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This is a list of some of the modern & historical equipment used by Indian Army. Most of the army equipment is of foreign design and license produced in India but efforts are on to progressively design and manufacture equipment indigenously. About 40 Ordnance Factories under control of Ordnance Factory Board manufacture most of Army equipment like small arms, ammunition, combat vehicles, artillery, etc.

[edit]Modern Equipment

Infantry Weapons

[edit]Small Arms

Name	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes
Pistol AUTO 9 mm 1A	Semi-automatic pistol	9mm Parabellum	India	Licensed Indian copy of the Canadian Inglis 9mm pistol by OFB.
Glock 17	Semi-automatic pistol	9mm Parabellum	Austria	Standard issue Special forces pistol.
SIG Sauer P226	Semi-automatic pistol	9mm Parabellum	Germany\ Switzerland
SAF Carbine 1A	Sub-machine gun	9mm Parabellum	India	Indian made Sterling L2A1 SMG. To be replaced by the MSMC.
SAF Carbine 2A1	Sub-machine gun	9mm Parabellum	India	Silenced Carbine.To be replaced by the MSMC.
Micro-Uzi	Sub-machine gun	9mm Parabellum	Israel	For use by special forces.Micro-Uzi variant used.*[1]
Heckler & Koch MP5	Sub-machine gun	9mm Parabellum	Germany	MP5A3, A5, SD3 and SD6 models in service
Heckler & Koch MP5K	Sub-machine gun	9mm Parabellum	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.
1A SLR	Battle rifle	7.62mm NATO	India	Was the standard issue rifle of the Indian army.Now being replaced by the INSAS.1C full automatic variant used by mechanized infantry battalions as a firing port weapon on the BMP-2S Sarath Infantry fighting vehicle.
AKM^[1]	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	Soviet Union	AKM fixed stock and AKMS under-folding stock variants used.
A-7	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	India	Indian AKM clone.Distinguished from the AKM by using the polymer furniture of the INSAS instead of wood.Both fixed and folding stock versions used.
Arsenal Co. AR	Assault 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.
M16 rifle	Assault rifle	5.56mm NATO	United States	Limited quantity.A2 and A4 variant in use.^[3]
M4A1 Carbine	Carbine	5.56mm NATO	United States	Bought under foreign military sales.For use by Indian Army special forces.
IMI Tavor TAR-21	Assault rifle	5.56mm NATO	Israel	3070 purchased for the special forces from Israel,^[4]http://mod.nic.in/product&supp/welcome.html
AK-101	Assault rifle	5.56mm NAT0	India
Dragunov SVD59	Sniper rifle	7.62x54mmR	Soviet Union	Standard sniper rifle.
IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper	Sniper Rifle	7.62mm NATO	Israel	For use by Indian Army special forces.
Heckler & Koch MSG-90	Sniper rifle	7.62mm NATO	Germany	Used by Indian Army special forces.
Mauser SP66	Sniper rifle	7.62mm NATO	Germany	Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.
Denel NTW-20	Anti-material rifle	20x82mm and20x110mm Hispano-Suiza	South Africa	Bought in small numbers.
Vidhwansak	Anti-material rifle	12.7x108mm,14.5x114mmand20x82mm	India	Manufactured by OFB.In service with Border Security Force (BSF).^[5]
Gepard GM6 Lynx	Anti-material rifle	12.7x108mm & 14.5x114mm	Hungary	For use by the Indian Army Special forces.
MG 1B	Light machine gun	7.62mm NATO	India	Indian made Bren.Currently being withdrawn from service.
INSAS LMG	Light machine gun	5.56mm NATO	India	Light machine gun derivative of the INSAS assault rifle.Both fixed and folding butt variants used.
MG 2A1	General purpose machine gun	7.62mm NATO	India	Indian made MAG 58. Also in service as the MG 5A (Co-axial) and MG 6A (Commander's gun) with some armoured vehicles.
PKM	General purpose machine gun	7.62x54mm	Soviet Union	PK machine guns used as co-axial weapons Russian produced T-90S and BMP-2S and used as general purpose machine gun.Also used by Special forces.[2] [3]
FN-Browning M1919	General purpose machine gun	7.62mm NATO	Belgium	In very limited quantities.
Browning M2	Heavy machine gun	.50 BMG	United States
NSV	Heavy machine gun	12.7x108mm	Soviet Union
KPV	Heavy machine gun	14.5x114mm	Soviet Union
25-zittara-carbine.jpg Micro Tavor (Zittara) INSAS rifle AK-103

