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Military


Indian Army Equipment

Introduction

SYSTEMInventory
1990 1995 2000 2002 2005 2008 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
ARMOR 2400 2750 3500 3264 3778 3778 3689 3250 3098 ... ...
FRCV - - - - - - - - - + 2600
Arjun - - 14 14 14 15 15 119 248 ... ...
Vijayanta 800 800 1200 1200 1200 1008 700 - - ... ...
T-90S Bhisma - - - 10 124 330 400 987 1025 1275 1425
T-72 / T-72M1 Ajeya 700 1100 1500 1500 1900 1925 1925 1925 1925 ... ...
T-55 / T-55 Mod 800 750 700 450* 450* 450* 450 220 - ... ...
Light Tanks 100 100 90 90 90 100 90 - - ... ...
FRCV - - - - - - - - - + ++
Light Tank - - - - - - - - ... ... 350
PT-76 100 100 90 90 90 100 90 - - ... ...
AIFV 800 900 1350 1350 1600 1700 1700 1700 1700 ... ...
Kestrel WhAP - - - - - - - - - 198 198
Abhay - - - - - - - - - ? ?
FICV - - - - - - - - ... ... ...
BMP-2 Sarath+ 300 10001000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 ... ...
BMP-1 800 600 350 350 600 700 700 700 700 500 500
APC 450 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 ... ...
Tarmour [T-55 APC] - - - - - - - - ... ...
OT-62 / OT-64 400 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 ... ...
BTR-60 50 - - - - - - - - ... ...
Protected Vehicles + + 100 260 260 270 270 270 270 ... ...
MRAP - - - - - + + + + ... ...
MPV 6x6 Mahindra - - - - - + + + + ... ...
MPV 6x6 Ashok Leyland - - - - - + + + + ... ...
MPV 4x4 Ashok Leyland - - - - - + + + + ... ...
MPV 4x4 Tata - - - - - + + + + ... ...
MPV 4x4 Aditya / Yuktirath - - - - - + + + + ... ...
Casspir - - + 160 160 160 160 160 160 ... ...
BRDM-2 / 9P148++ 100 100 100 110 110 110 110 ... ...
Ferret** - - - - - + + + + ... ...
Hunky** - - - - - + + + + ... ...
Tuffy** - - - - - + + + + ... ...
TOWED ARTY 3,860 4075 4175 4175 4175 3680 3700 3800 3200 ... ...
75mm 75/24 Mtn 900 900 900 900 400 - - - - ... ...
75mm Yugo M-48 215 215 215 215 215 - - - - ... ...
88mm 25 Pounder 1000 - - - - - - - - ... ...
100mm M-1944 185 - - - - - - - - ... ...
105mm LFG - - - - - 700 700 300 - ... ...
105mm IFG + 1200 1300 1300 1300 600 600 300 - ... ...
105mm 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 Boffors FH-77B 410 410 410 410 410 400 400 200 200 ... ...
155mm Dhanush /45-cal - - - - - - - 400 400 ... ...
155mm Light ATAGS /52-cal - - - - - - - 140 140 ... ...
SP ARTY 180 180 180 180 200 200 200 200 200 ... ...
FRCV - - - - - - - - - + ++
105mm Garuda 105 - - - - - - - - - ? ?
105mm Abbot^ 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 - - -
130mm M-46 Catapult 100 100 100# 100# 20 20 20 20 - - -
152mm 2S19 Farm - - + + + + + + - - -
155mm K-9 Vajra - - - - - - - - 100 ... ...
155mm MGS - - - - - - - - - ... ...
MRL 80 80 100 100 150 190 190 224 224 ... ...
122mm BM-21 80 + + + + + + + + ... ...
LRAR - + + + + + + + + ... ...
214mmPinaka -- - + + 30 30 30 30 144 144
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 ... ...
20mm 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 ... ...
??mm AWADGS - - - - - - - - - 938 938
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 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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