Small arms

Name Type Caliber Origin Notes

Pistol

AUTO 9

mm 1A

Semi-automatic

pistol9mm Parabellum

Canada

India

Standard issue

side-arm of the

Indian Army.

Licensed copy

of the Canadian

Inglis 9mm

pistol.

Glock 17Semi-automatic

pistol9×19mm Parabellum Austria

Standard issue

Special Forces

pistol.

Beretta 92Semi-automatic

pistol9mm Parabellum Italy

SIG Sauer

P226

Semi-automatic

pistol9mm 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

gun9mm Parabellum

India

United

Kingdom

Indian made

Sterling L2A1

SMG. To be

replaced by

the MSMC.

SAF

Carbine 2A1

Sub-machine

gun9mm Parabellum

India

United

Kingdom

Silenced

Carbine. To be

replaced by

the MSMC.

Micro-UziSub-machine

gun9mm Parabellum Israel

For use by

Special Forces.

Micro-Uzi

variant

used.*[1]

Heckler &

Koch MP5

Sub-machine

gun9mm Parabellum West Germany

MP5A3, A5,

SD3 and SD6

models in

service.

Heckler &

Koch MP5K

Sub-machine

gun9mm 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

at Ordnance

Factory

Tiruchirappalli.

OFB 1A1

Rifles

OFB 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

the BMP-2S

Sarath Infantry

fighting vehicle.

Ishapore

2A1 rifleReserve Weapon 7.62mm NATO India

Most were

phased out

from service.

Indian AKM

clone.

Distinguished

from the AKM

Trichy

Assault

Rifle 7.62

mm

Assault rifle 7.62x39mm Soviet Union

India

by using the

polymer

furniture of the

INSAS instead

of wood. Both

fixed and

folding stock

versions used.

Manufactured

atOrdnance

Factory

Tiruchirappalli.

AKM[1] Assault rifle 7.62x39mm Soviet Union

Poland

AKM fixed

stock and

AKMS under-

folding stock

variants used.

Arsenal Co.

ARAssault 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[2] 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-21Assault rifle 5.56mm NATO Israel

3070 purchased

for the Special

Forces from

Israel[3][4]

M4A1

CarbineCarbine 5.56mm NATO United States

Bought under

foreign military

sales. For use

by Indian Army

Special Forces.

Dragunov

SVD59Sniper rifle 7.62x54mmR

Soviet Union

India

Standard sniper

rifle.

IMI Galil

7.62 SniperSniper Rifle 7.62mm NATO Israel

For use by

Indian Army

Special Forces.

Mauser

SP66Sniper rifle 7.62mm NATO Germany

Standard bolt-

action sniper

rifle.

Heckler &

Koch PSG1Sniper 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).[5]

Denel NTW-

20Anti-material rifle

20x82mm and20x110mm Hispano-

Suiza South Africa

Bought in small

numbers.

Gepard

GM6 LynxAnti-material rifle 12.7x108mm & 14.5x114mm Hungary

For use by the

Indian Army

Special Forces.

INSAS LMGLight machine

gun5.56mm 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 1BLight machine

gun7.62mm NATO India

Indian made

Bren.Currently

being withdrawn

from service.

IMI NegevLight machine

gun5.56x45mm NATO Israel

MG 2A1

MG 5A

MG 6A

General purpose

machine gun7.62mm 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.

PKMGeneral purpose

machine gun7.62x54mm Soviet Union

PK machine

guns used as

co-axial

weapons in

Russian

produced T-90S

Bhishma, T-

72M

Ajeya andBMP-

2S Sarath and

used as general

purpose

machine gun.

Also used by

Special Forces.

Manufactured

at Ordnance

Factory

Tiruchirappalli.

