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9P148 | Anti-Tank Missile Carrier | Indian Defence Forces | Indian Army

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The 9P148 is a Soviet anti-tank missile carrier . Unusually this anti-tank vehicle has got no proper name and is referred by its military index designation. It is based on a BRDM -2 armored scout car chassis and is fitted with Konkurs (Western designation AT-5 Spandrel) anti-tank guided missiles. It was a successor to the 9P122 anti-tank missile carrier, which was also based on the BRDM-2 chassis, but packed older and less capable Malyutka (AT-3 Sagger) missiles. The 9P148 was first seen in 1977. This missile carrier was exported to a number of Soviet allies. Despite its age the 9P148 is still used by the Russian military . It is also operational with some former Soviet republics and export operators, including Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Hungary, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia. The 9P148 vehicle has five Konkurs missiles in ready-to-launch position on the roof and carries 10 reload missiles internally. When not in use the whole launcher with missiles is retracted inside the
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Mahindra Straton Plus | Indian Defence Forces | Indian Army

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Mahindra & Mahindra’s defence arm has created several vehicles for the military in the past, like the Marksman and the ALSV. Now, the Indian manufacturer has created a new armoured vehicle for the UN, to accompany the soldiers on peacekeeping missions. The vehicle has been dubbed ‘ Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Speciality Vehicle ’, a lengthy yet extremely befitting name. Mahindra Defence , the company’s military vehicle division, has been praised by Anand Mahindra on Twitter, where the original pictures have been posted. He also referred to the vehicle as a mean machine, while light-heartedly stating that it would be a perfect vehicle to drive in Mumbai traffic. In terms of looks, this armoured personnel carrier (APC) looks extremely outlandish. The dimensions are massive, rivalling that of a medium-duty truck, and the cabin has a seating capacity of 10+2 people. For occupant protection, the vehicle offers blast and ballistic protection against IED s, hand grenades, an
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The Mahindra Armored Light Specialist Vehicle | Indian Defence Forces | Indian Army

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The Mahindra Armored Light Specialist Vehicle ( ALSV ) is a light armoured specialist vehicle built for use by military and defence forces . It’s designed to be a modular type vehicle allowing for efficient maintenance and it can be upgraded or configured in the field for a wide variety of operational roles. The ALSV offers ballistic protection up to B7, STANAG Level II. The ALSV provides protected mobility for the front, side and rear as per STANAG Level I Ballistics and Blast for four crewmembers with battle load having ample stowage space for arms and ammunition inside the crew compartment and additional 400 Kgs cargo load-carrying capacity. It can also be upgradable up to STANAG – II Ballistics. The Mahindra ALSV’s key characteristics include the powerful 3.2 Lts, 215 HP multi-fuel diesel engine with 4/6 Speed Automatic Transmission, 4X4 with front and rear differential locks, 1,000 Kgs payload capacity, self-recovery winch, and high travel all-wheel independent suspension
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Vijayanta Tank | Mark I | Armored Core | Indian Defence Forces | Indian Army

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The first Indian MBT Years after the independence , tensions with Pakistan were high enough to trigger several border disputes. The first in 1947 degenerated in a full scale war about the Jammu and Kashmir area. The second started in 1965, Pakistan launching Operation Gibraltar to infiltrate forces into Jammu and Kashmir. By that time, the bulk of the Indian   armored force comprised Centurion MBTs, which performed relatively well. But there was already in the 1950s the will to built a purely Indian main battle tank, with local industrial resources. Even before the war of 1965, it was decided to built an existing model under licence, but as the same time with requirements for a lighter model than the Centurion. Derived from the Vickers Mk.I As a private venture Vickers-Armstrong decided to built a model solely for export and has developed the Mark.I, a 24-tonne 20-pdr gunned tank design largely equipped with Centurion components. Later this main gun was swapped for the new and far m
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Sherman Tank | Armoured Core | Indian Army | Indian Defence Forces

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Indian units during WWII were equipped with Sherman Vs from Lend Lease to fight in Burma. After WWII, these Sherman Vs were kept in service with the Indian Army after independence and were in use well into the 1960s. India also bought 200 M4A1E4(76)s and M4A3E4(76)s from the US in the 1950s. A number of M4s were modified with the French 75 mm CN 75-50 cannon and the Soviet 76 mm D-85 cannon. These modifications were likely done in India and acquired the guns from their own AMX-13 and PT-76 tanks. Indian Shermans found their use in the 1965 War with Pakistan who also had M4s along with M48 Pattons. 332 Indian M4s were present in the conflict and helped provide support to the Centurions in the Battle of Assal Uttar which dozens of Pakistani vehicles were destroyed. M4s remained in service with the Indian Army until 1971. India also possessed a number of Sexton SPGs which were in service until the 1980s. There would be three gun upgrades compared to the regular M4 Sherman , T
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TATA Kestrel | Armoured Core | Indian Army | Indian Defence Forces

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The TATA Kestrel is a modern armoured personnel carrier developed by Tata Motors and the Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ). It is designed and manufactured in the way of various western APC designs. It was developed with the intention to replace age old Soviet era BMPs and APCs in service with the Indian Army . The Indian army currently has large fleet of BMP-1s, BMP-2s, and various types of APCs of Soviet origin . Over time, these vehicles have become obsolete and incapable of taking on the challenge of modern-day warfare. At the same time many superior designs have evolved in Western nations. To keep pace with these vehicles, need of a modern design of APC was felt for long time. Tata motors and DRDO developed this vehicle in partnership to meet army requirements. In October 2019 Indian Defence ministry cleared it for production and export to friendly nations. Kestrel is designed for modern day warfare keeping in mind the crew survivability, protection
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Tank EX | Karna | Armoured Core | Indian Army | Indian Defence Forces

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Tank Ex , or MBT Ex, was the code name of the main battle tank developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) in 2002. It was rumoured the tank would be called Karna , after one of the heroes of the Indian epic The Mahabharata. Tank Ex was developed as a second attempt after the development of the Ajeya (an upgraded T-72) by DRDO in order to capitalize on the technology developed for that project. It underwent six months of trials, but was subsequently rejected by the Indian Army . Total eight Tank Ex prototypes were built. The Tank Ex MBT uses the chassis of the T-72M1 ( Ajeya ) and turret and weapon system of the Arjun. It was developed in 2002 as a private venture and was intended to provide a solution for upgrading the Indian Army 's ageing T-72M1 fleet. It was rejected by the Indian Army after eight prototypes and six months of trials. On July 5, 2008, Gen. Dalip Bhardwaj, the Indian Army 's Director General of Mechanized forces (DGMF)
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