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Revision as of 22:51, 8 August 2021

This is a list of some of the present equipment used by the Indian Army. Most of the army equipment is of foreign design and produced under licence in India but efforts are on to progressively design and manufacture equipment locally. The 41 Indian Ordnance Factories under control of Ordnance Factories Board manufacture most of the Army equipment such as small arms, ammunition, combat vehicles, artillery, and tanks.

Infantry weapons

See also: List of Indian Infantry regiments

Small arms

Name Weapon Type Caliber Origin Country Notes
Submachine guns
Brügger & Thomet MP9 MP9 machine pistol Machine pistol 9×19mm Parabellum  Switzerland Status: In service, used by Ghatak Force[1]
Assault rifles
SIG-716 i Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO  United States Status: In service,

72,400 units of SIG716 i model in service. A second batch for 72,000 units are on order.[2][3]

AK-203 File:Ak203 india.jpg Assault rifle 7.62×39mm  Russia
 India 		Status: On Order.

Will be the standard weapon of Indian Army. 750,000 rifles to be manufactured locally by OFB. Final agreement done, production to start in December 2020[4]

IMI Tavor TAR-21 IMI Tavor Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO  Israel Status: In service, Standard Special Forces assault rifle[5][6]
Sniper rifles
Dragunov SVD Dargunov Sniper Rifle Designated marksman rifle
Sniper rifle		 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union
 India		 Status: In service, Standard Designated Marksman rifle (DMR). To be replaced by a 7.62mm NATO DMR under the Army modernisation plan[7]
Sako TRG Sniper rifle .338 Lapua Magnum  Finland Status: In service, 40-50 units ordered, used by Para SF[8][9][10]
Beretta Scorpio TGT Sniper rifle .338 Lapua Magnum  Italy Status: In service[8]
Barrett M95 Anti-material rifle .50 BMG  United States Status: In service, Small numbers used in anti-sniping role[8]
Machine guns
IMI Negev Ng7 Medium machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO  Israel Status: In Service, All 16,479 are scheduled delivered in june-2021.[11] Ng7 will replace all the Gun Machine 7.62MM IA still left and all the INSAS LMG.
Mk 48 machine gun General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium
 United States 		Status: In service, 715 on order for Para (SF)[12]
M2 Browning Heavy machine gun .50 BMG  United States Status: In service, M2HB variant in service, used in small numbers[13]
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
JVPC Submachine gun 5.56×30mm MINSAS  India Status: Undergoing trial The SMG is expected to replace all SAF Carbine 2A1 left in service.[14]
ASMI Machine pistol 9×19mm Parabellum  India Status: Undergoing trial[15]

Explosives, rockets, and mortars

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Multi Mode Grenade Shivalik Hand grenade >2,000,000[16]  India Status: In service. Standard grenade of the Indian Army. This modular grenade is available in Hand mode offensive, hand mode defensive and rifle mode. Types can be interchanged by changing outer sleeve.[17][18]
Multi Grenade Launcher 40mm Multi grenade launcher (40mm)  India Status: In service. Semi automatic six shot 40mm x 46mm low velocity grenade launcher. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.[19]

