List of equipment of the Indian Army

This is a list of some of the present equipment used by the Indian Army. Most of the army equipment is of foreign design and produced under licence in India but efforts are on to progressively design and manufacture equipment locally. The 41 Indian Ordnance Factories under control of Ordnance Factories Board manufacture most of the Army equipment like small arms, ammunition, combat vehicles, artillery, tanks etc.

Infantry weapons

Small arms

Name	Weapon	Type	Caliber	Origin Country	Notes
Handguns
Pistol Auto 9mm 1A		Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	India  Canada	Status: In service, as standard side-arm of the Indian Army, manufactured under license by OFB, used by special forces in small numbers
Glock 17		Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Austria	Status: In service, as Standard Special Forces pistol
SIG Sauer P226[1]		Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Germany	Status: In service, used by some units and mainly by Special Forces
Beretta 92FS		Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Italy	Status: In service, used by special forces in small numbers.
Shotgun
OFB 12 Bore Pump Action Shotgun		Pump action	12-gauge shotgun	India	Status: In service
Franchi SPAS-15		Combat shotgun	12-gauge shotgun	Italy	Status: In service, used by special forces, including NSG
SMGs
SAF Carbine 2A1		Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum	India  United Kingdom	Status: To be replaced, all the remaining SAF Carbine to be replaced by indigenously built close quarter MSMC[2]
IWI Tavor X95 SMG		Submachine gun and bullpup rifle	9×19mm Parabellum	Israel	Status: In service, 9mm variant are in service since 2011
SIG MPX		Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum	United States	Status: In service with NSG
Heckler & Koch MP5		Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum	Germany	Status: In service, used by Special Forces
Micro-Uzi		Machine pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Israel	Status: In service, used by Special Forces. Micro-Uzi variant in used[3]
Brügger & Thomet MP9		Machine pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Switzerland	Status: In service, used by Ghatak Force[4]
Assault rifles
SIG-716 Patrol G2		Battle rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	United States	Status: In service, 72,400 units of SIG-716 Patrol G2 model in service. Another lot of 72,000 ordered[5][6]
FN SCAR		Assault rifle Battle rifle	5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62x51mm NATO	Belgium	Status: In service, used by special forces including NSG, Para SF, MARCOS and SFF
AK-203		Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Russia  India	Status: On order. Will be the standard weapon of Indian Army. 750,000 rifles to be manufactured locally by OFB. Final agreement done, production to start in December 2020[7]
AK-103		Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Russia	Status: In service, used by the Indian Police, Army, Paramilitary including special forces MARCOS, GARUD, GHATAK, and NSG
AKM		Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	Status: In service, used by the Army
1B1 INSAS		Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	India	Status: In service (To be replaced), Standard assault rifle of the Indian Army. To be replaced by AK-203 and SIG-716 Patrol G2
IMI Tavor TAR-21		Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Israel	Status: In service, Standard Special Forces assault rifle[8][9]
IMI Galil		Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Israel	Status: In service, used by Para SF
M16 rifle		Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	Status: In service, used by special forces
M4A1 Carbine		Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	Status: In service, used by special forces, including PARA SF and Ghatak SF and MARCOS
T91 assault rifle		Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Taiwan	Status: In service, 1000+ unit of this rifle were bought
Steyr AUG		Assault rifle Submachine gun	5.56×45mm NATO 9×19mm Parabellum(SMG variant)	Austria	Status: In service, used in small numbers by special forces
AR-M1		Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Bulgaria	Status: In service, used in a small numbers
AK-63		Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Hungary	Status: In service, used in small numbers
Vz. 58		Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Czechoslovakia	Status: In service, used by the army in small numbers
Mpi-KmS 72		Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	East Germany	Status: In service, used by the army in small numbers
Sniper rifles
Dragunov SVD		Designated marksman rifle Sniper rifle	7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union  India	Status: In service, Standard Designated Marksman rifle (DMR). To be replaced by a 7.62mm NATO DMR under the Army modernisation plan[10]
Steyr SSG 69		Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Austria	Status: In service, Standard bolt-action sniper rifle
Heckler & Koch PSG1		Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Germany	Status: In service, Standard semi-automatic sniper rifle used by Indian Army, NSG, MARCOS.
Mauser SP66		Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Germany	Status: In service, Standard bolt-action sniper rifle
SIG Sauer SSG 3000		Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Germany	Status: In service, Standard bolt-action sniper rifle
IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper		Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Israel	Status: In service used by Indian Army Special Forces snipers
Barrett Model 98B		Sniper rifle	.338 Lapua Magnum	United States	Status: In service, used by Special Forces including NSG
Sako TRG		Sniper rifle	.338 Lapua Magnum	Finland	Status: In service, 40-50 units ordered, used by Para SF[11][12][13]
Beretta Scorpio TGT		Sniper rifle	.338 Lapua Magnum	Italy	Status: In service[11]
Barrett M95		Anti-material rifle	.50 BMG	United States	Status: In service, Small numbers used in anti-sniping role[11]
Vidhwansak		Anti-materiel rifle	12.7×108mm, 20x82mm	India	Status: In service
Denel NTW-20		Anti-material rifle	14.5×114mm, 20×82mm and 20×110mm Hispano-Suiza	South Africa	Status: In service, 400 in service
Machine Guns
INSAS LMG		Light machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	India	Status: In service (To be phased out), Standard Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) of the Indian Army, Light machine gun derivative of the INSAS assault rifle. Contract signed in 2020 to replace INSAS LMG by IWI Negev Ng7
FN Minimi		Light machine gun	5.56x45mm NATO	Belgium	Status: In service, used mainly by the NSG
M249		Light machine gun	5.56x45mm NATO	Belgium  United States	Status: In service, used mainly by the NSG and small amount is used by some units of Para (SF)
IMI Negev		Light machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	Israel	Status: In service, Standard Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) of special forces, especially Para (SF)
IMI Negev Ng7		Medium machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Israel	Status: In Service, 6000 NG7 delivered as of January, 2021.Total 16,479 are scheduled to be delivered by March, 2021. [14]Ng7 will replace all the Gun Machine 7.62MM IA still left and all the INSAS LMG.
Gun Machine 7.62MM IA		Medium machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	India	Status: Being phased out, small number of them have still left out but soon to be replaced by IWI Negev Ng7 as per the contract signed in 2020
MG 2A1 MG 5A MG 6A		General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Belgium  India	Status: In service, Standard section-Medium Machine Gun for infantry battalions, Indian-made MAG 58 version. Also in service as the MG 5A (Co-axial) and MG 6A (Commander's gun) with some armoured vehicles
Mk 48 machine gun		General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Belgium  United States	Status: In service, 715 on order for Para (SF)[15]
PKM		General-purpose machine gun	7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	Status: In service, PK machine guns used as co-axial in Russian produced T-90S Bhishma, T-72M Ajeya and BMP-2S Sarath and used as general-purpose machine gun. Also used by Special Forces as section LMG
Uk vz. 59		General-purpose machine gun	7.62×54mmR	Czechoslovakia	Status: In service in Small numbers, used by Para SF and SFF
M134 Minigun		Heavy machine gun	7.62×51mm	United States	Status: In service, used in helicopters.
M2 Browning		Heavy machine gun	.50 BMG	United States	Status: In service, M2HB variant in service, used in small numbers[16]
NSV		Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	Soviet Union	Status: In service, used as secondary weapon on T-72 and T-90 tanks
KPV		Heavy machine gun	14.5×114 mm	Soviet Union	Status: In service, Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli, used in small numbers
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
JVPC		Submachine gun	5.56×30mm MINSAS	India	Status: Undergoing trial The SMG is expected to replace all SAF Carbine 2A1 left in service.[17]
ASMI		Machine pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	India	Status: Undergoing trial[18]

