List of equipment of the Indian Army

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The below is a list of present equipment used by the Indian Army and the Indian Army’s future equipment procurement.

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.2006-2026)		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] The uniform will remain in service till June 2026.[5]
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
Boot Anti Mine Infantry (BAMI)		Combat boots	N/A	India	Status: In Service, used by forward troops Developed by DRDO[6]
Ballistic Vest and Protective Gear
Bhabha Kavach		Ballistic vest	<30,000	India	Status: In service, Unknown Numbers in Service. Named after Homi J. Bhabha
Tata 360 Ballistic Vest		Ballistic Vest	62,500[7]	India	Status: In service, Ordered under emergency procurement[8]
SMPP Vest		Ballistic Vest	186,000[9]	India	Status: Ordered, Manufactured by SMPP Pvt.Ltd[10]
CBRN Suit		Chemical, biological, nuclear radiation suit	N/A	India	Status: In Service, protects from chemical, biological, nuclear radiation.
Bomb Blast Protection Suit		Bomb suit	N/A	India	In Service, manufactured by DRDO
Head Protective Gear
Patka (Model- 1) (Model- 2) (Model- 3)		Combat helmet	N/A	India	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.[11] Currently being replaced by MKU Advanced Combat Helmets and EXFIL High Cut Helmets[citation needed].
MKU Mukut		Combat helmet	158,000[12]	India	Status: In service.[13]
Model 1974 Ballistic Helmet		Combat helmet	>1,000,000	India	Status: Standard issue helmet[14]
TATA Advanced Combat Helmet		Combat helmet	<60,000[15]	India	Status: In service. 10,000 received, additional 50,000 ordered under emergency procurement.[16][17]
OR-201		Combat helmet	N/A	Israel	Status: In service. Used by Para SF, Paratroopers.[18]
Exfil High Cut Ballistic Helmet		Combat helmet	N/A	United States	Status: In service. used by Para SF[19]
Galvion Viper P2		Combat helmet	N/A	United States	Status: In service.[16]

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Notes
Khukri		Utility knife	Gorkha Kingdom	Status: In Service. Standard issue Utility knife of the Gorkha regiments. Khukri traditionally associated with Gurkha.[20]
Kirpan		Dagger	Khalsa	Status: In Service. Carried by the Sikh Regiment and Sikh Light Infantry as per the Sikh religious commandments.[21]
M9 Bayonet		Bayonet	United States	Status: In Service.[22] Standard issue combat knife and bayonet of the Indian Army.
Glock knife		Combat Knife	Austria	Status: In Service.[22] Standard service issue knife of the special forces.
Naga Dao		Sword/Machete	India	Status: In service. Used by the Naga Regiment for various purposes