Vehicles

Armoured combat vehicles

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Tanks (Total: 5000)
Arjun Main battle tank 124 (Mk1)
  India In service.124 Arjun Mk1 currently in service with additional 118 Mk1A on order. There are 71 additional upgrades in Mk.1A over Mk.1.[20][21][22][23]
118 (Mk.1A)
T-90S "Bhishma"
T-90M		 Main battle tank 2078 (T90S/M) / 464 T90MS on order.  Russia
 India 		In service. Initial contract for 310 "T-90S" signed in 2001. Another contract signed on 26 October 2006 for 347 T-90M MBTs. A third contract was signed in December 2007 for 1000 upgraded T-90M. In all, India plans to have over 2000 T-90 tanks in service by mid of 2020.[24] A contract for additional 464 T-90MS was placed in November 2019.[25][26]
T-72 Ajeya
Ajeya MK2 		Main battle tank 2410[27][28]  Soviet Union
 Poland
 India		 In service. 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.[citation needed]. Combat Improved Ajeya under trials. Manufactured locally in India. Will be replaced by Future Ready Combat Vehicle.[29]
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-2 "Sarath" Infantry fighting vehicle 2500[30]  Soviet Union
 India		 In service. 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-2M with two thermobaric missiles and two tandem warhead Konkurs missiles. It 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 upgraded each year. To enhance the rate to 125 a year.[31] Currently ~2500 are in active service.[31] Manufactured locally in India by Ordnance Factory Medak. All BMP-2/2K vehicles are to be upgraded to BMP-2M standard.[32]
Armoured personnel carriers
Kalyani Group M4 Armoured personnel carrier  India On Order. A order worth Rs 177.95 crore has been given to Kalyani Group for undisclosed number of M4.[33][34][35]
Mahindra Straton Plus Armoured personnel carrier  India In Service. Used by UN Peace keeping force.[36]
Tank destroyers
9P148 Tank destroyer  Soviet Union To be replaced. [37] Also used as a reconnaissance vehicle.[38]
Miscellaneous vehicles
NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle CRBN reconnaissance vehicle 16  India In service. BMP-2 based CRBN developed by CVRDE and produced by Ordnance Factory Medak.[39]
DRDO Armoured Ambulance Armoured ambulance 162[40]  India In service. BMP-2 based armoured ambulance developed by CVRDE and produced by Ordnance Factory Medak, 288 ordered.
Future procurements or currently under Army trials
TATA Kestrel Armoured personnel carrier  India Planned. [41]

Mine protected, clearing and laying

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Casspir[42] MRAP >200[43][full citation needed]  South Africa Status: In service.
Hydrema Mine clearing vehicle 24[43]  Denmark
 India		 Status: In service. Manufactured locally by OFB India

Light utility and armoured vehicles

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Mahindra Rakshak Light armoured utility vehicle  India All Units will be replaced by Mahindra ASLV till 2024. Bulletproof vehicle with composite armour which offers protection against 7.62 mm bullets.[44][45][46]
Maruti Gypsy Light utility vehicle 31,100  India
 Japan		 Additional 541 ordered in July 2020.[47]
To be replaced by Tata Safari Storme.[48]
Tata Safari Storme Light utility vehicle >1500[49]  India 3193 units ordered in May 2017.[50] GS800 category.
To replace Maruti Gypsy.[48]
Mahindra Armored Light Specialist Vehicle Light armored utility vehicle  India On Order. 1,300 Light Specialist Vehicles ordered worth 1,056 crore. To be delivered by 2024.[51]
Force Gurkha Light strike vehicle  India Ordered in May 2018[52][53]

Goods and field transport vehicles

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Tata LPTA 2038 HMV Medium/heavy 6x6 high mobility truck  India 1858 units on order.[54] To augment and replace older BEML Tatra 6x6 fleet.
Ashok Leyland Super Stallion Medium/heavy 6x6
8x8
10x10 truck		  India [55] 10, 12 and 15 Ton trucks.
BEML Tatra Medium/heavy 6x6
8x8
10x10
12x12 truck		 7000[56]  India
 Czechoslovakia		 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. Its entire 6x6 fleet will be replaced by Tata LPTA 2038 HMV.
Ashok Leyland Super Stallion FAT 6x6 Artillery tractor 6x6 450  India [55]

Staff transport

Name Image Quantity Origin Notes
Mitsubishi Pajero 12  Japan Deployed at the Indo-Chinese Border[57]