Explosives, rockets, and mortars

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Multi Mode Grenade Shivalik		Hand grenade	1.8 million[19]	India	Status: In service. Standard grenade of the Indian Army. This modular grenade is available in Hand mode offensive, hand mode defensive and rifle mode. Types can be interchanged by changing outer sleeve.[20][21]
Grenade 36mm		Hand grenade		India	Fragmentation grenade which can be hand-thrown or rifle-launched from 1A SLR.
GP-25		Grenade launcher (40mm)		Soviet Union	Attached to AKM and AK-103 assault rifles.
AGS-30 Atlant		Automatic grenade launcher (30mm)		Russia  India	Replacing the AGS-17 and being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.
AGS-17 Plamya		Automatic grenade launcher (30mm)		Soviet Union	Status: In service. Standard automatic grenade launcher, used as fire support weapon in infantry formations.
Multi Grenade Launcher 40mm		Multi grenade launcher (40mm)		India	Status: In service. Semiautomatic six shot 40mm x 46mm low velocity grenade launcher. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.[22]
RCL Mk II		Recoilless rifle (84mm)		Sweden  India	Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle produced by OFB.
RCL Mk III		Recoilless rifle (84mm)		India  Sweden	Lighter, updated version of the RCL Mk II produced by OFB.
M-40A1		Recoilless rifle (106mm)	13000+	India  United States
RPG-22		Rocket launcher (72.5mm)		Soviet Union	Status: In service.
B-300 Shipon		Rocket launcher (82mm)		Israel	For use by Special Forces. Specially Marcos and Para (SF).
C90-CR (M3)		Rocket launcher (90mm)		Spain	In use with the infantry units. C-90-CR-RB (M3) variant only.
RPO-A Shmel		Rocket launcher (93mm)		Russia
OFB E1 51mm		Mortar		India	Used by assault sections of infantry formations.
OFB E1 81mm		Mortar	5000+	India	Used by mortar platoons of infantry formations.
OFB E1 120mm		Mortar		India