Name	Weapon	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes
Handguns/pistols
Pistol Auto 9mm 1A		Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	India	Status: In service, as standard side-arm of the Indian Army, manufactured under license by OFB, used by special forces in small numbers.[23]
Glock				Austria	Status: In service, as Standard Special Forces pistol.[23]
Beretta Px4 Storm				Italy	Status: In service, with Special forces.[24]
Nonlinear line of sight weapons
ShootEdge		CornerShot	9×19mm Parabellum	India	Status: In service,can use all pistols in service as main weapon. It is equivalent to Israel's Cornershot[25][26]
DRDO CSWS (CornerShot Weapon System)		CornerShot	9×19mm Parabellum	India	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[27][28]
Shotguns
12 Bore PAG		Pump action Shotgun	12-gauge shotgun	India	Status: In service[29]
Submachine gun
Micro-Uzi		Machine pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	India  Israel	Status: In service, Micro-Uzi variant is used by Special Forces.[23]
Heckler & Koch MP5		Submachine gun		West Germany	Status: In service, used by Special Forces.[23]
Brügger & Thomet MP9				Switzerland	Status: In Service. Small number of MP9s in service.[30]
SAF Carbine 2A1				India  United Kingdom	Status: To be replaced, all the remaining SAF Carbine to be replaced by indigenously built close quarter MSMC[31]
ASMI				India	Status: On order, 550 on order for use by Para (SF) of the Army.[32][33]
Taurus T9				India Brazil	Status: On order, 550 units ordered.[34]
Assault rifles
1B1 INSAS		Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	India	Status: In service (To be replaced), Standard assault rifle of the Indian Army. To be replaced by AK-203 and SIG 716i[35] About 2 lakh rifle will be upgraded by Indian army.[36]
AK-203			7.62×39mm	India	Status: In service. First batch of 70,000 guns imported from Russia are in service.[37][38] Second batch of 35,000 rifles delivered by Indo-Russia Rifles in 2024.[39][40] 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[41]
SIG 716i		Battle rifle	7.62×51mm	United States	Status: In service. 66,400 units of SIG 716i in service. Additional 73,000 on order.[42][43][44]
IWI Tavor X95		Bullpup Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	India	Status: In Service, manufactured locally by PLR systems.[45]
IMI Tavor TAR-21			5.56×45mm	India  Israel	Status: In service, Standard Special Forces assault rifle[46][47] like Para SF, Garud and MARCOS.
M4 carbine		Carbine	5.56×45mm	United States	Status: In service, used by special forces.[48]
T91 assault rifle		Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	Taiwan	Status: In service, 400 units were bought.[35][49]
AR-M1			7.62×39mm	Bulgaria	Status: In service, used by the Army. Modified locally by Israel's FAB Defense.[50]
AKM			7.62×39mm	Soviet Union  India	Status: In service, used by the Army. Includes variants modified locally by SSS Defence India and Israel's FAB Defense.[35]
AK-47			7.62×39mm	India  Soviet Union	Status: In service, used by the Army. Modified locally by FAB Defence and SSS Defence India.[51]
MPi-KMS-72			7.62×39mm	East Germany	Status: In service.[52]
Vz. 58			7.62×39mm	Czechoslovakia	Status: In Service.[52]
Sniper rifles
Dragunov SVD		Designated marksman rifle, Sniper rifle	7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	Status: In service, Standard designated marksman rifle. Modified locally by Israel's FAB Defense.[53] Around 6,000 units active.[54]
IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper			7.62×51mm	India  Israel	Status: In service used by Para SF snipers. 200 in service.[55]
Heckler & Koch PSG1		Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm	Germany	Status: In service, Standard semi-automatic sniper rifle.[56]
Mauser SP66			7.62×51mm	Germany	Status: In service, Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.[57][58]
SIG Sauer SSG 3000			7.62×51mm	Germany	Status: In service, Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.[59]
Sako TRG 42			.338 Lapua Magnum	Finland	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.[54][60][61]
Beretta Scorpio TGT			.338 Lapua Magnum	Italy	Status: In service, used in small numbers.[55]
Anti-material rifles
Barrett M82		Anti-material rifle	.50 BMG .416 Barrett	United States	Status: In service, used by special forces[62]
Barrett M95			.50 BMG	United States	Status: In service, used in small numbers for anti-sniping role in Northern Command.[55]
OSV-96			12.7×108mm	Soviet Union	Status: In service[63][64]
Denel NTW-20			14.5×114mm 20x82mm	South Africa	Status: In service (400 units)[65][66]
Vidhwansak			12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm 20x82mm	India	Status: In service[67]
Machine guns
FN Minimi		Light machine gun	5.56×45mm	Belgium	Status: In service, used by special forces.[68]
INSAS LMG			5.56×45mm	India	Status: In service, to be phased out in favour of Negev NG7.[69]
IMI Negev NG5			5.56×45mm	India  Israel	Status: In service, Standard Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) of special forces.[68]
IMI Negev NG7			7.62×51mm	India  Israel	Status: In Service, 16,479 were bought to replace all MG 21A in service.[70]
MG 2A1 MG 5A MG 6A		General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm	India  Belgium	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.[68]
Mk 48 machine gun			7.62×51mm	Belgium  United States	Status: In service, with special forces.[71][62]
PK machine gun			7.62×54mmR	India  Soviet Union	Status: In Service, Used by Front line troops as well as Co-axial weapon on Tanks and APC. Locally manufactured at OFB Tiruchirapalli.[72]
NSV machine gun		Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	India  Soviet Union	Status: In Service, Used by Front line troops.[73]
M2 Browning			.50 BMG	India  United States	Status: In service, M2HB variant in service.[74]
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
Joint Venture Protective Carbine		Carbine	5.56×30mm MINSAS	India	Status: Trials completed. Ready for induction.[75]

