This is a list of present equipment used by the Indian Army.
Individual equipment
Name
Image
Type
Quantity
Origin Country
Notes
Uniforms and Gears
New Battle Dress Uniform (NBDU)
(2022–present)
Military camouflage Combat uniform
N/A
India
Status: In service Designed by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), consisting of a pixelated camouflage pattern, with improved ergonomics and greater operational efficiency.[1] Was first revealed on Army Day 2022.[2]
Indian Army Snow Camouflage
Military camouflage Combat uniform
N/A
India
Status: In service[3]
PC-DPM
(c.2006-2022)
Military camouflage Combat uniform
N/A
France
Status: In service/being phased out.
Standard uniform since 2006 using French CCE pattern printed on BDU. Being replaced by new NIFT made uniform since 2022.[4]
High altitude combat uniform
Combat uniform
N/A
India
Status: In service/being phased out.
to be replaced by New Indian Army Snow Camouflage. Used extensively on high altitudes such as Siachen Glacier
Status: In service (to be phased out), used extensively by several branches of the Indian Army. Variants mentioned provide different areas of protection to the head and are composed of steel and kevlar.[10] Currently being replaced by MKU Advanced Combat Helmets and EXFIL High Cut Helmets[citation needed].
Status: In service Developed by DRDO in collaboration with Zen Technologies, can use all pistols in service as main weapon. It is equivalent to Israel's Cornershot[26][27]
Status: In service. First batch of 70,000 guns imported from Russia are in service.[36][37] Second batch of 35,000 rifles delivered by Indo-Russia Rifles in 2024.[38][39] 601,427 rifles to be manufactured in India. Total plan is of 670,000+ rifles. Will be the standard service rifle of Indian Army replacing INSAS[40]
Status: In service, used by special forces and soldiers deployed along the Line of Control (LoC). 1,152 units with 8,45,000 rounds bought in three tranches.[53][59][60]
Status: In service. Domestically license produced by Ordnance Factory Board. Standard medium machine gun for infantry battalions as MG 2A1. Also in service as the MG 5A (Co-axial) and MG 6A (Commander's gun) with some armoured vehicles.[67]
Status: In service. MoD signed a 409 crore deal with Solar Group, Nagpur to buy 10 lakhs grenades.[75][76] Shivalik grenade is used in hand mode offensive and hand mode defensive. Can be used in rifle mode. Types can be interchanged by changing the outer sleeve of the grenade.
Status: In service. Standard under-barrel grenade launcher for INSAS and AK-style rifles in the Indian Army. Manufactured by Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.[77]
Status: In service. Manufactured in Avadi, India.[97]
Initial contract for 310 T-90S signed in 2001.[98]
Second contract signed for 330 T-90M on 26 Oct 2006.[99]
Third contract was signed for 347 upgraded T-90MS in Dec 2007.[100]
As of 2013, purchase of 354 new T-90MS tanks was being planned.[101]
Another order for 464 T-90 Mk.3 was placed in Nov 2019.[102][103][95]
India had 13 regts. by 2016 and planned to have 310 T-90S and 1,330 T-90MS tanks for 21 regts. by 2020 (total of 1,657 tanks with night visions)[99][104][105]
RFI issued to upgrade around 1000[b] tanks with new 1000bhp engines, fire control system & other modern systems.[109][110][91]
As of now, there are a total of 1400 T-72s fitted with ERA MK1 armour.[111] The Indian Army has made a plan to upgrade this 1400 tank fleet by upgrading ERA MK1 to ERA MK2.[112]
Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV)
First phase: 590
Total: 1770
Programme to replace T-72s with next generation tanks from 2030 onwards. Features includes AI, drone integration, active protection system, network centric operation, etc. Shall be inducted in three phases.[91]
Status: In service.[117] All BMP-2/2K vehicles are to be upgraded to BMP-2M standard.[118] Manufactured locally in India by Ordnance Factory Medak. In March 2024, MoD signed an initial contract with AVNL to upgrade 693 units to BMP-2M configuration.[119] Additional 156 units on order.[120]
Status: In Service. BMP-2 based Nag missile carrier. Advanced version on order after a successful trial in July 2012. 13 units ordered with an option for further orders of up to 200. Production started jointly by Ordnance Factory Medak and L&T.[121]
Status: In Service. Additional units were ordered for the deployment along the LAC. To be equipped with Spike anti-tank guided missile and 20 mm automatic turret.[134]
Status: In Service. 1,300 Light Specialist Vehicles ordered worth ₹1,056 crore. To be delivered by 2024.[135] 50 in mortar carrier variant on order.[136]
Status: In service. All Units will be replaced by Mahindra ALSV until 2024. Bulletproof vehicle with composite armour which offers protection against 7.62 mm bullets.[140][141][142]
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. Its entire 6x6 fleet will be replaced by Tata LPTA 2038 HMV.
