List of equipment of the Indian Army

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This is a list of some of the modern and historical 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 like small arms, ammunition, combat vehicles, artillery, tanks etc.

Infantry weapons

Small Arms

Name Weapon Type Caliber Origin Notes
Pistol Auto 9mm 1A Semi-automatic pistol9×19mm Parabellum Canada
 India		Status: Inducted. Standard side-arm of the Indian Army, manufactured under license.
SIG Sauer P226[1] Semi-automatic pistol9×19mm Parabellum GermanyStatus: Inducted. Used by NSG.
Glock 17 Semi-automatic pistol9×19mm Parabellum AustriaStatus: Inducted. Standard Special Forces pistol.
Franchi SPAS-15 Combat Shotgun18.5 x 76 mm NATO ItalyStatus: Inducted. Used by special forces, which includes NSG.
SAF Carbine 2A1 Sub-machine gun9×19mm Parabellum India
 United Kingdom		Status: Inducted/will be Replaced . Silenced version of SAF Carbine 1A. To be replaced by the MSMC.
Micro-Uzi Sub-machine gun9×19mm Parabellum IsraelStatus: Inducted. For use by Special Forces. Micro-Uzi variant used.[2]
Heckler & Koch MP5 Submachine gun9×19mm Parabellum GermanyStatus: Inducted. Used by Indian Army Special Forces
Brügger & Thomet MP9 Machine Pistol9×19mm Parabellum  SwitzerlandStatus: Inducted. Used by Ghatak special forces[3]
IMI Tavor TAR-21 Assault rifle5.56×45mm NATO IsraelStatus: Inducted. Standard Special Forces assault rifle.[4][5]
AKM Assault rifle7.62×39mm Soviet UnionStatus: Inducted. Used by the army including PARA SF, Garud, Ghatak, BSF and NSG.
AK-103 Assault rifle7.62×39mm RussiaStatus: Inducted. Used by the Indian Police, Army, Paramilitary including special forces MARCOS, Garud, Ghatak, and NSG.
M4A1 Carbine Assault rifle5.56×45mm United StatesStatus: Inducted. Used by special forces, including PARA SF and Ghatak SF and MARCOS.
Steyr SSG 69 Sniper rifle7.62×51mm NATO AustriaStatus: Inducted. Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.
Mauser SP66 Sniper rifle7.62×51mm NATO GermanyStatus: Inducted. Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.
SIG Sauer SSG 3000 Sniper rifle7.62×51mm NATO GermanyStatus: Inducted. Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.
Heckler & Koch PSG1 Sniper rifle7.62×51mm NATO GermanyStatus: Inducted. Standard semi-automatic sniper rifle

used by Indian Army, NSG, MARCOS.

IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper Sniper Rifle7.62×51mm NATO IsraelStatus: Inducted. For use by Indian Army Special Forces snipers.
Denel NTW-20 Anti-material rifle14.5×114mm, 20×82mm and 20×110mm Hispano-Suiza South AfricaStatus: Inducted. Bought in small numbers.
IMI Negev Light machine gun5.56×45mm NATO IsraelStatus: Inducted. Standard Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) of special forces, especially Para(SF).
MG 2A1
MG 5A
MG 6A		 General purpose machine gun7.62×51mm NATO Belgium
 India		Status: Inducted. Standard section-Medium Machine Gun for infantry battalions, Indian-made MAG 58 version. Also in service as the MG 5A (Co-axial) and MG 6A (Commander's gun) with some armoured vehicles.
M2 Browning Heavy machine gun.50 BMG United StatesStatus: Inducted. M2HB variant in service, used in small numbers.[6]
Dragunov SVD Sniper rifle7.62×54mmR Soviet Union
 India		Status: Inducted. Standard Designated Marksman rifle(DMR). To be replaced by a 7.62mm NATO DMR under the Army modernisation plan.[7]
PKM General purpose machine gun7.62×54mmR Soviet UnionStatus: Inducted. 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 as section LMG.
NSV Heavy machine gun12.7×108mm Soviet UnionStatus: Inducted

Used as secondary weapon on T-72 and T-90 tanks.