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Rifle Grenade		Rifle grenade	N/A	India	Status: In service. Used both with 7.62 mm SLR and 5.56 mm INSAS.
Shivalik		Hand grenade	N/A	India	Status: In service. MoD signed a ₹409 crore (equivalent to ₹481 crore or US$58 million in 2023) deal with Solar Group, Nagpur to buy 10 lakhs grenades.[76][77] 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.
ARDE 40MM UBGL		Grenade launcher (40mm)	N/A	India	Status: In service. Standard under-barrel grenade launcher for INSAS and AK-family rifles in the Indian Army. Manufactured by Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.[78]
Multi grenade launcher 40 mm		Multi grenade launcher (40mm)	N/A	India  South Africa	Status: In service. Semi automatic six shot 40mm × 46mm low velocity grenade launcher. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.[79]
AGS-30		Automatic grenade launcher	N/A	India  Russia	Status: In service..[80]
AT4CS AST		Recoilless gun (84mm)	N/A	Sweden	Status: On Order[81]
Carl Gustav RCL M2/M3/M4		Recoilless rifle (84mm)	N/A	India  Sweden	Status: In service. Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle produced by OFB. M4 variant used by special forces.[82][83]
B-300 Shipon		Anti-tank rocket (82mm)	N/A	Israel	Status: In service. Used by special forces.[84]
RPO-A Shmel		Thermobaric rocket launcher (93mm)	N/A	Russia	Status: In service.[85][86]
51 mm E1 mortar		Mortar	N/A	India	Status: In service.[87]
L16 81mm mortar		Mortar	N/A	India	Status: In service.[88]
Mines
NMM-14		Anti-personnel mine		United States	Status: In limited service. Being replaced by Nipun mine.[89]
Nipun		Anti-personnel mine	20 lots	India	Status: In service. Operated by Corps of Engineers with 7 lakh on order. The mine is designated as Soft Target Munition and includes a mix of RDX. It was developed by ARDE and HEMRL and is manufactured by private sector companies Economic Explosives Ltd, Nagpur and Premier Explosives Ltd, Secunderabad.[90][91][89][92]
Prachand		Anti-personnel mine	100,000[citation needed]	India	Status: Under development.[90]
Ulka		Anti-personnel mine	100,000[citation needed]	India
Parth		Anti-personnel mine	100,000[citation needed]	India
Vibhav		Anti-tank mine	600	India	Status: In service.[90] Designed and developed indigenously by DRDO. In production by Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd. Employs a mechanism called "electronic anti-handling and anti-lift device" (EAHALD) and stays active for 120 days once deployed mechanically/manually.[93][94]
Vishal		Anti-tank mine		India	Status: Under development.[90]