Status: In service.. 53 on order. BMP-2 based engineering and reconnaissance vehicle (Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle) being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.[181]
BMP-2 based with turret removed and bulldozer blade and other engineering equipment added (Armoured Vehicle Tracked Light Repair) and being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.[182]
BLT-72 is a variant of T-72 M1 tank integrated with long Military Load Classification 70 bridge, which can be used to cross canal/stream/river by all tracked & wheeled vehicles in service with Indian Army.[183]
BLT Arjun is a fast and reliable bridge laying system built on the Main Battle Tank Arjun, it is capable of launching a 24 m bridge with in 10 minutes on any wet and dry obstacles, facilitating speedy induction.[185]
Status: In Service. 41 sets on order. Developed and designed by DRDO. Manufactured by L&T. 46 m mobile bridging system. Each sets consists of "7 carrier vehicles based on 8x8 HMVs and 2 launcher vehicles based on 10x10 HMVs.[189][190]
Status: In service.Mk 1: 37–45 km range; Mk 2: 60 km range[194]As of 2014, about 5,000 missiles are being produced every year.[195] 6 more Pinaka regiments on order to be produced by L&T and TPCL.[196][197] Army plans to have a total of 22 regiments by 2028.[198]
Status: In service (All 150 Units will be replaced by Pinaka Mark 1 MBRL).BM-21 is a 122 mm multiple rocket launch system. It is upgraded indigenously & its firing range is extended up to 40 km by DRDO.[200]
Status: In service. MRSAM is a medium range air defence system with a max range of 70–80 km.[252] It is used to counter aerial threats such as Fighter aircraft, helicopter, UAV etc.[253]An Army Regiment consists of 8 TELs per Regiment.
Akash 1S has 40 km operational range and flight ceiling of 20 km. 2 regiments of Akash Prime on order for Army.[255] Akash NG with increased range of 70–80 km being tested.[256]
Status: In service.[258] 18 SPYDER-SRs Systems (Batteries) along with 750 Python-5 surface to air missiles (SAMs) and 750 Derby SAMs has been delivered. 50 km operational range and flight ceiling of 16 km.
Status: In service. Bought in the 1960s from Sweden. To be upgraded by Bharat Electronics Limited.[268]Status: In service. Older L-70 system upgraded by Bharat Electronics Limited. Also used as anti drone system by integrating it with Zen Anti-Drone System.[268][269]
Status: Final trial completed and ready for induction.[274] Will replace second generation MILAN and 9M113 Konkurs ATGMs with the infantry, parachute, and special forces.
Status: In service. Army operates more than 400 Spike MR and Spike LR-II missiles while Indian Air Force procured Spike-NLOS for Mi-17 helicopters.[278][279]
Status: In service.Cannon-launchedanti-tank guided missile used on the Indian Army's T-90S and T-72 tanks.Bharat Dynamics Limited signed a contract with MOD for Invar anti-tank guided missiles on 19-Aug-2013.[281] It is reported that 10000 will be procured from Russia while BDL will manufacture 15,000.[282]
The Amogha will be configured to be used on HAL Rudra and HAL Prachand. Variants will include a land version, an air-launched version and a man-portable version.[287][288]
Status: In service. MR-20 cargo drones are capable of ferrying loads of up to 20 kg that can be used to supply essentials to troops at difficult locations.[321]
Status: In service. Made by Goa Shipyard. Used for patrolling in Pangong Tso lake. The boats are specially equipped with anti-ramming features, optical sensors, weapon systems and other specialized surveillance gears.[335]
Status: In service. Flat-bottomed boat made of fiberglass. Capable of carrying 20-22 troops, and reaching a speed of 20 knots. Made by Aquarius Shipyard Pvt Ltd.[336]
Status: In service. Used for patrolling in Pangong Tso lake. These high-speed interceptor boats are equipped with GPS, sonar, echo-sounder and infrared night-vision cameras. It can reach speeds up to 40 knots and carry 10 fully-armed soldiers.[337][338]
Status: In service. The Swathi WLR Mk.I is for operations plains operations whereas Mk II is for mountain operation. The Mk.I is based on 8×8 wheeled trucks weighing 28-30 tons, while the Mk II is based on 6×6 wheeled trucks weighing 18 tons each.[341]
The major ongoing weapons programmes of the Indian Army are as follows:
Infantry equipment
Carbine - On 23 September 2022, Defence Ministry issued Request for Information for the procuring 5.56×45mm NATO Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbines for the Indian Army and Indian Navy. On 29 November 2022, MoD released Request for Proposal for 4,25,213 units of carbine (418,455 for Army and 6,758 for Navy). The order will be split between the two lowest bidders, L1 (2,55,128 units) and L2 (1,70,085 units). The carbine mass must be within the range of 3-3.5 kg and must have a range of more than 200 m and cyclic rate of firing 600 rounds/min. The procurement is under Buy 'Indian' category, that is the guns must have more than 60% indigenous content.[353][354][355] As of June 2024, 15 vendors are competing for the contract and summer trials of the products are underway while winter trials will be conducted later this year.[356]
Light machine gun - On 25 August 2023, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the induction of new 7.62×51mm LMGs for the Indian Army.[357]
Sniper Rifles - MoD released Request for Proposal in October 2022 to 30 vendors for 4,849 (including 4,549 for Army, 212 for the Air Force and 88 for the Navy) new sniper rifles in .338 Lapua Magnum and 7,841,575 rounds. These rifles will replace older Dragunov SVD.[53]
Anti-materiel rifles - 1000 new anti materiel rifles are to be acquired for which global RFI's have been issued by the MOD.