KPV Heavy machine gun14.5×114 mm Soviet UnionStatus: Inducted. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli, used in small numbers.
Indigenous Weapons
Vidhwansak Anti-materiel rifle12.7×108mm, 20x82mm IndiaStatus: Inducted.
Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System Assault Rifle5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×39mm
6.8×43mm SPC		 IndiaStatus: Currently undergoing trials. Multicaliber rifle to become the next standard assault rifle of the Indian Army.[8]
Excalibur Assault Rifle5.56×45mm NATO IndiaStatus: Under Development/Testing. Some sources say that it will replace INSAS Rifle as a stopgap.[9]
1B1 INSAS Assault rifle5.56×45mm NATO IndiaStatus: Inducted. Standard assault rifle of the Indian Army.
INSAS LMG Light machine gun5.56×45mm NATO IndiaStatus: Inducted . Standard Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) of the Indian Army. Light machine gun derivative of the INSAS assault rifle.

Explosives, Rockets, and Mortars

Name Type Quantity Origin Notes
Grenade 36mmHand Grenade IndiaFragmentation grenade which can be hand-thrown or rifle-launched from 1A SLR.
Multi Mode Grenade ShivalikHand grenade1.8 million[10] IndiaStatus: Inducted.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.[11][12]
GP-25Grenade launcher (40mm) Soviet UnionAttached to AKM and AK-103 assault rifles.
Multi Grenade Launcher 40mmGrenade launcher (40mm) IndiaStatus: Inducted.Semiautomatic six shot 40mm x 46mm low velocity grenade launcher. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli. *
AGS-17 PlamyaAutomatic grenade launcher (30mm) Soviet UnionStatus: Inducted. Standard automatic grenade launcher, used as fire support weapon in infantry formations.
AGS-30Automatic grenade launcher (30mm) RussiaReplacing the AGS-17 and being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.
RCL Mk IIRecoilless rifle (84mm) India
 Sweden		Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle produced by OFB.
RCL Mk IIIRecoilless rifle (84mm) India
 Sweden		Lighter, updated version of the RCL Mk II.
106mm M-40A1Recoilless rifle13000+ United States
B-300 Shipon Rocket Launcher  Israel For use by Special Forces. Specially Marcos and Para(SF).
RPO-A ShmelRocket Launcher Russia
C90-CR (M3)Rocket Launcher SpainIn use with the infantry units. C-90-CR-RB (M3) variant only.
OFB E1 51mmMortar IndiaUsed by assault sections of infantry formations.
OFB E1 81mm
L16 81mm mortar		Mortar5000+ India
 United Kingdom
 Canada		Used by mortar platoons of infantry formations.
OFB E1 120mmMortar IndiaUsed by artillery corps.

Vehicles

Utility and miscellaneous

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Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Tata Safari Storme 4x4 Light Utility Vehicle 1300+[13]  India3192 units ordered in April 2017.[14] GS800 category.
To replace Maruti Gypsy.[15]
Maruti Gypsy Light Utility Vehicle31,000 IndiaAdditional 4,100 ordered in September 2014.[16]
To be replaced by Tata Safari Storme.[15]
Mahindra 550 DXB Light Utility Vehicle India
Force Gurkha 4x4Light Strike Vehicle India Ordered in May 2018[17][18]
Windy 505 Fast attack vehicle700 IndiaIn service from 2005.[19]
Tata LPTA 713 TC Medium 4X4 truck India2.5 Ton truck. Manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
Ashok Leyland Stallion Mk III/Mk IV Medium 4x4
6x6 Truck		60,000 India5 Ton trucks, in a wide range of configurations manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
Tata LPTA 2038 HMV 6x6 High Mobility Truck India1858 units on order.[20] To augment and replace older BEML Tatra 6x6 fleet.
BEML Tatra Heavy 4x4 trucks
6x6 trucks
8x8 trucks
10x10 trucks
12x12 trucks		7000[21] 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.
Ashok Leyland Super Stallion 6x6, 8x8, 10x10 Truck India[22] 10,12 and 15 Ton trucks.
Ashok Leyland Super Stallion FAT Artillery Tractor 6x6450 India[22]
Ashok Leyland Topchi Medium 4x4 truck India3 Ton truck. Gun Towing vehicle
KrAZ-6322 Heavy Utility Truck Ukraine
Isuzu F-Series Medium 4x4 truck Japan7 Ton truck
Ashok Leyland Crash Fire Tender Fire Tender India
Tata LPTA 1615 TC Artillery Tractor Truck India
Tata Prima 4038S/4938S Tractor truck India
Tatra 8x8 Mobile Decontamination Vehicle Mobile Decontamination Vehicle India
Tata LPTA 1621 Medium 4x4 truck India5 Ton truck
Swaraj Mazda T3500 Medium 4X4 Truck200+ IndiaIn service from 1996. 2.5 Ton truck
Mitsubishi Pajero Light Utility Vehicle JapanUnknown numbers. Deployed at the Indo-Chinese Border[23]
Sisu Nasu All-terrain transport vehicle Finland