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Tanks
Arjun		Main battle tank	124 (Mk1)[95]	India	Status: In service.[95][96] 5 Mk 1A to be inducted in 2024.[97]
			2 (Mk.1A) 118 Mk.1A on order.[98]
T-90S Bhishma T-90MS Bhishma Bhishma Mk III			1200+ (T90S)[99] 464 Mk.3 on order[a][100][101]	India  Russia	Status: In service. Manufactured in Avadi, India.[102] Initial contract for 310 T-90S signed in 2001.[103] Second contract signed for 330 T-90S on 26 Oct 2006.[104] Third contract was signed for 347 upgraded T-90S in Dec 2007.[105] As of 2013, purchase of 354 new T-90MS tanks was being planned.[106] Another order for 464 T-90 Mk.3 was placed in Nov 2019.[107][108][100] India had 13 regts. in 2016 and planned to have 21 regts. by 2020 (total of 1,657 tanks with night visions)[109][110][111]
T-72 Ajeya Ajeya MK2			2418[112][113]	India  Soviet Union	Status: In service. Manufactured in India. To be replaced by Future Ready Combat Vehicle and Future Main Battle Tank.[114] 968 T72M1 have been upgraded by Heavy Vehicles Factory. RFI issued to upgrade around 1000[b] tanks with new 1000bhp engines, fire control system & other modern systems.[115][116][97] As of now, there are a total of 1400 T-72s fitted with ERA MK1 armour.[117] The Indian Army has made a plan to upgrade this 1400 tank fleet by upgrading ERA MK1 to ERA MK2.[118]
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.[97]
Zorawar LT		Light tank	59 (on order)	India	Status: User trials; On order. 59 Zorawar tanks are on order. 295 more planned.[119][120]
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-2 "Sarath"		Infantry fighting vehicle	2500+[121][122]	India  Soviet Union	Status: In service.[123] All BMP-2/2K vehicles are to be upgraded to BMP-2M standard.[124] 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.[125] Additional 156 units on order.[126]
Tank destroyers
NAMICA		Tank destroyer	12[citation needed]	India	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.[127]
Miscellaneous vehicles
NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle		CRBN reconnaissance vehicle	16	India	Status: In service. BMP-2 based CRBN developed by CVRDE and produced by Ordnance Factory Medak.[128]
Carrier Mortar Tracked		Mortar carrier	220	India	Status: In service. BMP-2 based mortar carrier. Developed by CVRDE and manufactured by Ordnance Factory Medak.[129]
DRDO Armoured Ambulance		Armoured ambulance	275[130]	India	Status: In service. BMP-2 based armoured ambulance developed by CVRDE and produced by Ordnance Factory Medak, 288 ordered.
Armoured personnel carriers
TATA Kestrel		Armoured personnel carrier	12 delivered	India	Status: In service. First batch of Infantry Protected Mobility Vehicle based on DRDO-TATA Kestral inducted.[131] 198 units planned.[132]
TATA Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicle		Infantry mobility vehicle	36	India	Status: In service. First batch of Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicle inducted.[131]
Mahindra Straton Plus		Infantry mobility vehicle	Unknown	India	Status: In service. Used by UN Peace keeping force.[133]
Casspir[134]		Infantry mobility vehicle	200[135][136]	South Africa	Status: In service.
OFB Aditya		Infantry mobility vehicle	1,600	India	Status: In service. Based on Casspir. 20 per month manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak and Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.[137]
Kalyani M4		Infantry mobility vehicle	126[138][139]	India	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.[140]
Mahindra Armado		Military light utility vehicle	1400	India	Status: In Service. 1,300 Light Specialist Vehicles ordered worth ₹1,056 crore. To be delivered by 2024.[141] 50 in mortar carrier variant on order.[142]
Mahindra Marksman		Armoured personnel carrier[143]	Unknown[144]	India	Status: In service. Mainly used for anti-terror operations in Kashmir region.[145]
Mahindra Rakshak		Military light utility vehicle	1,000[144]	India	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.[146][147][148]
Renault Sherpa		Military light utility vehicle	14[149]	France	Status: In service.[150][151]
DRDO Prahaar 510		Armoured personnel carrier[152]	Unknown	India	Status: In service[153]

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Force Gurkha		Light utility vehicle		India	Status: In Service, was ordered in 2018.[154][155]
Tata Safari Storme		Light utility vehicle	1300[156]	India	Status:In Service. 3193 units ordered in May 2017.[157] GS800 category. To replace Maruti Gypsy.[158]
Tata Xenon		Light utility vehicle		India	Status: In service.[159]
Tata Sumo		Light utility vehicle		India	Status: In service.[159]
Toyota Hilux		Light utility vehicle		Japan India	Status: In Service with Northern Command[160]
Mahindra Scorpio		Light utility vehicle	3300	India	Status: In service- Armored version in service.[161]
Mahindra 550		Light utility vehicle		India	Status: In service. Used as troop carrier[159]
Maruti Gypsy		Light utility vehicle	35000[162][163]	India  Japan	Status: In service. Additional 541 ordered in July 2020.[164][158]
Mitsubishi Pajero		Staff transport		Japan	Status: In service:Deployed at the Indo-Chinese Border[165]
Polaris Sportsman 6x6 ATV		All-terrain vehicle		India  USA	Status: In service. Used on Indo-Tibetian border[166]
Polaris Ranger		All-terrain vehicle		India  USA	Status: In service. Used on Indo-Tibetian border[166]
Polaris MRZR		All-terrain vehicle		USA	Status: In service. Multi-purpose all-terrain vehicle. In service with Indian Army Northern Command.[167][168]
Arctic Cat Alterra TBX 700		All-terrain vehicle		USA	Status: In service. Used by PARA SF[169]
ATOR N 1200		All-terrain vehicle		India	Status: In service.[170]

