Small arms

Name Type Caliber Origin Notes Standard issue side-arm of the Indian Army. Licensed copy of the Canadian Inglis 9mm pistol. Standard issue Special Forces pistol.

Pistol AUTO 9 mm 1A

Semi-automatic 9mm Parabellum pistol

Canada India

Glock 17

Semi-automatic 919mm Parabellum pistol Semi-automatic 9mm Parabellum pistol Semi-automatic 9mm Parabellum pistol Machine pistol 9x19mm Parabellum

Austria

Beretta 92 SIG Sauer P226 Brgger & Thomet MP9

Italy Germany Switzerland Switzerland

Modern Sub Sub-machine Machine gun andPersonal 5.5630mm MINSAS Carbine defence weapon

India Indian made Sterling L2A1 SMG. To be replaced by the MSMC. Silenced Carbine. To be replaced by the MSMC. For use by Special Forces. Micro-Uzi variant used.*[1]

SAF Sub-machine Carbine 1A gun

9mm Parabellum

India United Kingdom

SAF Sub-machine Carbine 2A1 gun

9mm Parabellum

India United Kingdom

Micro-Uzi

Sub-machine gun

9mm Parabellum

Israel

Heckler & Koch MP5

Sub-machine gun

9mm Parabellum

MP5A3, A5, SD3 and SD6 West Germany models in service. Shortened version of the West Germany MP5 used by Special Forces.

Heckler & Sub-machine Koch MP5K gun

9mm Parabellum

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. 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. Most were phased out from service. Indian AKM clone. Distinguished from the AKM

OFB 1A1 Rifles OFB 1C Rifles

Battle rifle

7.6251mm NATO

India Belgium

Ishapore 2A1 rifle

Reserve Weapon 7.62mm NATO

India

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 fixed stock and AKMS underfolding stock variants used. Bulgarian produced AK47. 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.

AKM[1]

Assault rifle

7.62x39mm

Soviet Union Poland

Arsenal Co. Assault rifle AR

7.62x39mm

Bulgaria

MPi-KM

Assault rifle

7.62x39mm

East German produced AKM.MPi-KM72 fixed stock and MPi-KMS72 side-folding East Germany stock variants used.Both bakelite and wooden lower handguard variants used. Romanian version of the AKM. Palmswell lower handguard

Pistol Mitralier Assault rifle model 1990

7.62x39mm

Romania

versions in use. AK-103[2] Assault rifle 7.62x39mm Russia Vz. 58 P fixed stock and Vz. Czechoslovakia 58 V sidefolding stock variants used. 3070 purchased for the Special Forces from Israel[3][4] Bought under foreign military sales. For use by Indian Army Special Forces. Standard sniper rifle. For use by Indian Army Special Forces. Standard boltaction sniper rifle.

Vz. 58

Assault rifle

7.62x39mm

IMI Tavor TAR-21

Assault rifle

5.56mm NATO

Israel

M4A1 Carbine

Carbine

5.56mm NATO

United States

Dragunov SVD59

Sniper rifle

7.62x54mmR

Soviet Union India Israel

IMI Galil Sniper Rifle 7.62 Sniper Mauser SP66

7.62mm NATO

Sniper rifle

7.62mm NATO

Germany

Heckler & Sniper rifle Koch PSG1

7.62x51mm NATO

West Germany Manufactured by OFT Trichy. In service with Border Security Force (BSF).[5] Bought in small numbers. For use by the Indian Army Special Forces. Light machine gun derivative of the INSAS assault rifle. Both fixed and folding butt variants used. Newer INSAS LMG with black polymer

Vidhwansak Anti-material rifle 12.7x108mm,14.5x114mmand20x82mm

India

Denel NTW20x82mm and20x110mm HispanoAnti-material rifle 20 Suiza Gepard GM6 Lynx Anti-material rifle 12.7x108mm & 14.5x114mm

South Africa

Hungary

INSAS LMG

Light machine gun

5.56mm NATO

India

furniture being procured. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli. Light machine gun Light machine gun Indian made Bren.Currently being withdrawn from service.