Engineering and support

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Kartik ABL Armoured vehicle-launched bridge34 IndiaStatus: Inducted.Based on a Vijayanta chassis and manufactured by Heavy Vehicles Factory.
Bridge Laying MT-55 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge Soviet UnionBased on T-55 Tank
T-72 BLT Armoured vehicle-launched bridge12 IndiaDeveloped by CVRDE and manufactured by Heavy Vehicles Factory.
Sarvatra truck-mounted, multi-span, mobile bridging system India8x8 truck-mounted bridging system[24][25]
CEASE Main battle tank6 IndiaThe Canal Embankment Assault Equipment
AERV Military Engineering Vehicle IndiaBMP-2 based engineering and reconnaissance vehicle (Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle) being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.
BMP-2 Armoured Amphibious Bulldozer IndiaBMP-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 vehicle39 United Kingdom
VFJ Light Recovery Vehicle Light Recovery Vehicle (4x4) IndiaManufactured at Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
Yuktirath Light Recovery Vehicle Armoured Light Recovery Vehicle (4x4) IndiaManufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.
Mat Ground Surfacing CL-70 All Terrain vehicle IndiaMounted on Tatra vehicle with automated laying and recovery has been developed for providing mobility in sandy and marshy terrain.[26]
Armoured Vehicle Tracked Light Repair Armoured recovery vehicle IndiaBased on BMP-2 for Light Repair being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.[27]
WZT-2 Armoured recovery vehicle196 Poland
WZT-3M Armoured recovery vehicle352 Poland204 on order.[28] Assembled locally from kits and components produced in India.
VT-72B ARV Armoured recovery vehicle200+ Slovakia
 Poland
 India		Armoured recovery vehicle replacing the Vijayanta ARV

Mine protected, Mine clearing and Mine laying

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Casspir[29] Armoured personnel carrier255 South AfricaStatus: Inducted.
Tarmour AFV Armoured personnel carrier900* IndiaStatus: Inducted.Based on Indian T-55 Tank.[30] *potential quantity based on existing T-55 stock.
Hydrema Mine clearing Vehicle24 Denmark
 India		Status: Inducted.Manufactured locally by OFB India
T-72 FWMP Mine plow IndiaStatus: Inducted.
Aditya Mine protected Vehicle1300+ IndiaStatus: Inducted.OFB India. 1400 to be produced. 20/month manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak AND Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
DRDO Daksh Bomb disposal robot190+ IndiaStatus: Inducted.The Army has placed orders for 200 Dakshs.[31] Newer version is also been Inducted.[32]

