Military


Indian Army Equipment

Introduction
SYSTEMInventory
1990 1995 2000 2002 2005 2008 2010 2015 2020
ARMOR 2400 2750 3500 3264 3778 3778 3689 3500 3537
Vijayanta 800 800 1200 1200 1200 1008 700 - -
PT-76 100 100 ~90 ~90 ~90 ~100 ~90 - -
T-55 / T-55 Mod 800 ~750 ~700 450* 450* 450* 450 220 -
T-72 / T-72M1 Ajeya 700 1100 1500 1500 1900 1925 1925 1925 1925
T-90S Bhisma - - - 10 124 330 400 987 987
Arjun - - 14 14 14 15 124 375 625
RECCE + + ~100 ~100 ~100 +110 +110 +110 +110
BRDM-2 / 9P148++ ~100 ~100 ~100 110 110 110 110
Ferret** - - - - - + + + +
Hunky** - - - - - + + + +
Tuffy** - - - - - + + + +
AIFV 800 900 +1350 +1350 1600 1700 1700 1700 1700
BMP-1 800 ~600 +350 +350 ~600 700 700 700 700
BMP-2 Sarath+ ~300 10001000 ~1000 +1000 +1000 +1000 +1000
Abhay - - - - - - - - -
APC 450 157 +157 ~317 ~317 ~317 ~317 ~317 ~317
Casspir - - + ~160 ~160 ~160 ~160 ~160 ~160
OT-62 / OT-64 400 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157
BTR-60 50 - - - - - - - -
TOWED ARTY ~3,860 4075 4175 4175 4175 3680 3700 3800 3200
75mm 75/24 Mtn 900 900 900 900 400 - - - -
Yugo M-48 215 215 215 215 215 - - - -
88mm 25 Pounder 1000 - - - - - - - -
100mm M-1944 185 - - - - - - - -
105mm LFG - - - - - 700 700 300 -
IFG Mk I / Mk II / Mk III + ~1200 ~1300 ~1300 ~1300 +600 +600 300 -
M-56 + 50 50 50 50 50 - - -
122mm D-30 - ~550 ~550 ~550 ~550 550 550 550 550
130mm M-46 550 750 750 750 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200
140mm BL 5.5in 150 - - - - - - - -
155mm M-46 - - - - - 180*** 200 500 500
155mm FH-77B 410 410 410 410 410 400 400 400 400
155mm TBD - - - - - - - 400 400
155mm Light Weight TBD - - - - - - - 140 140
SP ARTY 180 180 180 180 200 200 200 200 200
105mm Abbot**** 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
130mm M-46 Catapult 100 100 100***** 100***** 20 20 20 20 20
152mm 2S19 Farm - - + + + + + + +
155mm Bhim or FH-77 ?? - - - - - - - 185 185
MRL 80 80 ~100 ~100 ~150 190 190 224 224
122mm BM-21 80 + + + + + + + +
LRAR - + + + + + + + +
214mmPinaka -- - + + 30 30 30 30
220mm 9P140 Uragan-- - - - - - - -
300mm 9K58 Smerch - - - - - 10 10 34 34
SP ATGW + + + + + +
SP AT-4 Spigot - - - + + + + + +
SP AT-5 Spandrel - - - + + + + + +
ATGW + + + + + + + + +
SS-11B1 + - - - - - - - -
Milan + + + + + + + + +
AT-3 Sagger + + + + + + + - -
AT-4 Spigot + + + + + + + + +
AT-5 Spandrel - + + + + + + + +
AD GUN 2,750 ~2385 +2300 +2300 +2300 +2240 +2240 +2240 +2240
??mm AWADGS - - - - - - - ? ?
20mm U/I Oerlikon Type - + + + + + + + +
23mm ZU-23-2 140 140 300 300 300 320 320 320 320
40mm L40/60 1245 500 1200 1200 1200 1920 1920 1920 1920
L40/70 790 1000 800 800 800 - - - -
94mm 3.7in 500 - - - - - - - -
SP AD GUN 75 83 124 124 124 +99 +99 +159 +159
23mm SP ZU-23-2 - - - - - + + + +
ZSU-23-4 75 75 100 100 100 75 75 75 75
30mm 2S6 - 8 24 24 24 24 24 84 84
SAM - MANPADS
SA-16 - 500 500 500 500 +2000 +2000 +2000 +2000
SA-7 620 620 620 620 620 620 620 - -
SAM - TEL - Short Range
QR-SAM - - - - - - + + +
SA-13 + 45 + + 250 250 250 250 250
SA-9 + 200 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
SA-8A/B GECKO / 9K33 Osa 20 48 50 50 50 +50 +50 +50 +50
Tigercat 25 - - - - - - - -
SAM - TEL - Medium Range
Akash - - - - - - + + + +
SA-6 26 100 180 180 180 180 180 180 180
SA-3 - - 45 45 - - - - -
LC - 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
LVCP - 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SURV - + + + + +12 +12 +12 +12
AN/TPQ-37 - - - - - 12 12 12 12
BSR Mk 2 - - - - - + + + +
EL/M-2140 - - - - - + + + +
MUFAR - + + + + + + + +
Green Archer - + + + + + + + +
Stentor - - - - - + + + +

ARMY AVIATION

Notes

    * - According to the IISS Military Balance only 450 T-55s were operational after 2000, and of the 715, modified with night vision equipment and improved fire control, and retained in active service by 2008, 67 were held in reserve.

    ** - Used in the internal security role.

    *** - This number includes 500 M-46 in the process of being upgraded to 155mm and 500 in storage.

    **** - Numbers after 2000 represent vehicles listed as in storage.

    ***** - 70 of these vehicles were listed as in storage between 2000-2002.


Sources: IISS The Military Balance, SIPRI Arms Transfers Database



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