Vehicles

Armoured combat vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Tanks (Total: 4958)
Arjun		Main battle tank	124 (Mk.1)	India	In service 124 Arjun (Mk.1) 118 Arjun Mk.1A(60Mt/1400 hp) will be ordered before FY2020-21.[23][24][25]
			On Order 118 (Mk.2)
T-90S "Bhishma" T-90M		Main battle tank	2078[26]	Russia  India	In service. Initial contract for 310 "T-90S" signed in 2001. Another contract signed on 26 October 2006 for 347 T-90M MBTs. A third contract was signed in December 2007 for 1000 upgraded T-90Ms. In all, India plans to have over 2000+ T-90 tanks in service by mid of 2020.[27] A contract for additional 464 T-90MS was placed in November 2019.[28][29]
T-72 Ajeya Combat Improved Ajeya		Main battle tank	2410[30][31]	Soviet Union  Poland  India	In service. 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.. Ajeya-M2 Standard equivalent to the Polish PT-91 Twardy. Manufactured locally in India. Will be replaced by Future Ready Combat Vehicle.[32]
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-2 "Sarath"		Infantry fighting vehicle	2691[33]	Soviet Union  India	In service. 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-2M with two thermobaric missiles and two tandem warhead Konkurs missiles. It 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 added each year. To enhance the rate to 125 a year.[34] Currently ~2500 are in active service.[34] Manufactured locally in India by Ordnance Factory Medak. All BMP-2/2K vehicles are to be upgraded to BMP-2M standard.[35]
Abhay IFV		Infantry fighting vehicle		India	Status: approx 2600 planned to replace the old BMP-2
Armoured personnel carriers
T-55 Tarmour AFV		Armoured personnel carrier	900*	India  Soviet Union	Status: In service. Based on Indian T-55 Tank. *Potential quantity based on existing T-55 stock.
BTR-50		Armoured personnel carrier	100+	Soviet Union	Status: Total 200 in service.
Kalyani Group M4		Armoured personnel carrier		India	Status: On Order[36]
TATA Kestrel		Armoured personnel carrier		India	Small number posted at Indo-pak border out of 200 ordered, yet to be fully delivered.
Mahindra Straton Plus		Armoured personnel carrier		India	Small number posted in UN Peace keeping force[37]
Tank destroyers
NAMICA		Tank destroyer		India	Ordered. 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 200. Production started jointly by Ordnance Factory Medak and L&T.
9P148		Tank destroyer		Soviet Union
Reconnaissance vehicles
CMT		Mortar carrier	198 + 21 ordered	India	In service. BMP-2 based mortar carrier. Developed by CVRDE and manufactured by Ordnance Factory Medak.
ICV		Communication vehicle		India	BMP-2 based communication vehicle.
NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle		CRBN reconnaissance vehicle	16	India	In service. BMP-2 based CRBN developed by VRDE and produced by Ordnance Factory Medak.Vehicle[38]
DRDO Armoured Ambulance		Armoured ambulance	162[39]	India	In service. BMP-2 based armoured ambulance developed by VRDE and produced by Ordnance Factory Medak, 288 ordered.

Mine protected, clearing and laying

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
OFB Aditya		MRAP	1300+	India	Status: In service. Based on Casspir. 1400 to be produced. 20/month manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak and Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
Casspir[40]		MRAP	165[41]	South Africa	Status: In service.
Hydrema		Mine clearing vehicle	24[41]	Denmark  India	Status: In service. Manufactured locally by OFB India
Sarath		Mine plow		India  Soviet Union	Status: In-service.
T-72 FWMP		Mine plow		Soviet Union  India	Status: In service.