Armoured combat vehicles

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Tanks
Arjun MBT
 Main Battle Tank248(Mk1)/118(Mk2) IndiaMk1 in use. Total of 248 Mark 2 to be built by Heavy Vehicles Factory.[33] 118 Arjun MK-II (60Mt/1400 hp) ordered after clearing Army trials in February 2015. Arjun MBT Mk. II to be fielded by 2016.[34][35]
T-90S "Bhishma"
T-90M		 Main Battle Tank1650[36] Russia
 India		In service. 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.[37][38] 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).[39] 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.[40][41] This takes total no. of T-90 tanks to 2011. In an effort to improve night-fighting capacity, 1400 night vision devices for drivers are to be procured. They are based on uncooled thermal imaging technology developed by DRDO.[42]
T-72 Ajeya
Combat Improved Ajeya		 Main Battle Tank2410[43][44] 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.. Ajeya-M2 Standard equivalent to the Polish PT-91 Twardy. Manufactured locally in India. Will be replaced by Future Ready Combat Vehicle.[45]
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-2 "Sarath" Infantry fighting vehicle2691[46] 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 added each year. To enhance the rate to 125 a year.[47] Currently ~2500 are in active service.[47] Manufactured locally in India by Ordnance Factory Medak. All BMP-2/2K vehicles are to be upgraded to BMP-2M standard.[48]
Abhay IFV Infantry fighting vehicle  India Status: Unknown.
Armoured Personnel Carriers
BTR-50 Armoured Personnel Carrier100+ Soviet UnionStatus: Total 200 Inducted.
TATA Kestrel Armoured personnel carrier  India Under development. Expected to be ready by 2017-18). Trials to be held in summer 2016.[49]
Tank destroyers
NAMICA Tank Destroyer0 IndiaOrdered. BMP-2 based Nag missile carrier. Advanced version on order after successful trial in July 2012. 13 units ordered with option for further orders of 200. Production started jointly by Ordnance Factory Medak and L&T.
9P148 Tank destroyer  Soviet Union Used as a Tank destroyer.
Reconnaissance vehicles
CMT Mortar Carrier198 + 21 ordered India In service. BMP-2 based mortar carrier. Developed by CVRDE and manufactured by Ordnance Factory Medak.
OT-62 TOPAS
OT-64 SKOT		 Armoured personnel carrier
 Czechoslovakia PolandTOPAS-2A converted into a Technical support vehicle
DRDO Armoured Ambulance Armoured Ambulance162 inducted. 288 ordered[50] IndiaIn service BMP-2 based armoured ambulance developed by VRDE and produced by Ordnance Factory Medak.
NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle CRBN Reconnaissance vehicle16 IndiaIn service. BMP-2 based CRBN developed by VRDE and produced by Ordnance Factory Medak.Vehicle[51]
Mahindra Rakshak Armoured vehicle India Bulletproof vehicle with composite armour which offers protection against 7.62 mm bullets.[52][53][54]
PRP-3 Battlefield surveillance system Soviet Union1RL126 "Small Fred" Battlefield Surveillance Radar based on BMP-1. NATO designation was BMP M1975
TATA LAMV Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle  India Undergoing trials as of 2015 (Completed By 2016).

Artillery

Notes Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Dhanush Howitzer Howitzer6 IndiaStatus: Undergoing user trials.6 artillery pieces delivered to the Army for user trials as of July 2016 with 114 guns in total on order.[55][56] Indian army plans to induct 18 Guns in 2017, 36 Guns in 2018 and 60 Guns in 2019.[57]
M777 howitzer Howitzer2 (Inducted) 143 (To be inducted) United StatesStatus: Inducting. 145 Ordered through FMS as of June 2016.[58]
Haubits FH77/B Howitzer200[59] SwedenStatus: Inducted/Replacing. 155 mm gun made by Bofors. 410 acquired from 1986–1991. To be replaced in near future by Dhanush Howitzer.
M-46 Howitzer900 Soviet Union
 Israel		Status: Inducted. M-46 130 mm howitzer guns upgraded to 155 mm standard by Soltam.[60][61]
D-30 Howitzer550 Soviet UnionStatus: Inducted/Replacing.Being replaced by the M-46.
180 mm gun S-23 Heavy Gun100 Soviet Union[62]
Indian Field Gun MK 1/2/3 Field gun1700 IndiaBeing upgraded with digital FCS and INS, to extend the range up to 30 km with bleed base;
Light Field Gun Field gun700+ IndiaStatus: Inducted. 105mm gun. ongoing upgrade.
FV433 Abbot SPG Self-propelled artillery~80 United KingdomStatus: Inducted/Replacing .105 mm howitzer. Being replaced by the K9 VAJRA-T.
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery110 Soviet UnionStatus: Inducted/Replacing .122 mm howitzer. Being replaced by the K9 VAJRA-T.
K9 Thunder Self-propelled artillery10 South KoreaStatus: Ordered. 155 mm howitzer, 100 units ordered with an option for additional 50, variant of K9 Thunder. Will be manufactured by Larsen & Toubro.[63][64]
Smerch 9K58 MBRL Multiple rocket launcher62 RussiaStatus: Inducted.300 mm multiple rocket launch system.In future it will be replaced by Pinaka mk3.
Pinaka MBRL Multiple rocket launcher54 units IndiaMk1 Status: Inducted(30 km Range).

Mk2 Status: Testing/ Induction Phase(Completed by 2016)(65 km Range).

Mk3 Status  :Under Development(120 km Range) . 214 mm multiple rocket launch system. Replacing the 122 mm BM-21.[65] Being produced at a heavy rate of 5000 missiles per year.[66]

BM-21 Multiple rocket launcher150+ units Soviet UnionStatus: Inducted/Replacing .Modernized rockets with range of 40 km was purchased from Russia. To be replaced by Pinaka.