[edit]Explosives, rockets and missile systems

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Grenade 36mm	Hand Grenade		India	Fragmentation grenade which can be hand thrown or rifle launched from 1A SLR.
Multi Mode Grenade Shivalik	Hand grenade	One 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. [4] [5]
Multi Grenade Launcher 40mm	Grenade launcher(40mm)		India	Semiautomatic six shot 40mm x 46mm low velocity grenade launcher. *[6]
AGS-17 Plamya	Automatic grenade launcher(30mm)		Soviet Union
RCL Mk II	Recoilless rifle(84mm)		India	Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle produced by OFB.
RCL Mk III	Recoilless rifle(84mm)		India	Lighter, updated version of the RCL Mk II.
RPG-7	Rocket propelled grenade (40mm)		Soviet Union
Shipon	Rocket launcher(82mm)		Israel
SA-16 Gimlet	Man-portable air-defense system		Soviet Union
SA-7 Grail	Man-portable air-defense system		Soviet Union	To be phased out.
AGS-17 Plamya Carl Gustav SA-16 Gimlet

[edit]Vehicles

[edit]Utility and miscellaneous vehicles

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Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Jonga	Light Utility Vehicle		India	Being phased out.
Maruti Gypsy	Light Utility Vehicle		India
Mahindra 550 xdb	Light Utility Vehicle		India
Windy	Fast attack vehicle	700	India	In service from 2005.
Tata 407	Light 4x4 truck		India	1 Ton truck
Tata LPTA 713 TC	Medium 4X4 truck		India	2.5 Ton truck
Super Azad	Medium 4x4 truck		India	3 Ton truck
Ashok Leyland Topchi	Medium 4x4 truck		India	3 Ton truck
Shaktiman trucks	Medium 4x4 truck	7,000	India	4 Ton truck, in a wide range of configurations
Rampar	Medium Amphibious truck		India	Amphibious conversion of the Shaktiman truck.
Tata Model 1210SD	Medium truck		India	4 Ton truck.
Stallion Mk III Stallion Mk IV	Medium 4x4, 6x6 Truck	60,000	India	5 Ton trucks, in a wide range of configurations
Tata LPTA 1621	Medium 4x4 truck		India	5 Ton truck
BEML Tatra	Heavy 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, 10x10, 12x12 trucks		India	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.
Maruti Gypsy BEML Tatra

[edit]Engineering and support vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Kartik ABL	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge	34	India	Based on a Vijayanta chassis
T-72 ABL	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge		India	T-72 based Multi-Hop or Extended Span Assault bridge
Sarvatra	Vehicle launched bridge		India	8x8 truck-mounted bridging system
BMP-2 AERV	Amphibious Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle		India	BMP-2 based engineering and reconnaissance vehicle
BMP-2 AAD	Amphibious Armoured Bulldozer		India	BMP-2 with turret removed and bulldozer blade and other engineering equipment added.
Vijayanta ARV	Armoured recovery vehicle	200	India	Being replaced by VT-72B.
WZT-3	Armoured recovery vehicle	352	Poland
VT-72B ARV	Armoured recovery vehicle	200+	Slovenia/ India	Armoured recovery vehicle replacing the Vijayanta ARV
WZT-3 Armoured recovery vehicles based on T-72-chassis.

[edit]Mine protected and mine clearing vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Casspir^[7]	Armoured personnel carrier	255	South Africa
Hydremma	Mine clearing vehicle		India	Manufactured by OFB India
Aditya	Mine protected Vehicle	300+	India	OFB India. 1400 to be produced. 20/month manufactured at HVF, Medak
DRDO Daksh	Bomb disposal robot	2	India	The Army has placed orders for 20 Dakshs."^[8]
Casspir DRDO Daksh