Engineering and support vehicles

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
WZT-3M Armoured recovery vehicle 352[43]  Poland
 India		 204 on order.[58] Assembled locally from kits and components produced in India.
WZT-2 Armoured recovery vehicle 222[43]  Poland
AVTLR Armoured engineering vehicle  India
 Soviet Union		 BMP-2 based with turret removed and bulldozer blade and other engineering equipment added (Armoured Vehicle Tracked Light Repair) and being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.[59]
DRDO Sarvatra Truck-mounted, multi-span, mobile bridging system  India 8x8 truck-mounted bridging system[60][61]
CL 70 Mat Ground Surfacing File:CL 70 Mat Ground Surfacing.jpg Truck-mounted mat ground surfacing  India Mounted on Tatra vehicle with automated laying and recovery has been developed for providing mobility in sandy and marshy terrain.[62]

Unmanned ground vehicle

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
DRDO Daksh Bomb disposal robot 200 + 50 newer version. Total 250.  India Status: In service. The Army has placed orders for 200 Dakshs.[63] Newer version is also been in service.[64]

Artillery

See also: List of Indian artillery regiments
Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Pinaka MBRL Multiple rocket launcher 280 Mark 1 (50km) & 68 Mark 2 (90km) Launchers. Total 348 Launchers.  India In service (Mk1, 40-50 km range).
In service (Mk2, 90 km range).
Under Development (Mk3, 120 km range). 214 mm multiple rocket launch system. Replacing the 122 mm BM-21.[65] Being produced at a rate of 5000 missiles per year.[66] 3 more regiments of Pinaka Mark 1 & 6 more regiments of Pinaka Mark 2 on order to be produced by Larsen and Toubro and Tata.
K9 Vajra-T 155 mm Self-propelled artillery 100[67]  Republic of Korea
 India		 In service. All 100 units were delivered with an option for an additional 2 regiments for high-altitude warfare, variant of K9 Thunder. Manufactured by Larsen & Toubro in India.[68][69]
OFB Dhanush howitzer 155 mm/ 45 caliber Towed Howitzer 84  India In Service. 84 pieces delivered to the Army. Total 114 guns on order. Order may increase to 414.[70][71][72][73]
M777 howitzer 155 mm Light Towed Howitzer 145[74]  United States In service. Total 145 ordered through FMS as of June 2016, All units have been delivered and are in service.[75]
Haubits FH77A/B 155 mm Howitzer 410[76]  Sweden In service. All will be replaced by end of 2025 with OFB Dhanush howitzer . 155 mm gun made by Bofors. 410 acquired from 1986 to 1991. To be replaced in near future by Dhanush howitzer.
M-46 Sharang 130 mm /155 mm Field gun 900 + 200 Upgraded into Sharang. Total 1100.  Soviet Union
 Israel		 In service. 180 M-46 130 mm howitzer guns were upgraded to 155 mm standard by Soltam in 2008.[77] 300 M-46 guns are to be upgraded by OFB to 155 mm/45 calibre.[77] These upgunned 155 mm M-46 guns developed by the OFB are referred to as "Sharang" guns.
Vijayanta MBT 105 mm Pillbox NA  India In Service. 105 MM Gun, used as static defence on LOC[78]
Future procurements or currently under Army trials
DRDO Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) 155 mm/ 52 calibre Towed Gun 7  India Undergoing trials, DRDO conducted the first proof firing of armament for the ATAGS on 14 th July, 2016. 40 guns on order production will start soon. In August 2018, Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of 150 ATAGS with an estimated cost of ₹3,364.78 crore (US$400 million).[79]

Missile systems

See also: List of Indian artillery regiments

Anti-tank guided missiles

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Spike Anti-tank guided missile 400  Israel Status: Inducted. 400 missiles and >40 launchers were inducted[80][81]
9M119 Svir
(AT-11 Sniper) 		Anti-tank guided missile 25,000  Russia
 India		 Status: Inducted. Bharat Dynamics Limited signed a contract with MOD for Invar anti-tank guided missiles on 19-Aug-2013.[82][83] It is reported that 10000 will be procured from Russia while BDL will manufacture 15,000.[84]
9M113 Konkurs
(AT-5 Spandrel) 		9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel) Anti-tank guided missile 15,140  Russia
 India		 Status: Inducted. For BMP-2 (IFV), manufactured locally in India. Total cost of the acquisition being ₹13.77 billion.[85]
MILAN 2T Anti-tank guided missile 34,000  France
 India		 Status: Inducted. Man portable and purchased from France[86]
DhruvAstra Air launched anti-tank missile  India Status: Completed user trials and Ready for Induction.[87]
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
MPATGM Anti-tank guided missile  India Status: Under development/Testing. Range of 2.5-2.8 km.[88]
SAMHO (missile) Cannon launched anti-tank guided missile  India Status: Under development/Testing. DRDO conducted two developmental tests on 22 September and 1 October 2020. More trials are scheduled on Q1 2021[89][90]