M2

Browning

Heavy machine

gun12.7×99mm United States

NSVHeavy machine

gun12.7×108mm Soviet Union

KPVHeavy machine

gun14.5×114mm Soviet Union

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AK-103

INSAS rifle

Explosives, rockets and missile systems

Name Type Quantity Origin Notes

Grenade

36mmHand 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[6]

India

This modular grenade is

available in Hand mode

offensive, hand mode defensive

and rifle mode. Types can be

interchanged by changing outer

sleeve. *[2] *[3]

Multi

Grenade

Launcher

40mm

Grenade

launcher(40mm) India

Semiautomatic six shot 40mm x

46mm low velocity grenade

launcher. Manufactured

at Ordnance Factory

Tiruchirappalli. *[4]

GP-25Grenade

launcher(40mm)

Soviet

Union

36MGrenade

launcher(61mm)

India

United

Kingdom

RPO-A

ShmelRocket Launcher Russia

36M Mk.I Rifle grenade United

Kingdom

AGS-17

Plamya

Automatic

grenade

launcher(30mm)

Soviet

Union

30 mm

AutoAutomatic Replacing the AGS-17 and

Grenade

Launcher

grenade

launcher(30mm)

India 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-40A1Recoilless rifle 3000+

United

States

RPG-7Rocket propelled

grenade(40mm)

Soviet

Union

RPG-22Rocket propelled

grenade(72.5mm)

Soviet

Union

OFB E1

51mmMortar India

OFB E1

81mm

L16

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 Bomb1500+ France

160mm

TampellaMortar 200+ Finland

ShiponRocket

launcher(82mm) Israel

AGS-17 Plamya

Carl Gustav

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SA-16 Gimlet

Vehicles

Utility and miscellaneous

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Name Type Quantity Origin Notes

VFJ JongaLight Utility

Vehicle India

Being phased out.

Manufactured by Vehicle

Factory Jabalpur.

Mahindra 550

DXB

Light Utility

Vehicle India

KrAZ-6322Heavy Utility

Truck Ukraine

Bedford TJMedium4X4

Truck India

Bedford J6:6 Tone Truck.

Being phased out.

Swaraj MazdaMedium 4X4

Truck200+ India

In service from 1996. 2.5

Ton truck

Mitsubishi

Pajero

Light Utility

Vehicle Japan

Unknown numbers.

Deployed at the Indo-

Chinese Border[7]

Maruti GypsyLight Utility

Vehicle India

Windy 505Fast attack

vehicle700 India In service from 2005.[8]

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 MatangMedium 4X4

truck India

3 Ton truck.

Manufactured by Vehicle

Factory Jabalpur.

Medium 4x4

Super Azad truck India 3 Ton truck

Ashok Leyland

Topchi

Medium 4x4

truck India 3 Ton truck

Sisu NasuAll-terrain

transport vehicle Finland

VFJ ShaktimanMedium 4x4

truck7,000 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

1210SDMedium truck India 4 Ton truck.

VFJ Stallion Mk

III

VFJ Stallion Mk

IV

Medium 4x4

6x6 Truck60,000 India

5 Ton trucks, in a wide

range of configurations

manufactured by Vehicle

Factory Jabalpur.

Saab-Scania

SBA 1116x6 trucks 600[9] 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 1621Medium 4x4

truck India 5 Ton truck

BEML Tatra

Heavy 4x4

trucks

6x6 trucks

8x8 trucks

10x10 trucks

12x12 trucks

7000[10]

India

Czech

Republic

License

produced TatraForce

heavy truck. Various

models. Used for carrying

sensitive equipment like

Radars as well as vehicle

for Pinaka and Smerch

MBRL systems.

[edit]

Maruti Gypsy

VFJ Matang

VFJ LPTA 713 TC

BEML Tatra

VFJ Stallion Mk III

Engineering and support

Name Type Quantity Origin Notes

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

UnionBased 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

India8x8 truck-mounted bridging

system[11][12]

CEASE

Canal

bridging

system

6 IndiaThe 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)

IndiaManufactured at Vehicle Factory

Jabalpur.

Yuktirath

Light

Recovery

Vehicle

Armoured

Light

Recovery

Vehicle

(4x4)

IndiaManufactured at Ordnance Factory

Medak.