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Ashok Leyland 4×4 Ambulance		4×4 Ambulance	825[171][172]	India	[171]
Tata LPTA 713 TC		Light 4×4 truck	15,000+[173]	India	2.5 ton payload truck. Manufactured by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.[174][175]
Tata LPTA 2038 HMV		Medium 6×6 high mobility truck	1,239+[176]	India	Additional 619 units on order.[176] To augment and replace older BEML Tatra 6×6 fleet.[citation needed]
Ashok Leyland Stallion		Medium/heavy 6×6 8×8 10×10 truck	70,000+[177][178][179]	India	10, 12 and 15 Ton trucks. Manufactured under licence by Vehicle Factory Jabalpur.[180]
BEML Tatra		Medium/heavy 6×6 8×8 10×10 12×12 truck	10,000+[181][182]	India  Czechoslovakia	Tatra Force heavy trucks license produced by BEML.[183] Used as chassis for equipment like Radars and Pinaka (T813, T815 8×8) and Smerch MBRL systems (T816 10×10).[184][185] Its entire 6×6 fleet will be replaced by Tata LPTA 2038 HMV.[citation needed]
Ashok Leyland Topchi		Light 4×4 Artillery tractor		India	3 ton payload truck.[186][187] Order placed in July 2023.[188]
Ashok Leyland FAT 6×6		Medium 6×6 Artillery tractor	450+[172]	India	Order place in March 2016 (450) and in July 2023. To replace Scania SBA111.[189][188][190]
Scania SBA111		Medium 6×6 Artillery tractor	660[191][192]	Sweden	Used for towing Bofors FH77Bhowitzers. To be replaced by Ashok Leyland FAT 6×6.[193]
KrAZ-255		Medium 6×6 Artillery tractor	N/A	Soviet Union	Used for towing 130 mm M-46 guns.[194][195][196]

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
WZT-3M		Armoured recovery vehicle	352[135]	Poland  India	204 on order.[197] Assembled locally from kits and components produced in India.
WZT-2		Armoured recovery vehicle	222[135]	Poland
Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle		Military engineering vehicle	16	India	Status: In service.. 53 on order. BMP-2 based engineering and reconnaissance vehicle (Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle) being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak.[198]
AVTLR		Armoured recovery vehicle		India	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.[199]
Hydrema		Mine clearing vehicle	24[135]	Denmark	Status: In service.
Bridge Laying Tank T-72		Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge		India  Soviet Union	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.[200]
Pontoonova Mostova Subravia (PMS)		Pontoon bridge		India  Soviet Union	Status: In Service[201]
Arjun BLT		Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge		India	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.[202]
Kartik BLT		Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge		India	The Kartik BLT is a variant of the Vijayanta tank with a 20 m bridge of Military Load Classification Class 60 and is meant to move vehicle[203]
DRDO Sarvatra		Truck-mounted, multi-span, mobile bridging system	50	India	8×8 truck-mounted bridging system[204][205]
L&T Modular Bridge		Truck-mounted, single-span, mobile bridging system	1	India	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 8×8 HMVs and 2 launcher vehicles based on 10×10 HMVs.[206][207]
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.[208]

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
THeMIS		Unmanned ground vehicle		Estonia	Status: In service. Used as a reconnaissance vehicle.[209]
DRDO Daksh		Bomb disposal robot	250	India	Status: In service. Used in sensitive missions including bombs and mines.