Light utility and armoured vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Royal Enfield Bullet 350/500		Motorcycle		India	Used by Corps of Military police and Acrobatic team
Maruti Gypsy		Light utility vehicle	31,100	India  Japan	Additional 541 ordered in July 2020.[42] To be replaced by Tata Safari Storme.[43]
Mahindra 550 DXB		Light utility vehicle		India	Used as troop carrier
Mahindra Bolero		Light utility vehicle		India	Used as troop carrier
Tata Safari Storme		Light utility vehicle	1500+[44]	India	3193 units ordered in May 2017.[45] GS800 category. To replace Maruti Gypsy.[43]
Tata Xenon		Light utility vehicle		India	Light pick-up truck for troop carrier
Mahindra Rakshak		Light armoured utility vehicle		India	Bulletproof vehicle with composite armour which offers protection against 7.62 mm bullets.[46][47][48]
Force Gurkha		Light strike vehicle		India	Ordered in May 2018[49][50]
Mahindra Armored Light Specialist Vehicle (ALSV)		Light armoured vehicle		India	Small number posted in UN Peace keeping force at DR Congo[51]
Renault Sherpa Light		Armoured tactical vehicle		France	Used by National Security Guard & Central Industrial Security Force[52]
Tata 407		Tactical mobility vehicle		India	Troop carrier

Goods and field transport vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Swaraj Mazda T3500		Light 4x4 truck	200+	India	In service from 1996. 2.5 Ton truck
Tata LPTA 713 TC		Light 4x4 truck		India	2.5 Ton truck. Manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
Ashok Leyland Topchi		Light 4x4 truck		India	3 Ton truck. Gun towing vehicle
Isuzu F-Series		Medium 4x4 truck		Japan	7 Ton truck
Ashok Leyland Stallion Mk III/Mk IV		Medium 4x4 6x6 truck	60,000	India	5-8 Ton trucks, in a wide range of configurations manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
KrAZ-6322		Medium/heavy 6x6 utility truck		Ukraine	12-13 ton truck
Tata LPTA 2038 HMV		Medium/heavy 6x6 high mobility truck		India	1858 units on order.[53] To augment and replace older BEML Tatra 6x6 fleet.
Ashok Leyland Super Stallion		Medium/heavy 6x6 8x8 10x10 truck		India	[54] 10,12 and 15 Ton trucks.
BEML Tatra		Medium/heavy 6x6 8x8 10x10 12x12 truck	7000[55]	India  Czechoslovakia	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. It`s entire 6x6 fleet will be replaced by Tata LPTA 2038 HMV.
BEML Tatra Mobile Decontamination Vehicle		Mobile decontamination vehicle 8x8 10x10		India
Volvo FH-12		Missile tractor 6x6 8x8		Sweden
Tata Prima 4038S/4938S		Artillery tractor 6x6		India
Ashok Leland Super Stallion FAT		Artillery tractor 6x6	450	India	[54]
Tata LPTA 1615 TC		Artillery tractor 4x2		India
Tata 1210 Field Artillery Tractor		Field artillery tractor and gun towed carrier		India
Sisu Nasu		All-terrain transport vehicle		Finland
Tata LP 1512 C		Army school bus/staff bus		India
Tata Crash Fire Tender		Fire Tender 6x6		India

Staff transport

Name	Image	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Hindustan Ambassador			India	Ambassador is assigned to commanding officers and officers of the rank of Brigadier and above
Maruti Suzuki Swift			India  Japan	Used by Army General and CDS
Maruti Suzuki Ciaz			India  Japan	Used by Army to ferry senior officers
Toyota Innova			Japan  India	Used by Army to ferry senior officers
Mahindra Scorpio			India	Staff car used to ferry senior officials as well as armoured version used as troop carrier
Tata Sumo			India	Staff car and also used as ambulance previously
Jaguar Land Rover Range Rover			United Kingdom  India	Used by special forces for Prime Minister of India road transport
Mitsubishi Pajero		12	Japan	Deployed at the Indo-Chinese Border[56]
Tata Vajra			India	Used for riot control