[edit]Combat vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Arjun MBT Mk1	Main battle tank	169^[9]	India	With a total of 248 to be built.^[10] This to be followed by the Arjun MK-II and the FMBT.^[11]
T-90S "Bhishma"/T-90M	Main battle tank	620	Russia/ India	Initially contract for 310 "T-90S" signed in 2001.A contract, worth $800 million, was signed on October 26, 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 by HVF.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.^[12]^[13] 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).^[14]
T-72M1 "Ajeya"	Main battle tank	1,925^[15]	Soviet Union/ India	968 T72M1 have been upgraded by the Heavy vehicles factory (HVF), 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]}
T-55	Main battle tank	550^[16]	Soviet Union	Up to 200 additional T-55s are kept in storage. T-55s were to be phased out in favour of T-90.^[16] Some T-55s may be converted into Tarmour AFV's ^[17]
BMP-2 "Sarath"	Infantry fighting vehicle	1,500+^[18]	Soviet Union/ India	Additional Being modernized 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.^[19] Currently more than 900 are in active service.^[20]
BMP-1	Infantry fighting vehicle	700	Soviet Union	700 are in active service
NAMICA	Tank destroyer	43	India	BMP-2 based Nag missile carrier.
CMT	Mortar Carrier	198	India	BMP-2 based mortar carrier. Produced by CVRDE.
FV432^{[citation needed]}	Armoured personnel carrier	80	United Kingdom	Purchased from British Army surplus
OT-64 SKOT	Armoured Personnel Carrier	157	Czechoslovakia/ Poland
BRDM-2	Reconnaissance vehicle	255	Soviet Union
Ferret	Reconnaissance vehicle	100	United Kingdom	Relegated to internal security roles.
PRP-3	Battlefield surveillance system		Soviet Union	1RL126 "Small Fred" Battlefield Surveillance Radar based on BMP. NATO designation was BMP M1975
Arjun T-90 Bhishma T-72 Ajeya BMP-2 Sarath 9K22 Tunguska OT-64 SKOT

[edit]Artillery

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Haubits FH77/B	Howitzer	410	Sweden	155 mm gun made by Bofors. 100 are not in good repair, and therefore not in service.
M-46	Howitzer	180	Soviet Union/ Israel	M-46 field guns to be upgraded to 155mm howitzers by Soltam. 220 more upgrade kits to be ordered.
D-30	Howitzer		Soviet Union	Being replaced by the M-46.
M-46	Field gun	450	Soviet Union	130 mm field gun. 550 purchased. 100 used with the Catapult self-propelled gun. Some to be upgraded to M-46 howitzers.
Indian Field Gun	Field gun		India	105mm gun. Being replaced by the M-46122 mm
Light Field Gun	Field gun		India	105mm gun. Being phased out.
Smerch 9K58 MBRL	Multiple rocket launcher	62	Soviet Union	300 mm multiple rocket launch system.
Pinaka MBRL	Multiple rocket launcher	80	India	214 mm multiple rocket launch system. Replacing the 122 mm BM-21.^[21]
BM-21	Multiple rocket launcher	150	Soviet Union	Modernized rockets with range of 40 km was purchased from Russia. To be replaced by Pinaka.
Bofors L/70	Anti-aircraft artillery		Sweden	40mm gun. Upgraded L/60.
ZSU-23-2	Anti-aircraft artillery	800	Soviet Union	Twin 23 mm AA guns
FV433 Abbot SPG	Self-propelled artillery	~80	United Kingdom	105 mm howitzer. To be replaced following selection of new system.
M-46 Catapult	Self-propelled artillery	~20	India	130 mm howitzer mounted on a Vijayanta hull. ~80 in storage. To be replaced following selection of new system.
Tunguska M1^[22]	Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon	108	Soviet Union
ZSU-23-4M 'Shilka'	Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun	100^{[citation needed]}	Soviet Union	To be upgraded.
9A52-2 "Smerch" launch vehicle A Haubits FH77 Pinaka MBRL