Armoured

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Vijayanta

ARV

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.[13]

Armoured

Vehicle

Tracked

Light

Repair

Armoured

recovery

vehicle

India

Based on BMP-2 for Light Repair

being manufactured at Ordnance

Factory Medak.[14]

WZT-2

Armoured

recovery

vehicle

196 Poland

WZT-3M

Armoured

recovery

vehicle

352 Poland

204 on order.[15] 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

Name Type Quantity Origin Notes

Casspir[16]

Armoured

personnel

carrier

255 South

Africa

Tarmour

AFV

Armoured

personnel

carrier

India Based on Indian T-55 Tank.

[edit]

HydremaMine

clearing

Vehicle

24 Denmark

IndiaManufactured locally by OFB India

T-72

FWMPMine 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 IndiaThe Army has placed orders for 20

Dakshs."[17]

Casspir

DRDO Daksh

Combat

Name Type Quantity Origin Notes

Arjun MBT Mk-1 Main battle tank 248[18] India

With a total of 248 to be

built by Heavy Vehicles

Factory.[19]This to be

followed by the Arjun

MK-II and the FMBT.[20]

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

T-90S

"Bhishma"

T-90M

Main battle tank 907 Russia

India

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.[21][22] In all, India

plans to have 310 T-90S

and 1,330 T-90M tanks

in service by 2020 (total

of 1,657 tanks by

2020).[23]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.[24]This takes

total no. of T-90 tanks to

2011.

T-72 Ajeya

Combat

Improved Ajeya

Main battle tank ~2414[25][26]

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.[citation needed].

Ajeya-M2 Standard

equivalent to the

Polish PT-91 Twardy.

Manufactured locally in

India

T-55 Main battle tank 550[27] Soviet Union

Up to 200 additional T-

55s are kept in storage.

T-55s were to be

phased out in favour of

T-90.[27]Some T-55s

may be converted into

Tarmour AFV byHeavy

Vehicles Factory's[28]

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+[29] 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.[30]Currently more

than 900 are in active

service.[30]Manufactured

locally in India

by Ordnance Factory

Medak.

BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle 700 Soviet Union

India

700 are in active

service. Manufactured

locally in India

byOrdnance Factory

Medak.

BMD-1

Airborne Amphibious

Tracked

Infantry fighting vehicle

Soviet Union

BMD-2Airborne Infantry

fighting vehicle Soviet Union

BMP-2 based Nag

NAMICA Tank destroyer 13+ 200 India

missile carrier.

Advanced version on

Order after successful

trial in July 2012.

Production started

jointly by Ordnance

Factory Medak and

L&T.

CMT Mortar Carrier198 + 21

ordered India

BMP-2 based mortar

carrier. Developed

byCVRDE and

manufactured

byOrdnance Factory

Medak.

Armoured

Vehicle (VRDE)

Armoured Personnel

Carrier India

Technology

Demonstrator designed

by VRDE.

FV432Armoured personnel

carrier80

United

Kingdom

Purchased from British

Army surplus

OT-62 TOPAS

OT-64 SKOT

Armoured Personnel

Carrier700+

Czechoslovakia

Poland

TOPAS-2A converted

into a Technical support

vehicle

BTR-152Armoured Personnel

Carrier Soviet Union

BTR-50Armoured Personnel

Carrier Soviet Union Total 200 Inducted.

BTR-60Armoured Personnel

Carrier Soviet Union

Retired. At peak there

were 817 BTR-60s in

service.

BTR-80Armoured Personnel

Carrier Soviet Union

DRDO Armoured

AmbulanceArmoured Ambulance India

BMP-2 based Armoured

Ambulance. 275 on

Order, developed

by VRDEand produced

byOrdnance Factory

Medak.

NBC

Reconnaissance

Vehicle

CRBNReconnaissance

vehicle16 India

BMP-2 based CRBN

developed by VRDEand

produced byOrdnance

Factory

Medak.Vehicle[31]

BRDM-2Reconnaissance

vehicle255 Soviet Union

FerretReconnaissance

vehicle100

United

Kingdom

Relegated to internal

security roles.