Ballistic helmet - The Indian Government has approved procurement of 1,70,000 ballistic helmets.[358]
Bullet-resistant vest - The Ministry of Defence has ordered about 186,138 (1.86 Lakh) bulletproof vests on 9 April 2018. These will be manufactured in India by SMPP Pvt Ltd. This is in addition to the 50,000 vests ordered in 2016 under emergency procurement.[359]
Mechanised Forces
Futuristic Main Battle Tank (FMBT) – Upgraded version of Arjun Mk 1A. Fourth Generation MBT. It will be a 50 tonne tank powered by an indigenous 1,500 hp or 1,800 hp engine. At the conceptual stage.
Abhay IFV – Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV). Upto 1750 in number to replace the older BMP-2 Sarath.
Stryker – 530 planned for purchase to equip 10 wheeled standard mechanised infantry battalions.[360][361]
Armoured personnel carrier – RFI under formulation to purchase 105 APCs for wheeled reconnaissance and support battalions of Mechanised Infantry.[360][361]
Missiles
Agni P missile test firedIntercontinental Ballistic Missiles
Prahaar (missile) – With a range of 150 km (90 mi).[362]
Agni P- Also known as Agni Prime. 1,000 km (620 mi)–2,000 km (1,200 mi) range. To replace Agni-I.[363]
Agni-IV – Also known as the Agni-II prime in the earlier times, it has an effective range of 4000 km and a cruise altitude of 900 km.
Agni-V – 7,000 km (4,300 mi)–8,000 km (5,000 mi) Successfully tested for the ninth time by DRDO on 22 December, 2022.
Agni-VI – 10,000 km (6,200 mi)–12,000 km (7,500 mi) range with MIRVed warheads. Currently in planning stage.
Nag Anti-tank guided missile – ground and air-launched variant.
Artillery
K-9 VAJRA-T at the 71st Republic Day (2020)
Under the Field Artillery Rationalisation Plan (FARP) of 2010, the army plans to procure 3000 to 4000 units of artillery at the cost of ₹200 billion (US$2 billion). This includes purchasing 1580 towed, 814 mounted, 180 self-propelled wheeled, 100 self-propelled tracked, and 145 ultra-light 155 mm/39 calibre guns. The requirement for artillery guns would be met with indigenous development and production.[364]
Tata Motors offers a full range of 6×6, 8×8, and 12×12 multi-purpose high mobility carriers, designed especially for integrating specialist rocket and missile systems. The Tata 2038 6×6 vehicle platform has, after rigorous field-firing evaluation trials, been qualified by the Indian Army to carry the GRAD BM21 Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) application.
Mahindra Axe – Light utility vehicle to be purchased.
The army needs 3,000 light support vehicles and 1600 heavy motor vehicles for mounting rockets and radar, and for reconnaissance and transportation, at a cost of Rs 15 billion.[372]
Field firing ranges
This is a list of Indian military's field firing ranges used for testing the weapons, training the troops and wargaming.
Mahe Field Firing Range (MFFR), Ladakh.[373]
Mahajan Field Firing Range, on NH-62 halfway between Suratgarh & Bikaner, Rajasthan.
^Indian-specific variant with more upgradations. First batch of 10 units delivered on 13 May 2024
^200 engines to be directly imported, rest to be locally manufactured
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