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Rocket artillery
Pinaka MBRL		Multiple launch rocket systems	Mk 1 - Total 180 launchers[210]	India	Status: In service. Mk 1: 37–45 km range; Mk 2: 60 km range[211]As of 2014, about 5,000 missiles are being produced every year.[212] 6 more Pinaka regiments on order to be produced by L&T and TPCL.[213][214] Army plans to have a total of 22 regiments by 2028.[215]
BM-21			Total 150 launchers, as of 2016.[216]	India  Soviet Union	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.[217]
Smerch 9K58 MBRL			Total 372 launchers.[218][219][220]	India  Russia	Status: In service. 300 mm multiple rocket launch system having a range of max 90 km.[221]
Self-propelled artillery
K9 Vajra-T		Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm L/52	100[222][223]	Republic of Korea  India	Status: In service. 1st order for 100 K9 made in 2016, all delivered by 2021[224] 2nd order for 100 K9 made in February 2023[225] army officials mention a third 3rd order of 100 K9 expected[226] Ordered from South Korea's Hanwha Defense and assembled by India's Larsen & Toubro.[227][228]
Towed artillery
BAE Systems M777		Ultra-lightweight howitzer 155 mm L/39	145[229][230]	India  United Kingdom	Status: In service. Total 145 ordered. Assembled in India by Mahindra Defense[231]
OFB Dhanush		Towed howitzer 155 mm L/45	24[232][233]	India	Status: In service. Total 6 prototypes delivered to Indian Army in 2019, + 114 guns on order. Order may increase to 414.[234]
Haubits FH77 B02		Towed howitzer 155 mm L/45	200 in service[235][236] (410 acquired)[237]	Sweden	Status: In service. All will be replaced by end of 2025 with OFB Dhanush howitzer.[238] Gun made by Bofors. 410 howitzers acquired from 1986 to 1991, only 200 remain in service.
IOB Sharang		Field gun 155 mm L/45	26+[239]	India	Status: In service. 300 on order[240] Upgunned 130 mm M-46
Soltam M-46S		Field gun 155 mm L/45	180[241][242][243][240]	India  Israel	Status: in service.180 units upgraded to 155 mm standard by Soltam. Upgunned 130 mm M-46[241][242]
M-46		Field gun 130 mm L/55	1000[241][242][244][245]	India  Soviet Union	Status: in service. 180 upgraded to 155 mm standard by Soltam in 2008.[246] 300 M-46 guns being upgraded by OFB to 155 mm/45 calibre "Sharang" guns.[246]
OFB Indian Field Gun Mk 1/2/3		Field gun 105 mm L/22	2400[247][248][249]	India	Status: In service.
Static artillery
Vijayanta MBT		105 mm Gun turret fortification	200[citation needed]	India  United Kingdom	Status: In service. 105 mm Gun, used as static defence on LOC.[250]
T-55 MBT			upto 700	India  Soviet Union	Status: In service. 105 mm Gun, used as static defence on LOC.[250]
Future procurements or currently under Army trials (under FARP)
—		Wheeled self-propelled howitzer 105 mm L/37	200	India	RFP in November 2023[251][252] Potential guns: IFG Mk2 SPH (6×6 truck) Garuda 105 (4×4 truck) Garuda 105 V2 (4×4 AFV)
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)		Towed howitzer 155 mm L/52	307[253]	India	Undergoing trials, In March 2023, Defense Acquisition Council approved the procurement of 307 ATAGS with an estimated cost of $1 billion.[254]
Towed Gun System (TGS)	—	Towed howitzer 155 mm L/52	1st order: 400[255] Total: 1200[256]	India	Mainstay gun of the Indian Army artillery in the future.[257] Clearance for received 400 Guns.[252][258] Tender for 400 guns and towing vehicles issued.[255][259]
Mounted Gun System (MGS)		Wheeled self-propelled howitzer 155 mm L/52	814[260]	India	Prototypes based on the Dhanush, the ATAGS exist. Foreign proposals based on the CAESAr, the ATMOS 2000, Archer.[261]