Engineering and support

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Light Recovery Vehicle		Light recovery vehicle (4x4)		India	Manufactured at Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.
WZT-3M		Armoured recovery vehicle	352[41]	Poland  India	204 on order.[57] Assembled locally from kits and components produced in India.
WZT-2		Armoured recovery vehicle	222[41]	Poland
VT-72B ARV		Armoured recovery vehicle	200+	Slovakia  Poland  India	Replacing the Vijayanta ARV
HRV AV 15		Heavy recovery vehicle		India	Tatra truck chassis-based heavy recovery vehicle
Arjun ARRV		Heavy recovery vehicle		India	Arjun tank chassis-based heavy armored recovery and repair vehicle
AERV		Armoured engineering vehicle	16	India  Soviet Union	BMP-2 based engineering and reconnaissance vehicle (Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle) being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.
AVTLR		Armoured engineering vehicle		India  Soviet Union	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.[58]
T-72 BLT		Armoured vehicle-launched bridge	18	India  Soviet Union	Developed by CVRDE and manufactured by Heavy Vehicles Factory.
T-55 Kartik ABL		Armoured vehicle-launched bridge	34	India  Soviet Union	Status: In service. Based on a Vijayanta chassis and manufactured by Heavy Vehicles Factory.
MT-55 Bridge Laying		Armoured vehicle-launched bridge		Soviet Union  India	Based on T-55 tank
DRDO Sarvatra		Truck-mounted, multi-span, mobile bridging system		India	8x8 truck-mounted bridging system[59][60]
DRDO AFFS		Pontoon bridge		India	Amphibious Floating Bridge and Ferry System (AFFS) developed by DRDO. The 10m x 3.6m x 4m vehicle can covert to a decked bridge of length 28.4 metres, in 9 min.
CL 70 Mat Ground Surfacing		Truck-mounted mat ground surfacing		India	Mounted on Tatra vehicle with automated laying and recovery has been developed for providing mobility in sandy and marshy terrain.[61]

Unmanned ground vehicle

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
DRDO Daksh		Bomb disposal robot	190+	India	Status: In service. The Army has placed orders for 200 Dakshs.[62] Newer version is also been in service.[63]

Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Notes
Tata Motors LAMV		Light armoured multipurpose vehicle	India	Undergoing trials.

Artillery

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Smerch 9K58 MBRL		Multiple rocket launcher	62	Russia	Status: In service. 300 mm multiple rocket launch system.
Pinaka MBRL		Multiple rocket launcher	162	India	In service (Mk1, 40 km range). In service (Mk2, 90 km range.) Under Development (Mk3, 120 km range). 214 mm multiple rocket launch system. Replacing the 122 mm BM-21.[64] Being produced at a heavy rate of 5000 missiles per year.[65] 6 more regiments on order to be produced by Larsen and toubro and tata.
BM-21		Multiple rocket launcher	150+	Soviet Union	Status: In service/Being replaced. 122mm multiple rocket launch system.
K9 Vajra-T		(155mm) Self-propelled artillery	100[66]	South Korea  India	In service. 155 mm howitzer, 100 units were ordered with an option for an additional 50, variant of K9 Thunder. Will be manufactured by Larsen & Toubro.[67][68]
OFB Dhanush howitzer		155mm Towed Howitzer	54	India	In Service. 54 pieces delivered to the Army. Total 114 guns on order. Order may increase to 414.[69][70][71][72]
M777 howitzer		155mm Light Towed Howitzer	95 [73]	United States	In service. Total 145 ordered through FMS as of June 2016. Till now 95 units has been delivered and are in service.[74]
Haubits FH77A/B		155mm Howitzer	410[75]	Sweden	In service/Being replaced. 155 mm gun made by Bofors. 410 acquired from 1986 to 1991. To be replaced in near future by Dhanush howitzer.
M-46 Sharang		130mm/155mm Field gun	600	Soviet Union  Israel	In service. 180 M-46 130 mm howitzer guns were upgraded to 155 mm standard by Soltam in 2008.[76] 300 M-46 guns are to be upgraded by OFB to 155 mm/45 calibre.[76] These upgunned 155 mm M-46 guns developed by the OFB are referred to as "Sharang" guns.
D-30		(122mm) Field gun	550	Soviet Union	In service/Being replaced. Being replaced by the M-46.
OFB Indian Field Gun MK 1/2/3		(105mm) Field gun	1700	India	In service. Being upgraded with digital FCS and INS, to extend the range up to 30 km with bleed base;
OFB Light Field Gun		(105mm) Field gun	700+	India	In service. 105mm gun. Ongoing upgrade.
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
DRDO Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)		155mm Towed Howitzer	7	India	Undergoing trials, DRDO conducted the first proof firing of armament for the ATAGS on 14 th July, 2016. 40 guns on order production will start soon. In August 2018, Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of 150 ATAGS with an estimated cost of ₹3,364.78 crore (US$470 million).[77]
Bharat-52		155mm Towed Howitzer	6	India	Undergoing trials. Made by Kalyani Group. 400+guns will be inducted in the near future.