MG 1B

7.62mm NATO

India

IMI Negev

5.56x45mm NATO

Israel Indian made MAG 58. Also in service as the MG 5A (Coaxial) and MG 6A (Commander's gun) with some armoured vehicles. PK machine guns used as co-axial weapons in Russian produced T-90S Bhishma, T72M Ajeya andBMP2S Sarath and used as general purpose machine gun. Also used by Special Forces. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.

MG 2A1 MG 5A MG 6A General purpose 7.62mm NATO machine gun Belgium India

PKM

General purpose 7.62x54mm machine gun

Soviet Union

M2 Browning NSV KPV

Heavy machine gun Heavy machine gun Heavy machine gun

12.799mm 12.7108mm 14.5114mm

United States Soviet Union Soviet Union

AK-103

INSAS rifle

Explosives, rockets and missile systems

Name Type Quantity Origin India Notes Fragmentation grenade which can be hand thrown or rifle launched from 1A SLR. 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] Semiautomatic six shot 40mm x 46mm low velocity grenade launcher. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli. *[4]

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Grenade Hand Grenade 36mm

Multi Mode Hand grenade Grenade Shivalik

1.8 million ordered[6]

India

Multi Grenade Grenade Launcher launcher(40mm) 40mm GP-25 Grenade launcher(40mm) Grenade launcher(61mm) Rocket Launcher

India

Soviet Union India United Kingdom Russia United Kingdom Soviet Union Replacing the AGS-17 and

36M RPO-A Shmel

36M Mk.I Rifle grenade Automatic AGS-17 grenade Plamya launcher(30mm) 30 mm Auto Automatic

Grenade grenade Launcher launcher(30mm) RCL Mk Recoilless II rifle (84mm) RCL Mk Recoilless III rifle (84mm) 106mm M-40A1 RPG-7 RPG-22 Recoilless rifle Rocket propelled grenade(40mm) Rocket propelled grenade(72.5mm) 3000+

India

being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.

India Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle Sweden produced by OFB. India Lighter, updated version of the Sweden RCL Mk II. United States Soviet Union Soviet Union India India

OFB E1 Mortar 51mm OFB E1 81mm L16 81mm mortar Mortar 5000+

United Kingdom Canada India India

OFB E1 HE Bomb 81mm Smoke Bomb OFB E1 Mortar 120mm HE Bomb 120mm AM-50 Mortar HE Bomb 1500+ 200+

France Finland Israel

160mm Mortar Tampella Shipon Rocket launcher(82mm)

AGS-17 Plamya

Carl Gustav

SA-16 Gimlet

Vehicles
Utility and miscellaneous
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it Name VFJ Jonga Mahindra 550 DXB KrAZ-6322 Bedford TJ Swaraj Mazda Mitsubishi Pajero Maruti Gypsy Windy 505 Tata 407 VFJ LPTA 713 TC Type Light Utility Vehicle Light Utility Vehicle Heavy Utility Truck Medium4X4 Truck Medium 4X4 Truck Light Utility Vehicle Light Utility Vehicle Fast attack vehicle Light 4x4 truck Medium 4X4 truck Medium 4X4 truck Medium 4x4 700 200+ Quantity Origin India . Notes Being phased out. Manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.

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India Ukraine India India Bedford J6:6 Tone Truck. Being phased out. In service from 1996. 2.5 Ton truck Unknown numbers. Deployed at the IndoChinese Border[7]

Japan

India India India India In service from 2005.[8] 1 Ton truck 2.5 Ton truck. Manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur. 3 Ton truck. Manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.

VFJ Matang

India

Super Azad Ashok Leyland Topchi Sisu Nasu

truck Medium 4x4 truck All-terrain transport vehicle Medium 4x4 truck

India

3 Ton truck

India Finland

3 Ton truck

VFJ Shaktiman

7,000

India

4 Ton truck, in a wide range of configurations from Vehicle Factory Jabalpur. Amphibious conversion of the Shaktiman truck manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur. 4 Ton truck. 5 Ton trucks, in a wide range of configurations manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.