Missile systems

Anti Tank Guided Missiles

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Amogha-1 Anti-tank guided missile  India Status: Under Development/Testing. Range 2.5-2.8 km.[67]
Nag Man-Portable Missile Anti-tank guided missile  India Status: Under Development(Developed By 2018). It will be completed in two years. And will replace majority of Anti-tank missile in Indian Army.
Spike (missile) Anti-tank guided missile5,500 (on order) IsraelStatus: Inducting. Man portable and Selected over the U.S. FGM-148 Javelin.,[68] ordered along with 275 launchers[69]
Nag missile Anti-tank guided missile40+ (400 on order) IndiaStatus: Inducted. For Namica Tank Destroyer (IFV).
MILAN Anti-tank guided missile30000+ France
 India		Status: Inducted. Standard ATGM of infantry units, manufactured locally under license in India.
MILAN 2T Anti-tank guided missile4100 FranceStatus: Inducted. Man portable and purchased from France[70]
9M133 Kornet (AT-14 Spriggan) Anti-tank guided missile3000 RussiaStatus: Inducted. Man portable and purchased with 250 Launchers
9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel) Anti-tank guided missile15,140 Russia
 India		Status: Inducted. For BMP-2 (IFV), manufactured locally in India. Total cost of the acquisition being ₹13.77 billion.[71]
9K114 Shturm (AT-6 Spiral) Anti-tank guided missile800 RussiaStatus: Inducted.
9M120 Ataka-V (AT-9 Spiral-2) Anti-tank guided missile Soviet UnionStatus: Inducted.
9M119 Svir (AT-11 Sniper) Anti-tank guided missile RussiaStatus: Inducted. For use with the T-90S.
3UBK-Invar Anti-tank guided missile25000 Russia
 India		Status: Inducted. Bharat Dynamics (BDL) signed a contract with MOD for Invar anti-tank guided missiles on 19-Aug-2013.[72][73] It is reported that 10000 will be procured from Russia while BDL will manufacture 15000.[74]
Helina Air launched Anti-tank missile  India Status: In development. It has been tested on July 12, 2015.It is to be used, in near future, for HAL LCH and HAL Rudra.

Ballistic and Cruise

Name Type Numbers Origin Range
BrahmosCruise missile60-90 TELs  India
 Russia		Status: Inducted. 300 km range, will be updated to 600 km range in future.
NirbhayCruise missile IndiaStatus: Under Development/Testing(Ready By 2019-20). 3 Test was held in 2016. First test was held in April/May 2016. Nirbhay with BrahMos seeker was planned to be launched in December.[75] 1,000 –1500 km range.
PrahaarTactical ballistic missile IndiaStatus: Inducted .150 km range.
Prithvi-IShort-range ballistic missile IndiaStatus: Being Phase Out.150 km range.
Prithvi-IIShort-range ballistic missile IndiaStatus: Inducted. 250 – 350 km range.
Prithvi-IIIShort-range ballistic missile IndiaStatus: Inducted. 350 – 600 km range.
ShauryaMedium-range ballistic missile IndiaStatus: Inducted. 700–1900 km range.
Agni-IMedium-range ballistic missile IndiaStatus: Inducted. 700 – 1250 km range.
Agni-IIIntermediate-range ballistic missile IndiaStatus: Inducted. 2000 – 3500 km range.
Agni-IIIIntermediate-range ballistic missile IndiaStatus: Inducted. 3500 – 5000 km range.
Agni-IVIntermediate-range ballistic missile IndiaStatus: Inducted. 4000 – 6000 km range.
Agni-VIntercontinental ballistic missile IndiaStatus: Inducted in 2014.(Tested in April 2012 and September 2013. All successful launches[76])
Agni-VIIntercontinental ballistic missile IndiaStatus: Under Development(Ready By 2018). 8,000 – 10,000  km range.
PAD Ballistic missile defence system  India Status: Under Development/Induction Phase. It is under Phase 1 Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme. 250–350 km range.
Advanced Air Defence (Ashwin Anti Ballistic Interceptor Missile) or (AAD) Ballistic missile defence system