[edit]Missile systems

[edit]Anti-tank guided missiles

Name	Type	Origin	Notes
Nag	Anti-tank guided missile	India	Third Generation fire and forget IIR Guided ATGM developed Indigenously. Its has been ordered by army. Nag was cleared for production on 1st week of July 2009 .443 missiles were ordered.
MILAN	Anti-tank guided missile	France/ India	MILAN 30,000 produced under license in India. MILAN 2Ts purchased from France^[23]
9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel)	Anti-tank guided missile	Soviet Union
9M133 Kornet (AT-14 Spriggan)	Anti-tank guided missile	Russia
9M111 Fagot (AT-4 Spigot)	Anti-tank guided missile	Soviet Union	In process of being phased out
FGM-148 Javelin	Anti-tank guided missile	United States	On order.
Spike (missile)	Anti-tank guided missile	Israel	On order(8,356 Spike anti-tank missiles with 321 launchers, 15 training simulators and associated equipment.).^[24]
9M119 Svir (AT-11 Sniper)	Anti-tank guided missile	Soviet Union	For use with the T-90S.
Lahat	Anti-tank guided missile	Israel	For use with the Arjun.
Nag missile and the Nag missile carrier (NAMICA) MILAN, 2007 9M133 Kornet

[edit]Ballistic and cruise missiles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
BrahMos	Cruise missile	110	India/ Russia	300 km range.
Prithvi-I, II, III	Short-range ballistic missile	135	India	150/ 250/ 350 km range.
Agni-I	Medium-range ballistic missile		India	700 – 800 km range.
Shaurya	'''Hypersonic Glide Missile'''		India	700 – 1900 km range.
Agni-II	Intermediate-range ballistic missile		India	2000 – 3500 km range.
Agni-III	ICBM		India	3500 – 6000 km range.
Agni-II

[edit]Air defence missiles

Name	Type	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^[25]	Strategic Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union	Still not officially acknowledged.
SA-5 Gammon^[26]	Strategic SAM system	Soviet Union	It is designed to defend large areas from bomber attack or other strategic aircraft. Still not officially acknowledged.
Akash	Surface-to-air missile	India	Indigenously developed surface to air missile to replace SA6.
SA-6 Gainful	Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union	The Indian Army has sought to upgrade its SA-6 Kvadrat and SA-8 Missile systems whilst the Akash enters service. The Indian magazine "Strategic Affairs " (No. 0011/ Issue: December 16) noted: "Poland has won an order worth $200 m from India to upgrade 100 Kvadrat (SA6) and 50 OSA-AKM (SA8) mobile surface to air missiles. The contract made public in August, is to be completed by 2002. The upgrades include integration of new radars, communications and control systems, improvements to the launch vehicle including new power packs. The Kvadrat upgrade includes new electronics for better electronic counter measures, passive infra-red search and track sensors."
SA-8 Gecko	Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union
SA-13 Gopher	Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union
9K35 Strela-10 Akash SAM SA-6 Gainful SA-8 Gecko

[edit]Aircraft

This is a list of aircraft of the Indian Army. For the list of aircraft of the Indian Air Force, see List of aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service^[27]	Notes
HAL Dhruv	India	utility helicopter		~45	To acquire 105+ more Dhruv in next 5 years.
Aérospatiale Alouette III	India	utility helicopter	SA 316B Chetak	120	built by HAL
Aérospatiale Lama	India	utility helicopter	SA 315B Cheetah	48	built by HAL
IAI Searcher	Israel	reconnaissance UAV	IAI Searcher II	21
IAI Heron	Israel	reconnaissance UAV		31
DRDO Nishant	India	reconnaissance UAV		5	Delivery of 12 UAV's in 2007.

[edit]Future Procurements

[edit]Vehicles

Mahindra AXE

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^[28]
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.
BMP-2 based 105mm Light tank to be manufactured
BMP-2 based NBC protected recon vehicle to be manufactured
TATA Light Specialist Vehicle - LSV with LMG, MMG to be purchased

[edit]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.^[29]^[30] The requirement for artillery guns to be met with indigenous development and production.^[31]
M777 howitzer - 145 British designed howitzers were planned to be acquired, but the procurement process was restarted in July 2010. It is not now clear which howitzer the Indian government will purchase.^[32]^[33]
Agni-V - Intercontinental version of the Agni missile system. Under Development.

[edit]Infantry equipment

The TATA Groups contribution to F-INSAS.

Modern Sub Machine Carbine^[34]
Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System(F-INSAS) is the Indian Army's principal modernization 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 modernize 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 achine 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^[35]

[edit]Aviation

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 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.^[36]^[37]

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

3,000 crore (US$666 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 personnel to 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.^[38]

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$83.5 million).^{[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.^[39] The first prototype of LCH completed its first ground run on February 4.^[when?]^[40] HAL has a firm order to deliver 65 LCH to the IAF and 114 to the Army.^[41]