Missile systems

Anti-tank guided missiles

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Spike		Anti-tank guided missile		Israel	Status: Inducted. 210 missiles and 12 launchers were ordered after Balakot Airstrikes. In December 2020, India has ordered 300-320 missile to boost its existing stockpile of Spike[78][79]
9M133 Kornet (AT-14 Spriggan)		Anti-tank guided missile	3000	Russia	Status: Inducted. Man portable and purchased with 250 launchers
9M119 Svir (AT-11 Sniper)		Anti-tank guided missile	25000	Russia  India	Status: Inducted. Bharat Dynamics Limited signed a contract with MOD for Invar anti-tank guided missiles on 19-Aug-2013.[80][81] It is reported that 10000 will be procured from Russia while BDL will manufacture 15000.[82]
9M120 Ataka-V (AT-9 Spiral-2)		Anti-tank guided missile		Russia	Status: Inducted.
9K114 Shturm (AT-6 Spiral)		Anti-tank guided missile	800	Russia	Status: Inducted.
9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel)		Anti-tank guided missile	15,140	Russia  India	Status: Inducted. For BMP-2 (IFV), manufactured locally in India. Total cost of the acquisition being ₹13.77 billion.[83]
MILAN 2T		Anti-tank guided missile	34,000	France  India	Status: Inducted. Man portable and purchased from France[84]
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
MPATGM		Anti-tank guided missile		India	Status: Under development/Testing. Range 2.5-2.8 km.[85]
DhruvAstra		Air launched anti-tank missile		India	Status: Under development/Testing. It has been tested on 12 July 2015. It is to be used, in the near future, for HAL LCH and HAL Rudra.
SAMHO		Cannon launched anti-tank guided missile		India	Status: Under development/Testing. DRDO conducted two developmental tests on 22 September and 1 October. More trails are scheduled on Q1 2021[86][87]

Air defence

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Air defence - anti-ballistic missile systems
Prithvi Air Defence		Surface-to-air missile Ballistic missile defence system	390	India	Status: Induction phase. Similar to American THAAD. Developed under Phase I Indian BMD Programme. 2000 km operational range and flight ceiling of 50 to 80 km. Delhi deployment by 2023 Mumbai Deployment by 2025
Prithvi Defence Vehicle Mark II		Surface-to-air missile Ballistic missile defence system/Anti-satellite weapon		India	Status: Under development/induction. It is under Phase 2 Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme. 1500–2000 km operational range and flight ceiling of 150 km
Advance Air Defence		Surface-to-air missile Ballistic missile defence system	170	India	Status: Induction phase. It can be also used as anti-aircraft missile. 150 km operational range and flight ceiling of 30 km.
Air defence - anti-aircraft missile systems
S-400 Triumf		Long-range mobile surface-to-air missile system	5 regiments (18-20 TEL's per regiment)	Russia	Status: On Order includes 5 regiments, each regiment will have 18-20 launchers & 200 missiles. Deliveries will be starting from the September - October 2021.[88] 400 km operational range
S-300VM Antey-2500		Medium/long-range mobile surface-to-air missile system	6 regiments (18 TEL's per regiment)	Russia	Status: In service. 200 km operational range and flight ceiling of 30 km
Barak-8		Medium-range surface-to-air missile	5 regiments (40TEL's per regiment)	India  Israel	Status: Inducted. Medium range surface to air missile.[89] 120 km operational range and flight ceiling of 16 km.
SPYDER		Medium-range surface-to-air missile	18	Israel	The SPYDER systems were delivered starting in 2012. 18 SPYDER-MRs 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.
Akash		Medium-range surface-to-air missile	2 regiments (250TEL's per regiment/ 3 missile per TEL)	India	Status: Inducted indigenous surface-to-air missile to replace SA6. 2 regiments in service. Akash 1S tested with indigenous seeker. 40 km operational range and flight ceiling of 20 km. Akash NG with increased range of 80 km under development.[90] Ordered for 2 additional regiments of AKASH 1S was placed in May 2017.[91]
DRDO QRSAM		Short/medium-range surface-to-air missile		India	Status: Inducted. 72 regiments planned for Plain & Mountain IBGs. Highly Effective SAM system. 30 km operational range and flight ceiling of 10 km
Kub (SA-6 Gainful)		Surface-to-air missile	180 (as of 2012)	Soviet Union	Status: To be replaced by Akash
9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko)		6x6 amphibious surface-to-air missile system	80	Russia	Status: To be replaced by QRSAM
9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13 Gopher)		Surface-to-air missile	250 (as of 2012)	Soviet Union	Status: To be replaced by QRSAM
S-200		Surface-to-air missile		Soviet Union	Status: Being phased out
Man-portable air-defense systems
9K38 Igla (SA-18)		Man-portable air-defense system	2500	Russia
FIM-92 Stinger		Man-portable air-defense system air-to-air version	245	United States	Status: Inducted. 245 Stinger with launchers inducted.[92]
Air defence - anti-aircraft gun systems
2K22 Tunguska[93]		Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon (2x30mm guns Short-range SAMs)	66	Russia	2S6M variant in service with corps of air defence.[94]
ZSU-23-4M Shilka		Anti-aircraft gun	75 (as of 2010)	Soviet Union	Upgraded.
Bofors L60 IWM		Anti-aircraft gun (40mm)	2,000+	Sweden	Primary anti-aircraft gun of the Indian Army
ZSU-23-2		Anti-aircraft gun (2x23mm)	800	Soviet Union	Twin 23mm AA gun