VFJ Rampar

Medium Amphibious truck Medium truck

India

Tata Model 1210SD

India

VFJ Stallion Mk III Medium 4x4 VFJ Stallion Mk 6x6 Truck IV Saab-Scania SBA 111 Ashok Leyland Crash Fire Tender 6x6 trucks

60,000

India

600[9]

Sweden

Fire Tender

India

Tata LPTA 1615 Artillery Tractor TC Truck Tatra 8x8 Mobile Mobile Decontamination Decontamination Vehicle Vehicle Tata LPTA 1621 Medium 4x4 truck Heavy 4x4 trucks 6x6 trucks 8x8 trucks 10x10 trucks 12x12 trucks

India

India

India

5 Ton truck License produced TatraForce heavy truck. Various models. Used for carrying sensitive equipment like Radars as well as vehicle for Pinaka and Smerch MBRL systems.

BEML Tatra

7000[10]

India Czech Republic

Maruti Gypsy

VFJ Matang

VFJ LPTA 713 TC

BEML Tatra

VFJ Stallion Mk III

Engineering and support

Name Type Quantity Origin Notes

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Armoured Kartik ABL vehiclelaunched bridge Armoured vehicleBLG-60M2 launched bridge Bridgle Laying Tank MT55 Armoured vehiclelaunched bridge Armoured vehiclelaunched bridge Vehicle launched bridge Canal bridging system Military Engineering Vehicle

34

India

Based on a Vijayanta chassis and manufactured by Heavy Vehicles Factory.

East Germany Poland

Retired.

Soviet Union

Based on T-55 Tank

T-72 BLT

12

India

Developed by CVRDE and manufactured by Heavy Vehicles Factory. 8x8 truck-mounted bridging system[11][12] The Canal Embankment ASsault Equipment BMP-2 based engineering and reconnaissance vehicle (Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle) being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak. BMP-2 with turret removed and bulldozer blade and other engineering equipment added and being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.

Sarvatra

India

CEASE

India

AERV

India

BMP-2

Armoured Amphibious Bulldozer Armoured combat 39 engineering vehicle Light Recovery Vehicle (4x4) Armoured Light Recovery Vehicle (4x4) Armoured

India

FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor VFJ Light Recovery Vehicle Yuktirath Light Recovery Vehicle

United Kingdom

India

Manufactured at Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.

India

Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.

Vijayanta ARV Mat Ground Surfacing CL-70

recovery vehicle

200

India

Being replaced by VT-72B.

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] Based on BMP-2 for Light Repair being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.[14]

Armoured Vehicle Armoured Tracked recovery Light vehicle Repair WZT-2 Armoured recovery vehicle Armoured recovery vehicle Armoured recovery vehicle 196

India

Poland 204 on order.[15] Assembled locally from kits and components produced in India.

WZT-3M

352

Poland

VT-72B ARV

200+

Slovakia Armoured recovery vehicle replacing Poland the Vijayanta ARV India

WZT-3

Armoured recovery vehicles based on T72-chassis.

Mine protected, Mine clearing and Mine laying

Name Type Quantity Origin South Africa Notes

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Armoured Casspir[16] personnel 255 carrier Tarmour AFV Armoured personnel carrier

India

Based on Indian T-55 Tank.