Air defence

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Air defence - anti-ballistic missile systems
S-400 Triumf Long-range mobile surface-to-air missile system 5 regiments. 24 TEL's per regiment.  Russia Status: On Order. includes 5 regiments, each regiment will have 24 launchers & 240 missiles. Total of 120 Launchers & 2400 Missiles are on order. Deliveries will be starting from the October-december 2021.[91] 400 km operational range.
Barak-8 Medium-range surface-to-air missile 5 regiments (40 TEL's per regiment)  India
 Israel 		Status: Inducted. Medium range surface to air missile.[92] 120 km operational range and flight ceiling of 16 km.
SPYDER Medium-range surface-to-air missile 18  Israel Status: Delivered. [93]18 SPYDER-MRs along with 750 Python-5 surface to air missiles (SAMs) and 750 Derby SAMs has been delivered. 50 km operational range and flight ceiling of 16 km.
Akash Medium-range surface-to-air missile 13 squadrons (40 TEL's per squadron/ 3 missile per TEL). Total 520 TEL's.  India Status: Inducted. Indigenous surface-to-air missile to replace SA6. 2 regiments in service. Akash 1S tested with indigenous seeker. 40 km operational range and flight ceiling of 20 km. Akash NG with increased range of 70-80 km being tested.[94] Ordered for 2 additional regiments of Akash 1S was placed in May 2017.[95]
DRDO QRSAM Short-range surface-to-air missile 1 Sq Deployed  India Status: Inducted. 72 regiments planned for Plain & Mountain IBGs. Highly Effective SAM system. 30 km operational range and flight ceiling of 10 km [96]
FIM-92 Stinger Man-portable air-defense system
air-to-air version		 245  United States Status: Inducted. 245 Stinger with launchers inducted.[97]
Air defence - anti-aircraft gun systems
2K22 Tunguska[98] Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon (2x30mm guns
Short-range SAMs)		 66  Russia Status: In Service 2S6M variant in service with corps of air defence.[99]
ZSU-23-4 Shilka ЗСУ-23-4 «Шилка» в Музее отечественной военной истории Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon 100  Soviet Union Status: In Service

Ballistic and cruise missiles

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Range
Prithvi-II Short-range ballistic missile Unknown[43]  India Status: Inducted. 150–350 km range.
BrahMos Supersonic cruise missile >500 TELs[67]  India
 Russia		 Status: Inducted. >450 km range. Fastest operational supersonic cruise missile in the world. Actual numbers are Unknown.
Nirbhay Subsonic cruise missile Unknown  India Status: Limited Deployment. 3 tests held in 2016. Nirbhay with BrahMos seeker launched. Indigenous Manik being tested[100] with 1,000–1500 km range.
Agni-I Medium-range ballistic missile Unknown[43]  India Status: Inducted. 700–1250 km range.
Agni-II Medium-range ballistic missile Unknown[43]  India Status: Inducted. 2000–3500 km range.