Ballistic and cruise missiles

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Range
Prahaar		Tactical ballistic missile		India	Status: Inducted. 150–200 km range.
Prithvi-II		Short-range ballistic missile	30[41]	India	Status: Inducted. 150–350 km range.
Prithvi-III		Short-range ballistic missile		India	Status: Inducted. 350-650  km range.
BrahMos		Supersonic cruise missile	150 TELs[66]	India  Russia	Status: Inducted. 450 km+ range. Fastest operational supersonic cruise missile in the world. Actual numbers are Unknown.
Shaurya		Hypersonic cruise missile		India	Status: Inducted. 700–1900 km range.
Nirbhay		Subsonic cruise missile		India	Status: Limited Deployment. 3 test was held in 2016. First test was held in April/May 2016. Nirbhay with BrahMos seeker was planned to be launched in December.[95] 1,000 –1500 km range.
Agni-I		Medium-range ballistic missile	12[41]	India	Status: Inducted. 700–1250 km range.
Agni-II		Medium-range ballistic missile	12[41]	India	Status: Inducted. 2000–3500 km range.
Agni-III		Intermediate-range ballistic missile		India	Status: Inducted. 3500–5000 km range.
Agni-IV		Intermediate-range ballistic missile		India	Status: Inducted. 4000–6000 km range.
Agni-V		Intercontinental ballistic missile		India	Status: Inducted in 2014. 5000–8000 km range (tested in April 2012 and September 2013. All successful launches[96])
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
Agni-VI		Intercontinental ballistic missile		India	Status: Under development. Expected range was 11,000–12,000 km range.
Surya missile		Intercontinental ballistic missile		India	Status: Speculated to be under development. Expected range 16000 km.

Aircraft

Helicopters (218)
Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
HAL Light Combat Helicopter		India	Light attack helicopter			Status: On order 97 are planned.[97]
Boeing AH-64 Apache		United States	Heavy attack helicopter	AH-64E		Status: On Order 6 are on order.[98]
HAL Rudra		India	Armed/Utility helicopter	ALH-WSI	58[99]	Status: In service 2 are on order.
HAL Dhruv		India	Utility helicopter	MK1/MK2/MK3	141	Status: In service 63 are on order.[98]
HAL Cheetah		India  France	Utility helicopter Utility helicopter Counter-insurgency	Cheetah Cheetal Lancer	45	Status: In service. [98] They are expected to be replaced by Kamov 226T helicopters in near future and there after by indigenously being developed HAL Light Utility Helicopter.
HAL Chetak		India  France	Utility helicopter		4[98]	Status: In service. They are expected to be replaced by Kamov 226T helicopters in near future and there after by indigenously being developed HAL Light Utility Helicopter.
Kamov Ka-226		Russia  India	Light utility helicopter	Ka-226T		Status: On order 135 ordered for the army out of 200 to be produced in India at HAL Helicopter Manufacturing plant being built at Tumkuru.[100]
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
HAL Light Utility Helicopter		India	Light utility helicopter/Observation helicopter			Status: Under development/Undergoing trials First flight held on 6 September 2016. 126 ordered for the army out of 187 to be produced.Waiting for Indian Army certification after high altitude trials in August 2020.[101]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
IAI Searcher		Israel	Unmanned aerial vehicle	Mk I / II	120+	[102][103]
IAI Heron		Israel	Unmanned aerial vehicle	Heron 1		16 on order.[104]
ideaForge Switch		India	Unmanned aerial vehicle			[105]
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
TAPAS-BH-201		India	Unmanned aerial vehicle			Status: Under development/Undergoing trials. Final trails will resume in Q1 2021
DRDO Rustom		India	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle			Status: Under development/Undergoing trials. [106]
DRDO Rustom 2		India	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle			Status: Under development/Undergoing trials. First flight held on 16 November 2016.