Surface-to-air missile

  India Status: Testing/Induction Phase(Ready By 2016). It can be also used as Anti-aircraft missile.Last/final test to be held on April/May 2016. 150 km range. It is under Phase 1 Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme.
PDV Ballistic missile defence system  India Status: Under Development(Ready By 2018). It is under Phase 2 Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme. 150 km and above Range

Air Defence

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
DRDO QRSAM Surface-to-air missile 0  India Status: Under Development(Ready By 2018-19). Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile. 30 km range.[77]
FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS/Air-to-Air Version245  United StatesStatus: Inducting. India has currently ordered 245 Stinger with launchers.[78]
Advance Air Defence Surface-to-air missile

Ballistic missile defence system

 0  India Status: Testing/Induction Phase(Completed By 2016). It can be also used as Anti-aircraft missile.Last/final test to be held on May/June 2016. 150 km range.
Akash Surface-to-air missile40 TELs IndiaStatus: Inducted. Indigenous surface-to-air missile to replace SA6. 2 regiments ordered by Army, 1 delivered.[79] Ordered for 2 additional regiments was placed in May 2017.[80]
S-400 Triumf
Mobile surface-to-air missile system 0  Russia Status: Ordered. India's Cabinet Committee on Security(CCS) approved the deal, IGA formally signed. Order includes 5 battalions, consisting of Transporter Erector Launchers (TELs), missiles and fire control radar, deliveries starting 2020.[81]
Kub (SA-6 Gainful) Surface-to-air missile180 (as of 2012) Soviet UnionStatus: Inducted/Replacing. To be eventually replaced by Akash
S-125 Neva/Pechora Surface-to-air missile Soviet UnionStatus: Inducted. Being Upgraded.
S-200 Surface-to-air missile Soviet Union
9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko) 6x6 amphibious Surface-to-air missile system80 RussiaStatus: Inducted.
9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13 Gopher) Surface-to-air missile250 (as of 2012) Soviet Union
9K22 Tunguska[82] Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon66 Russia2S6M variant in service with corps of air defence.[83]
ZSU-23-4M 'Shilka' Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun75 (as of 2010) Soviet UnionTo be upgraded.
ZSU-23-2 Anti-aircraft artillery800 Soviet UnionTwin 23 mm AA gun
Bofors 40 mm gun Anti-aircraft artillery2,000+ SwedenAbout half are WWII vintage systems. Some L70 have Dutch Flycatcher FCS. Indian Army is planning to replace the aging Anti Aircraft gun systems[84]
SA-18 Grouse MANPADS Russia

Aircraft

Helicopters

Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Number[85] Comment
Helicopters (136)
HAL Rudra IndiaAttack helicopterALH-WSI20In service/trials. 40 more on order.[86]
Boeing AH-64 Apache  USA Attack helicopter AH-64E Army has a requirement of 39 Apache, out of which six were cleared by Defence Acquisition Council. Deal with US Govt. is under negotiation.[87][88]
Kamov Ka-226  Russia Utility helicopter Ka-226T 200 to be built in India at HAL Helicopter Manufacturing plant being built at Tumkuru.[89]
HAL Dhruv IndiaUtility helicopter73+[85]Total of 151 on order.[85]
HAL Cheetah, Cheetal & Lancer IndiaUtility helicopter
Utility helicopter
Counter-insurgency		Cheetah
Cheetal
Lancer		23[85]
4[85]
12		In service.[85] They are expected to be replaced by Kamov 226T Helicopters in near future and there after by indigenously being developed HAL Light Utility Helicopter.
HAL Chetak & Chetan IndiaUtility helicopterChetak4[85]Licence-built Aérospatiale Alouette III. Being withdrawn from service and replaced by HAL Dhruv.
HAL Light Combat Helicopter  India Attack helicopter LCH Status: Limited Series Production[90]
5 LCH to be procured under LSP.[91] Total 114 on order.[85] It has completed all initial tests. Trials of missile firing to be held in mid 2016.[92]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter  India Utility helicopter / Observation Helicopter LUH Status: Under Development/Undergoing Trials
First flight held on September 6, 2016.[93]

UAVs

Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Number Comment
IAI Heron IsraelUnmanned aerial vehicle50+
DRDO Nishant IndiaUnmanned aerial vehicle15+Status: Retired.[94]
New variant called 'Panchi' to replace Nishant. Panchi is in 'Advance stage of development' as of Feb 2016.[95]
All units of DRDO Nishant crashed.[96]
IAI Searcher IsraelUnmanned aerial vehicleSearcher II
Searcher I		120+
IAI Harpy IsraelUnmanned combat aerial vehicle40
DRDO Rustom 2  India Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Status: Under Development/Undergoing Trials. First flight held on November 16, 2016.[97]