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Mahindra

RakshakArmoured Vehicle India

Bulletproof vehicle with

composite armour which

offers protection against

7.62mm

bullets.[32][33][34]

PRP-3Battlefield 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

Name Type Quantity Origin Notes

M777 Howitzer United

States

145 ultra-light howitzers to

be

procured.[35][36]Procurement

delayed due to cuts in the

defence budget.[37]

Haubits FH77/B Howitzer 200[38] Sweden

155 mm gun made by

Bofors. 410 acquired from

1986–1991.[39][40] 200 left in

service.[38] An indigenous

version is under

development.[41]

M-46 Howitzer 200

Soviet

Union

Israel

M-46 field guns to be

upgraded to 155mm

howitzers by Soltam. 160

more upgrade kits to be

ordered.

D-30 Howitzer 550 Soviet

UnionBeing replaced by the M-46.

METAMORPHOSIS

155 mm GUNHowitzer India

Indian upgrade of M46

Howitzer

M101 howitzer Howitzer United

States[42]

75mm Mountain

HowitzerHowitzer 900

United

KingdomIn Reserve[43]

88mm 25 PounderHowitzer

Field gun800

United

Kingdom

In Reserve also used for

Training[43]

180 mm gun S-23Heavy

Gun100

Soviet

Union[44]

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.[29]

100mm M-1944 Field gun 350 Soviet

UnionIn Reserve

BL 5.5 inch Medium

GunField gun 150

United

KingdomRetired.

Indian Field Gun

MK 1/2/3Field gun

600–

1300 India

105mm gun Being replaced

by the M-46122 mm

Light Field Gun Field gun 700+ India105mm gun. Being phased

out.

100 mm field gun

M1944 (BS-3)Field gun 350

Soviet

UnionIn Reserve[43]

76 mm mountain

gun M48

Mountain

gun215 Yugoslavia [43]

OTO Melara Mod

56

Mountain

gun50 Italy Retired.

Sprut anti-tank gunAnti-tank

Gun

Soviet

Union

Self- United 105 mm howitzer. To be

FV433 Abbot SPG propelled

artillery

~80 Kingdom replaced following selection

of new system.

M-46 Catapult

Self-

propelled

artillery

100–170 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 Russia300 mm multiple rocket

launch system.

Pinaka MBRL

Multiple

rocket

launcher

80+ India

214 mm multiple rocket

launch system. Replacing

the 122 mm BM-21.[45] 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

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[edit]

Pinaka MBRL

Missile systems

Anti-tank

Name Type Quantity Origin Notes

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[46]

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.[47]

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

Unionfor 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).[48] 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.[49]

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

SniperManufactured by Bharat Dynamics

Limited[50] 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.[51]

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

IndiaSome assembled in India

CLGM

Cannon

launched

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Missile 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

Name Type Quantity Origin Notes

Brahmos StealthCruise missile India

Russia300 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 India250 – 350 km

range.

Prithvi-III Short-range ballistic missile India350 – 600 km

range.

ShauryaMedium-range ballistic

missile India 700 km range.

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Agni-I Medium-range ballistic

missile India 700 – 800 km

range.

Agni-IIIntermediate-range ballistic

missile India

2000 – 3500 km

range.

Agni-IIIIntermediate-range ballistic

missile India

3500 – 5000 km

range.

Agni-VIntermediate-range ballistic

missile India

5000 – 8000 km

range.

Agni-II

Air defence

Name Type Quantity Origin Notes

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[52]

StrategicSurface-to-

air missile

6

systems Russia

Still officially

unacknowledged.

SA-5

Gammon

Strategic SAM

system

Soviet

Union

Still officially

unacknowledged.

SA-3 Goa[53] Strategic SAM

system

Soviet

Union

It is designed to defend

large areas from bomber

attack or other strategic

aircraft.