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Air Defence Systems
Akashteer		Automated Air Defence Control & Reporting System	Unknown	India	Status: In service. First batch delivered by BEL in 2024.[262]
Barak-8 (MR-SAM)		Medium-range surface-to-air missile	5 regiments for Army (40 launchers). 18 squadrons for IAF.	India  Israel	Status: In service. MRSAM is a medium range air defence system with a max range of 70–80 km.[263] It is used to counter aerial threats such as Fighter aircraft, helicopter, UAV etc.[264]An Army Regiment consists of 8 TELs per Regiment.
Akash			2 regiments for Army (48 launchers). 15 squadrons for IAF (120launchers)[265]	India	Status: In service. To replace SA-6 and S-125. Akash 1S has 40 km operational range and flight ceiling of 20 km. 2 regiments of Akash Prime on order for Army.[266] Akash NG with increased range of 70–80 km being tested.[267]
SPYDER			18 Systems[268] (Batteries) in service with IAF	Israel	Status: In service.[269] 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.
QRSAM		Short-range surface-to-air missile	Unknown	India	Status: In service. Limited Numbers in service with Army. Further planned, 30 km operational range and flight ceiling of 6 km[270]
Kub (SA-6 Gainful)		Surface-to-air missile	180	Soviet Union	Status: In service (To be replaced by Akash). 180 in service with 501 and 502 AD Group of Army as of 2012.[265][271]
S-125 (SA-3 Goa)		Surface-to-air missile system	25 Squadrons for IAF	Soviet Union	Status: Being replaced by Akash. Mainly used for point-defense of airbases.[265]
9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko)		Surface-to-air missile system	80	Soviet Union	Status: In service (To be replaced by QRSAM) with IAF and IA.[265][272]
9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13 Gopher)		Surface-to-air missile	200	Soviet Union	Status: In service (Currently under upgradation with indigenous EO systems and the 9M333 missiles). 200 in service as of 2012.[265]
Man-portable air-defense systems
FIM-92 Stinger		Man-portable air-defense system	245	United States	Status: In service. 245 Stinger Air-to-Air Variant missiles for AH-64E helicopters inducted.[273]
9K38 Igla (SA-18) 9K338 Igla-S			2500[274]: 87  48 launchers 316 missiles[275][276]	Russia	Status: In service. Igla-S deployed along LAC. Additional 96 launchers, 300 missiles of Igla-S on order.[276]
Air defence - anti-aircraft gun systems
ZSU-23-4M Shilka		Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon	75	Soviet Union  India	Status: In service. Upgraded by Bharat Electronics Limited with AESA Fire Control Radar. 75 in service as of 2010.
2K22 Tunguska[277]		Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon (SAMs)	80[278]	Russia	Status: In service. 2S6M variant in service with Corps of Army Air Defence.[279]
Bofors L/70 Bofors L/70 Upgraded		Anti-aircraft gun	1000+ 200[280]	Sweden  India	Status: In service. Bought in the 1960s from Sweden. To be upgraded by Bharat Electronics Limited.[281] 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.[281][282]
Sudarshan CIWS		Close-in weapon system	~200 (to be ordered)	India	Status: In Service. Advanced version of Bofors L/70 manufactured by L&T Defence. System includes 3D AESA radar and has a range of 3.5 km and firing rate of 300 rounds/min.[283][284] Two orders cleared: ₹6,000 crore (equivalent to ₹67 billion or US$810 million in 2023) order cleared by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) for Indian Army in 2022.[285] ₹7,000 crore (US$840 million) order cleared for 240 guns by CCS for Indian Air Force in 2024.[286][287]
Bofors L/60		Anti-aircraft gun	Unknown	Sweden	Status: In service (To be replaced by Sudarshan CIWS).[288]
ZU-23-2		Anti-aircraft gun	468+	Soviet Union  India	Status: In service. Upgraded locally with electro-optical fire control system for detecting, tracking and engaging targets with precision.[289]
Future procurements or currently under Army trials
Carrier Air Defence Tracked (CADET)		Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon (SAMs)	90+	India	Status: Tender (RFI) issued. Track-based (4 crew) platform with high power-to-weight ratio. To be integrated with Akashteer Control & Reporting system and surface-to-air missiles or anti-aircraft guns or both. To be deployed on various terrains along with mechanised columns. The platform will be further used to develop other variants of air defence systems.[290][291]

