps in underwater detection.

• Land Warfare

  Indian Army wheels out additional protected vehicles

  27th October 2022

  India is inducting additional M4 4x4 protected mobility vehicles, while new variants of the WhAP are planned.

• Air Warfare

  India searches for foreign partners to build engines

  19th October 2022

  Sourcing engines for home-grown military platforms and weapons is proving a thorn in the side of India.

• Land Warfare

  Indian Army continues to dream of light tanks

  20th October 2022

  India will adopt an indigenously designed light tank - or adopt one from overseas - to equip army forces in mountainous areas.

• Land Warfare

  India seeks truck-mounted 105mm guns via an RfI

  3rd May 2022

  India has long contemplated truck-mounted howitzers, and the army has now set the ball rolling.

• Land Warfare

  India seeks articulated all-terrain vehicles

  31st March 2022

  The Indian Army plans to operate the new all-terrain vehicles in both mountainous and marshy areas.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• ISR/special mission

  ISTAR Aircraft - India

  Programme Background New Delhi has a long standing requirement for ISTAR aircraft to increase the IAF's capability to track mobile ground targets, map natural disaster areas, ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  WhAP

  The Wheeled Amphibious Armoured Platform (WhAP) is being designed and developed in collaboration with India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to meet an Indian ...

• Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  LAMV

  At Defexpo India in February 2014, Tata Motors unveiled a prototype of the Light Armoured Mobility Vehicle (LAMV) which it is offering to meet Indian Army ...

• Magline Cruiser

  First displayed at the DefExpo exhibition in 2014, the Magline Cruiser was developed as three variants: Cruiser 1, Cruiser 2 and Mini Cruiser. The two larger ...

• Self-propelled guns

  Arjun Catapult Mk II

  India's Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) publicly unveiled the Arjun Catapult Mk II at Defexpo India in February 2014. The Arjun Catapult is ...

• Self-propelled mortars

  Soltam Spear MK II

  Elbit Systems publicly unveiled the Soltam Spear Mk II 120mm recoil mortar system at Defexpo 2016. It is a second-generation development of the Soltam Spear ...

• OPVs

  Shachi Class (Project 21)

  Project 21 (P-21) Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels (NOPVs)  was intended to enhance the maritime surveillance and patrol capabilities of the Indian Navy. The design of ...

• Self-propelled missile systems

  Tor-M1

  The tracked Tor-M1 (NATO designation SA-15 Gauntlet) self-propelled air defence system is designed to defeat aircraft, helicopters, UAVs and cruise missiles flying at medium, low ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  Otaman 6x6

  First unveiled in 2016 at Defexpo in India, the Otaman 6x6 was designed by Practika to meet the requirements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Tanan

  The Tanan is VTOL UAS developed for maritime and land missions. It is capable of completing eight hour missions over a 180km range with a ...

• Towed guns

  Sharang

  The Sharang 155mm towed artillery gun is an upgraded version of the Russian-made M-46 130mm howizter produced by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). It is ...

• Towed guns

  Dhanush

  India's state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) developed the Dhanush 155 mm L/45 towed howitzer using technology transferred as part of a late 1980s deal for ...

• Tanks

  Zorawar

  The Zorawar is an Indian light tank project that aims to maintain a high power-to-weight ratio while offering firepower comparable to MBTs. The new platform ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  BTR-82A/BTR-82AM

  The Military Industrial Company (VPK) unveiled the BTR-82A 8x8 amphibious vehicle, an upgraded version of the BTR-80A IFV, in December 2009. The BTR-82A IFV offers ...

• Tanks

  2S25 Sprut-SDM1

  Developed by Kurganmashzavod, the 2S25 Sprut-SDM1 is a 125mm-armed tracked self-propelled antitank gun developed to meet the requirements of the Russian Army's Air Assault Forces ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  Mbombe 4

  The Mbombe 4 is the 4x4 variant of Paramount's Mbombe family of mine-protected vehicles.  Capable of carrying up to 11 personnel, the Mbombe 4 shares ...