AkashSurface-to-air

missile

3000+

Missiles India

More on Order.

Indigenously developed

surface to air missile to

replace SA6. Both with

Army and Air Force

Kub (SA-6 Surface-to-air Soviet

Gainful) missile Union

9K33 Osa

(SA-8

Gecko)

6x6

amphibiousSurface-

to-air

missilesystem

80 Russia

9K31 Strela-

1 (SA-9

Gaskin)

Vehicle-mounted

SAM system400

Soviet

Union

9K35 Strela-

10 (SA-13

Gopher)

Surface-to-air

missile

Soviet

Union

TigercatSurface-to-air

missile

United

Kingdom

S-75 Dvina

(SA-2

Guideline)

Strategic SAM

system

Soviet

Union

9K22

Tunguska[54]

Self-propelled anti-

aircraft weapon132–184 Russia

ZSU-23-4M

'Shilka'

Self-propelled anti-

aircraft gun100

Soviet

UnionTo be upgraded.

Bofors

L40/70Anti-aircraft artillery 1920 Sweden

40mm gun. Upgraded

L/60.

Bofors

L40/60Anti-aircraft artillery 1280 Sweden 40mm gun.

ZSU-23-2 Anti-aircraft artillery 800 Soviet

UnionTwin 23 mm AA gun

SA-16

GimletMANPADS

Soviet

Union

SA-7 Grail MANPADS Russia To be phased out.

SA-14

GremlinMANPADS Russia

SA-18

GrouseMANPADS Russia

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Akash SAM

SA-6 Gainful

SA-8 Gecko

Aircraft

Helicopters

See also: List of active Indian military aircraft

Photo Aircraft Origin Type Versions Quantity[55] Notes

HAL Rudra IndiaAttack

HelicopterALH-WSI 2

Total of 60 on order, first 20 to

be delivered by 2013.[56]

HAL Light Combat

Helicopter India

Attack

helicopterLCH 114 on order.

HAL Dhruv India Utility

helicopter32 73 on order.

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Mahindra AXE

HAL Lancer France

India

Light Attack

helicopter

12 Developed from HAL Cheetah.

HAL Chetak France

India

Utility

helicopter

SA 316B

Chetak60 To be replaced.

HAL Cheetah France

India

Utility

helicopter

SA 315B

Cheetah

HAL

Cheetal

48To be replaced. 22 HAL

Cheetal on order[57]

Mi-17V Hip Soviet

Union

Transport

Helicopter6

UAVs

Photo Aircraft Origin Type Versions Quantity Notes

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 – Light utility vehicle to be purchased.[citation needed]

Kroton – Possible sale of 80 mine laying vehicles from

Poland.[citation needed]

Light Tank – 300 tanks (200 tracked 100 wheeled) to be deployed on China

border.[58]

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

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The TATA Groups contribution to F-

INSAS.

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.[59]

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 k illers in large numbers after an initial off-the-shelf purchase.[60]

Under the Field Artillery Rationalization Plan, Indian Army plans to procure 3000 to 4000 155 mm towed, wheeled and

tracked artillery systems.[citation needed] The requirement for artillery guns to be met with indigenous development and

production.[61] Production of crucial bi-modular charge system will be started soon at Nalanda ordnance factory.

HEMRL, a DRDO lab has developed the technology indigenously.[62]

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

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 of Infantry Battalions[63]

Modern Sub Machine Carbine- to replace the Indian sterling sub machine

gun clones

.[64]

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[65]

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 theEurocopter 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.[66][67]

Five global helicopter majors are in the fray to sell India 197 multi-role, light helicopters, in a deal worth 30 billion

(US$549.0 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 personnelto 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.[68]

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$68.8 million).[citation needed] The HAL Dhruv weaponised version (WSI) is also

being inducted in the Indian Army.[citation needed] 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.[69] The first prototype of

LCH completed its first ground run on 4 February.[when?][70] HAL has a firm order to deliver 65 LCH to the IAF and 114

to the Army.[71]