Hydrema

Mine clearing Vehicle Mine plow

24

Denmark India

Manufactured locally by OFB India

T-72 FWMP

India OFB India. 1400 to be produced. 20/month manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak AND Vehicle Factory Jabalpur. The Army has placed orders for 20 Dakshs."[17]

Aditya

Mine protected 300+ Vehicle Bomb disposal robot

India

DRDO Daksh

20

India

Casspir

DRDO Daksh

Combat
Name Type Quantity Origin Notes 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 locallysourced raw materials. A third contract, worth $1.23 billion, was signed in December

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Arjun MBT Mk-1 Main battle tank

248[18]

India

T-90S "Bhishma" T-90M

Main battle tank

907

Russia India

2007 for 347 upgraded T-90Ms, the bulk of which will be licenceassembled built by Heavy Vehicles Factory. The Indian Army would begin receiving its first T-90M main battle tank (MBT) in completely knockeddown condition from Russia's Nizhny Tagilbased 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 T90MS tanks for six tank regiments for the China border has been approved.[24]This takes total no. of T-90 tanks to 2011. 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 Up to 200 additional T55s are kept in storage. T-55s were to be phased out in favour of T-90.[27]Some T-55s

T-72 Ajeya Combat Improved Ajeya Main battle tank ~2414[25][26]

Soviet Union Poland India

T-55

Main battle tank

550[27]

Soviet Union

may be converted into Tarmour AFV byHeavy Vehicles Factory's [28] India United Kingdom Soviet Union Retired. Around 2200 produced by Heavy Vehicles Factory Retired. 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. 700 are in active service. Manufactured locally in India byOrdnance Factory Medak.

Vijayanta PT-76

Main battle tank Amphibious Light tank

BMP-2 "Sarath" Infantry fighting vehicle 1,500+ [29]

Soviet Union India

BMP-1

Infantry fighting vehicle 700

Soviet Union India

BMD-1

Airborne Amphibious Tracked Infantry fighting vehicle Airborne Infantry fighting vehicle

Soviet Union

BMD-2

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. BMP-2 based mortar carrier. Developed byCVRDE and manufactured byOrdnance Factory Medak. Technology Demonstrator designed by VRDE. Purchased from British Army surplus

CMT

Mortar Carrier

198 + 21 ordered

India

Armoured Armoured Personnel Vehicle (VRDE) Carrier FV432 OT-62 TOPAS OT-64 SKOT BTR-152 BTR-50 Armoured personnel carrier Armoured Personnel Carrier Armoured Personnel Carrier Armoured Personnel Carrier Armoured Personnel Carrier Armoured Personnel Carrier 80

India United Kingdom

700+

TOPAS-2A converted Czechoslovakia into a Technical support Poland vehicle Soviet Union Soviet Union Total 200 Inducted. Retired. At peak there were 817 BTR-60s in service.

BTR-60

Soviet Union

BTR-80

Soviet Union BMP-2 based Armoured Ambulance. 275 on Order, developed by VRDEand produced byOrdnance Factory Medak. BMP-2 based CRBN developed by VRDEand produced byOrdnance Factory Medak.Vehicle[31]

DRDO Armoured Armoured Ambulance Ambulance

India

NBC CRBNReconnaissance Reconnaissance 16 vehicle Vehicle Reconnaissance vehicle Reconnaissance vehicle

India

BRDM-2 Ferret

255 100

Soviet Union United Kingdom Relegated to internal security roles.

Mahindra Rakshak

Armoured Vehicle

India

Bulletproof vehicle with composite armour which offers protection against 7.62mm bullets.[32][33][34] 1RL126 "Small Fred" Battlefield Surveillance Radar based on BMP-1. NATO designation was BMP M1975

PRP-3

Battlefield surveillance system

Soviet Union

Arjun Mk II

T-90 Bhishma

T-72 Ajeya

BMP-2 Sarath

Artillery
Name Type Quantity Origin Notes 145 ultra-light howitzers to be procured.[35][36]Procurement delayed due to cuts in the defence budget.[37]

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M777

Howitzer

United States

Haubits FH77/B

Howitzer 200[38]

Sweden

155 mm gun made by Bofors. 410 acquired from 19861991.[39][40] 200 left in service.[38] An indigenous version is under development.[41] M-46 field guns to be upgraded to 155mm howitzers by Soltam. 160 more upgrade kits to be ordered. Being replaced by the M-46. Indian upgrade of M46 Howitzer
[42]