Radar

Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Rajendra Passive electronically scanned array radar IndiaStatus: Inducted .
INDRA Passive electronically scanned array radar  India Status: Inducted .
Swathi Weapon Locating Radar Artillery Locating Radar  India Status: Inducted .
Rohini 3D radar  India Status: Inducted .
Samyukta Electronic Warfare  India Status: Inducted .
Bharani Low Level Light weight 2D Radar  India Status: Inducted .
Multi Mission Radar Multi Mission Radar  India Status: Development .
Short Range Battle Field Surveillance Radar Short Range Battle Field Surveillance Radar  India Status: Inducted .
Through wall detection Radar Through wall detection Radar  India Status: Development . Prototype ready.
Ground Penetration Radar Ground Penetration Radar  India Status: Development . Prototype ready.

Future procurements

Vehicles

  • BMP-2 based AKASH SAM carrier production started at Ordnance Factory Medak.
  • BMP-2 based NBC protected recon vehicle to be manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.
  • Light Specialist Vehicle – LSV with mounting provision for MMG to be purchased by Infantry division.
  • Indian Army has shown interest in TATA LAMV(Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle) with mounting provision of MMG, BFSR, HHTI to be purchased by Mechanized Forces. It is slated to be future ready for Battlefield Management System (BMS).
  • Future Infantry Combat Vehicle - 2600 FICV to be procured to replace old BMP-2s. Initially, GoI asked different private and public sector companies to delevelop FICV. But, it seems that the plan to develop new vehicle is put on hold due to budgetary cuts. Instead, upgradation of old BMP-2s with new powerful engines, transmission and new Kliver turret with 30mm gun and four Kornet-M ATGM launchers in being tried.
  • Armoured Personnel Carrier - 100 APC to be procured for United Nations peace keeping missions.
  • 1586 vehicles to be procured to mount ATGMs on these.
  • 1770 Future Ready Combat Vehicle to replace the T-72 MBT's. The tanks would have 120/125mm smooth bore gun, be in medium weight class (50 tonnes) with a crew of 3/4 personnel.[45][98]

Artillery and missile systems

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.[99] Production of crucial bi-modular charge system will be started soon at Nalanda ordnance factory. HEMRL, a DRDO lab has developed the technology indigenously.[100]

  • 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
  • [101] 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.
  • Agni-V – Intercontinental version of the Agni missile system. The missile was test fired for the first time on 19 April 2012 and was inducted in 2014.
  • Bharat Dynamics Limited has tested Second Generation Amogha anti-tank missiles with a range of 2.8 km(Tested).This anti-tank missile will be handed to the Indian Army after some trials.
  • DRDO will start working on Man portable Nag anti tank missile.
  • M777 procurement under FMS Route - 145 Nos from BAE systems . Mahindra is integration partner in India

Infantry equipment

  • Modern Sub Machine Carbine - to replace the Indian Sterling submachine gun.[102]
  • 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.
  • Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System - A multi caliber assault rifle developed by ARDE for Indian Armed Forces. It can be fitted with either 5.56mm or 7.62mm or 6.8mm gun barrel. It is developed to replace INSAS rifles.It will be handed over to army after extensive user trials.
  • Sniper Rifles - 5000 new sniper rifles to be procured to replace old Dragunov SVDs. The new sniper rifles should have 1200m range and should be fitted with bipods and fire the 8.6mm .338 Lapua Magnum bullets.[103]

Aviation

  • Light Utility Helicopter: The Indian army has projected a requirement for up to 197 light helicopters to replace its ageing fleet of Chetaks and Cheetahs. The Indian Army chose 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 one of the competing company, Bell Helicopters.[104][105] 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 winner and about 200 helicopters are to be made in India under the "Make in India" initiative, Indian Army have 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.

  • Light Combat Helicopter: The HAL Light Combat Helicopter 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$52.4 million). The Dhruv's weaponised version, HAL Rudra 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.[106] The first prototype of LCH completed its first ground run on 4 February 2010.[107] HAL has a firm order to deliver 65 LCH to the IAF and 114 to the Army.[108]

See also

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