Radar

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Rajendra		Passive electronically scanned array radar		India	Status: Inducted.
Ashwini		Active phased array radar		India	Status: Inducted.
INDRA		Passive electronically scanned array radar		India	Status: Inducted.
Rohini		3D radar		India	Status: Inducted.
BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar		Short range battle field surveillance radar		India	Status: Inducted.
Swathi Weapon Locating Radar		Artillery locating radar		India	Status: Inducted.
Bharani		Low-level lightweight 2D radar		India	Status: Inducted.
Samyukta		Electronic warfare		India	Status: Inducted.
Samwjia		Electronic warfare		India	Status: Inducted.
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
Divyachakshu Through Barrier Imaging Radar		Through wall detection radar		India	Status: Development. Prototype ready.
Ground Penetration Radar		Ground penetration radar		India	Status: Development. Prototype ready.
Swordfish Long Range Tracking Radar		Very long range radar		India	Status: Development. Prototype ready.
DRDO Air Defence Tactical Control Radar (ADTCR)		Air defence radar		India	Status: Development.

Future procurements

Vehicles

• 1770 Future Ready Combat Vehicle [ DRDO NGMBT or T-14 Armata or K2 Black Panther ] to replace the T-72 MBT. The tanks would have 120/125mm smooth bore gun, be in medium weight class (50 tonnes) with a crew of 3/4 personnel.[32][107]

Artillery systems

Under the Field Artillery Rationalization Plan, Indian Army plans to procure 3000 to 4000 155 mm towed, wheeled and tracked artillery systems. The requirement for artillery guns to be met with indigenous development and production.[108] Production of crucial bi-modular charge system will be started soon at Nalanda ordnance factory. HEMRL, a DRDO lab has developed the technology indigenously.[109]

• State-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) will deliver two types of indigenously developed 155mm howitzers to the Indian Army based on the FH77B howitzer purchased way back in 1986. One version will be 155/39 calibre while the other will be 155/45 calibre. Trials are to be completed by June 2013
• [110] Government is also evaluating 155mm/52 self-propelled howitzers wherein three Indian vendors, including two private sector companies, have been selected for trials of their equipment.

Infantry equipment

• AK-203 - 750,000 rifles to be manufactured locally by Indo-Russia Rifles (OFB). It will be the standard weapon of the Indian Army replacing INSAS and AKM, expected to follow on orders from paramilitary and state police.
• Sniper Rifles - 5000 new sniper rifles in .338 Lapua Magnum to be procured to replace old Dragunov SVD.[111]
• Anti-materiel rifles - 1000 new anti materiel rifles are to acquired for which global RFI's have been issued by the MOD.
• Ballistic helmet - Indian army has ordered about 158,000 (1.58 Lakh) ballistic helmets from Kanpur-based defence firm MKU. The Indian Government has approved procurement of 328,000 (3.28 Lakh) ballistic helmets.[112]
• Bulletproof 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.[113]

Aviation

• HAL Light Combat Helicopter - HAL has obtained a firm order to deliver 114 HAL LCH to the Indian Army.[114]
• 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 Eurocopter Fennec under a US$550 million contract in the 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 one of the competing company, Bell Helicopters.[115][116] A fresh tender process was initiated later in which Eurocopter Fennec and Kamov Ka-226 were shortlisted for user trials. Trials were completed and Kamov Ka-226 was declared the winner and about 200 helicopters are to be made in India under the "Make in India" initiative, Indian Army has planned to replace obsolete Chetaks and Cheetahs with it, until the arrival of HAL LUH, as the later would be ready for its first flight only by 2017.

Gallery

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  TATA LPTA 1615 on board freight train
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  Indian Army artillery gun
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  Indian Army Ambulance
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  BEL Battlefield Surveillance Radar-Short Range (BFSR-SR)
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  T-90 tanks during firing in Thar Desert.
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  A soldier tests a Beretta 92.
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  Indian Army T-72 with ERA
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  Indian Army Armoured Corps during a training exercise

See also

• Currently active military equipment by country
• List of regiments of the Indian Army
• Women in Indian Armed Forces

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