M-46

Howitzer 200

Soviet Union Israel Soviet Union India United States United Kingdom United Kingdom Soviet Union

D-30

Howitzer 550

METAMORPHOSIS Howitzer 155 mm GUN M101 howitzer 75mm Mountain Howitzer 88mm 25 Pounder 180 mm gun S-23 Howitzer Howitzer 900 Howitzer 800 Field gun Heavy Gun 100

In Reserve[43] In Reserve also used for Training[43]

[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] In Reserve Retired. 105mm gun Being replaced by the M-46122 mm 105mm gun. Being phased out. In Reserve[43]

100mm M-1944

Field gun 350

Soviet Union United Kingdom India India Soviet Union

BL 5.5 inch Medium Field gun 150 Gun Indian Field Gun MK 1/2/3 Light Field Gun 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) 76 mm mountain gun M48 OTO Melara Mod 56 Sprut anti-tank gun Field gun 600 1300

Field gun 700+ Field gun 350 Mountain 215 gun Mountain 50 gun Anti-tank Gun Self-

Yugoslavia [43] Italy Soviet Union United 105 mm howitzer. To be Retired.

FV433 Abbot SPG propelled ~80 artillery Selfpropelled 100170 artillery Selfpropelled 110 artillery Multiple rocket 62 launcher Multiple rocket 80+ launcher Multiple rocket 150+ launcher

Kingdom

replaced following selection of new system. 130 mm howitzer mounted on a Vijayanta hull. ~80 in storage. To be replaced following selection of new system.

M-46 Catapult

India

2S1 Gvozdika

Soviet Union 300 mm multiple rocket launch system. 214 mm multiple rocket launch system. Replacing the 122 mm BM-21.[45] Still in Production Modernized rockets with range of 40 km was purchased from Russia. To be replaced by Pinaka.

Smerch 9K58 MBRL

Russia

Pinaka MBRL

India

BM-21

Soviet Union

9A52-2 "Smerch" launch vehicle

A Haubits FH77

Pinaka MBRL

Missile systems
Anti-tank
Name Nag missile Type Quantity Origin India On order. Notes

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Anti-tank guided 443+ missile Anti-tank guided 30000+ missile Anti-tank guided 4100 missile

MILAN

France MILAN 30,000 produced under license in India India.

MILAN 2T

France MILAN 2Ts purchased from France[46]

9M113 Anti-tank Konkurs guided 15000+ (AT-5 missile Spandrel) 9M133 Anti-tank Kornet guided 3000 (AT-14 missile Spriggan) 9M111 Fagot (AT-4 Spigot) 9K114 Shturm (AT-6 Spiral) 9M120 Anti-tank guided 1200 missile Anti-tank guided 800 missile

Manufactured locally in India. Another Russia 10000 Konkurs-M ordered in a USD 250 India Million.[47]

Russia 3000 Missiles with 250 Launchers

Soviet Union In process of being phased out Russia

Russia

Ataka-V Anti-tank (AT-9 guided Spiral-2) missile 9K11 Anti-tank Malyutka guided 6000 (AT-3 missile Sagger) 3M11 Anti-tank Falanga guided (AT-2 missile Swatter) ENTAC Anti-tank guided 2000 missile

Soviet Union

Soviet for BMP-1 IFVs Union

Soviet Union

France Replaced by MILAN 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 thirdgeneration anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to the Indian Army, in a project which could well be worth $1 billion eventually.[49]

Anti-tank Spike guided (missile) missile

Israel

9M119 Anti-tank Svir (ATguided 11 missile Sniper)

Russia For use with the T-90S.

3UBKInvar

Anti-tank guided 25000 missile

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 Anti-tank Vikhr guided 1500 (AT-16 missile Scallion) Lahat Anti-tank guided missile Anti-tank guided missile Cannon launched

Russia For use with Mi-17

Israel

For use with the Arjun.