Aircraft

See also: Army Aviation Corps (India)
Helicopters (380)
Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Number Comment
HAL Light Combat Helicopter  India Light attack helicopter Status: 5 On order
97 are planned.[101]
Boeing AH-64 Apache  United States Heavy attack helicopter AH-64E Status: On Order
6 are on order.[102]
HAL Rudra  India Armed/Utility helicopter ALH-WSI 75[103] Status: In service
HAL Dhruv
 India Utility helicopter MK1/MK2/MK3 141 Status: In service
63 are on order.[102]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter  India Utility helicopter Status: On Order
6 are on order.[104]
HAL Cheetah  India
 France		 Utility helicopter
Utility helicopter
Counter-insurgency		 Cheetah
Cheetal
Lancer		 160 Status: In service.[105] To be replaced by Kamov Ka-226 and HAL Light Utility Helicopter.
HAL Chetak  India
 France		 Utility helicopter 4[102] Status: In service. To be replaced by Kamov Ka-226 and HAL Light Utility Helicopter.
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
Kamov Ka-226  Russia
 India 		Light utility helicopter Ka-226T Status: Planned[106]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Number Comment
IAI Searcher  Israel Unmanned aerial vehicle Mk I / II >120 [107][108]
IAI Heron  Israel Unmanned aerial vehicle Heron 1 4 additional Heron UAVs were leased from Israel on 10 February 2021.[109]
IdeaForge Switch  India Unmanned aerial vehicle [110]
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
DRDO Rustom  India Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Status: Under development/Undergoing trials.[111]

Radar

See also: List of Indian SATA regiments
Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Rajendra Passive electronically scanned array radar  India Status: Inducted.

Future procurements

Vehicles

Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV)- up to 1770 in number to replace the T-72 MBT. The tanks would have 120/125mm smooth bore gun, be in medium weight class (50 tonnes) with a crew of 3/4 personnel.[29][112]

Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV)- up to 1750 in number to replace the older BMP-2 Sarath

Artillery systems

Under the Field Artillery Rationalization Plan, Indian Army plans to procure around 3000 155 mm towed, wheeled and tracked artillery systems.[113][114][115][116]The requirement for artillery guns to be met with indigenous development and production.[117] Production of crucial bi-modular charge system will be started soon at Nalanda ordnance factory. HEMRL, a DRDO lab has developed the technology indigenously.[118]

  • 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
  • Government is also evaluating 155mm/52 self-propelled howitzers wherein three Indian vendors, including two private sector companies, have been selected for trials of their equipment.[119]

Infantry equipment

  • AK-203 - 750,000 rifles to be manufactured locally by Indo-Russia Rifles (OFB). It will be the standard weapon of the Indian Army replacing INSAS and AKM, expected to follow on orders from paramilitary and state police.
  • Sniper Rifles - 5000 new sniper rifles in .338 Lapua Magnum to be procured to replace old Dragunov SVD.[120]
  • Anti-materiel rifles - 1000 new anti materiel rifles are to acquired for which global RFI's have been issued by the MOD.
  • Ballistic helmet - Indian army has ordered about 158,000 (1.58 Lakh) ballistic helmets from Kanpur-based defence firm MKU. The Indian Government has approved procurement of 328,000 (3.28 Lakh) ballistic helmets.[121]
  • Bulletproof vest - The Ministry of Defence has ordered about 186,138 (1.86 Lakh) bulletproof vests on 9 April 2018. These will be manufactured in India by SMPP Pvt Ltd. This is in addition to the 50,000 vests ordered in 2016 under emergency procurement.[122]

Aviation

  • HAL Light Combat Helicopter - HAL has obtained a firm order to deliver 114 HAL LCH to the Indian Army.[123]
  • HAL Light Utility Helicopter: The Indian army has projected a requirement for up to 197 light helicopters to replace its aging fleet of Chetaks and Cheetahs. The Indian Army chose Eurocopter Fennec under a US$550 million contract in the 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 one of the competing company, Bell Helicopters.[124][125] A fresh tender process was initiated later in which Eurocopter Fennec and Kamov Ka-226 were shortlisted for user trials. Trials were completed and Kamov Ka-226 was declared the winner and about 200 helicopters are to be made in India under the "Make in India" initiative, Indian Army has planned to replace obsolete Chetaks and Cheetahs with it, until the arrival of HAL LUH, as the later would be ready for its first flight only by 2017.

Gallery

See also

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