SS.11

France Some assembled in India India

CLGM

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 Brahmos Prahaar Prithvi-I Prithvi-II Prithvi-III Shaurya Type StealthCruise missile Tactical ballistic missile Short-range ballistic missile Short-range ballistic missile Short-range ballistic missile Medium-range ballistic missile Quantity Origin Notes

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India 300 km range. Russia India India India India India 150 km range. 150 km range. 250 350 km range. 350 600 km range. 700 km range.

Agni-I Agni-II Agni-III Agni-V

Medium-range ballistic missile Intermediate-range ballistic missile Intermediate-range ballistic missile Intermediate-range ballistic missile

India India India India

700 800 km range. 2000 3500 km range. 3500 5000 km range. 5000 8000 km range.

Agni-II

Air defence
Name Prithvi Air Defense (PAD) Type Anti-ballistic missile Quantity Origin India Notes Exoatmospheric (outside the atmosphere) interceptor system Endo atmospheric (within the atmosphere) interceptor system Still officially unacknowledged. Still officially unacknowledged. It is designed to defend large areas from bomber attack or other strategic aircraft. More on Order. Indigenously developed surface to air missile to replace SA6. Both with Army and Air Force

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Advanced Anti-ballistic Air Defence missile (AAD) S-300PMU- StrategicSurface-to- 6 2[52] air missile systems SA-5 Gammon Strategic SAM system Strategic SAM system

India

Russia Soviet Union Soviet Union

SA-3 Goa[53]

Akash

Surface-to-air missile

3000+ Missiles

India

Kub (SA-6

Surface-to-air

Soviet

Gainful) 9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko)

missile 6x6 amphibiousSurface80 to-air missilesystem 400

Union

Russia

9K31 StrelaVehicle-mounted 1 (SA-9 SAM system Gaskin) 9K35 StrelaSurface-to-air 10 (SA-13 missile Gopher) Tigercat S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) Surface-to-air missile Strategic SAM system

Soviet Union Soviet Union United Kingdom Soviet Union Russia Soviet Union Sweden To be upgraded. 40mm gun. Upgraded L/60.

9K22 Self-propelled anti132184 [54] Tunguska aircraft weapon ZSU-23-4M 'Shilka' Bofors L40/70 Bofors L40/60 ZSU-23-2 SA-16 Gimlet SA-7 Grail SA-14 Gremlin SA-18 Grouse Self-propelled anti100 aircraft gun Anti-aircraft artillery 1920 Anti-aircraft artillery 1280 Anti-aircraft artillery 800 MANPADS MANPADS MANPADS MANPADS

Sweden 40mm gun. Soviet Union Soviet Union Russia To be phased out. Russia Russia Twin 23 mm AA gun

Akash SAM

SA-6 Gainful

SA-8 Gecko

Aircraft
Helicopters
See also: List of active Indian military aircraft Photo Aircraft HAL Rudra Origin India Type Attack Helicopter Attack helicopter Versions ALH-WSI Quantity[55] Notes 2

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Total of 60 on order, first 20 to be delivered by 2013.[56]

HAL Light Combat Helicopter

India

LCH

114 on order.

HAL Dhruv

India

Utility helicopter

32

73 on order.

HAL Lancer

France Light Attack India helicopter France Utility India helicopter SA 316B Chetak SA 315B Cheetah HAL Cheetal

12

Developed from HAL Cheetah.

HAL Chetak

60

To be replaced.

HAL Cheetah

France Utility India helicopter

48

To be replaced. 22 HAL Cheetal on order[57]

Mi-17V Hip

Soviet Transport Union Helicopter

UAVs
Photo Aircraft Origin Type Versions Quantity Notes

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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
Mahindra AXE

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Artillery and missile systems

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Anti-tank missile FGM-148 Javelin is on order from the USA under Foreign Military Sales. India will buy some of the

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 201415.

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.
The TATA Groups contribution to FINSAS.

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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

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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 20122013.[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]