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
MPATGM		Man-portable Anti-tank guided missile		India	Status: Final trial completed and ready for induction.[292] Will replace second generation MILAN and 9M113 Konkurs ATGMs with the infantry, parachute, and special forces.
MILAN 2T			34,000	India  France  West Germany	Status: In service. Man portable. Purchased from MBDA and domestically license produced by India's Bharat Dynamics Limited.[293]
9M133 Kornet (AT-14 Spriggan)			3000	India  Russia	Status: In service. Man portable and purchased with 250 launchers.[294]
Spike Spike LR-II[295]			400+	Israel	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.[296][297]
9M113 Konkurs - M (AT-5 Spandrel)		Vehicle-launched Anti-tank guided missile	25,000+	India  Russia	Status: In service. For BMP-2 (IFV), manufactured locally in India by Bharat Dynamics Limited.[298]
9M119 Svir (AT-11 Sniper)		Cannon-launched Anti-tank guided missile	25,000	India  Russia	Status: In service. Cannon-launched anti-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.[299] It is reported that 10000 will be procured from Russia while BDL will manufacture 15,000.[300]
HELINA		Air launched Anti-tank guided missile		India	Status: Completed user trials and Ready for Induction. Launched from HAL Rudra and HAL Prachand[301]
9M120 Ataka-V (AT-9 Spiral-2)				Russia	Status: In service. Operated from Mil Mi-35 of Indian Air Force[302]
9K114 Shturm (AT-6 Spiral)			800	Russia	Status: In service. Operated from Mil Mi-35 of Indian Air Force[302]
Possible future procurements or currently under Army trials
SAMHO (missile)		Cannon-launched anti-tank guided missile	—	India	Status: Under development/Testing. DRDO conducted three successful developmental tests on 22 September, 1 October 2020 and 29 June 2022.[303][304]
Amogha missile		Anti-tank guided missile	—	India	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.[305][306]

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
BrahMos		Supersonic cruise missile	120 launchers[307]	India  Russia	Status: In service. 290 – 700 km range. 5 regiments are operational. Each regiment have 24 launchers or 72 ready to fire missiles.[308]
Nirbhay		Long Range Subsonic Cruise Missile	Unknown	India	Status: Limited Deployment.[309] 1000-1500 km range.
Prahaar		Tactical ballistic missile	Unknown	India	Status: Unknown. 150–200 km range.
Pralay		Short-range ballistic missile Quasi ballistic missile	370 ordered[310][311]	India	Status: In service. 150–400 km range.[312]
Prithvi II		Short-range ballistic missile	Unknown	India	Status: In service. 150–350 km range.
Shaurya		Quasi ballistic missile	Unknown	India	Status: In service. 700–1900 km range.[313]
Agni-I		Medium-range ballistic missile	Unknown	India	Status: In service. 700–1250 km range.
Agni-II			Unknown	India	Status: In service. 2000–3500 km range.
Agni-III		Intermediate-range ballistic missile	Unknown	India	Status: In service. 3500–5000 km range.[314]
Agni-IV			Unknown	India	Status: In service. 4000–6000 km range.[315]
Agni-V		Intercontinental ballistic missile	Unknown	India	Status: In service. 5500–8000 km range[316]

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Notes
Boeing AH-64 Apache		United States	Attack helicopter	AH-64E		Status: On Order. 6 are on order.[317] Total 17 Apache's are planned.[318]
HAL Prachand		India	Attack helicopter		5[319]	Status: In Service. Total 95 Prachand are planned.[320]
HAL Rudra		India	Attack helicopter	ALH-WSI	75[321][322]	Status: In service.
HAL Dhruv		India	Utility helicopter	MK1 MK2 MK3	70[323]	Status: In service. 50 on order[324][325][326]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter		India	Utility helicopter			Status: On Order. 6 are on order.[327] Total 110 LUH are planned.[320]
HAL Chetak HAL Cheetah		India  France	Utility helicopter		190[328] - 200[329][330]	Status: In service (To be replaced by HAL Light Utility Helicopter).

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
IAI Heron TP		Israel	Surveillance	Heron TP	4[331]	Status: In service.[332]
Elbit Hermes 900		Israel India	Reconnaissance			2 on order from Adani Defence[333]
IFT Switch		India	Reconnaissance	Switch 1.0	200[334]	Status: In service.[335]
IAI Searcher		Israel	Reconnaissance	Mk 1/2	108[336]	Status: In service.[337]
NewSpace NIMBUS		India	Swarm drones	Mk-III	75	Status: In Service. Part of autonomous surveillance and armed drone swarm (A-SADS)[338][339]
NewSpace BELUGA		India	Swarm drones		25
Raphe mPhibr MR-20		India	Cargo		48	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.[340]
Johnnette JF-2		India	Surveillance			Status: Ordered[341]
Hoverbee		India	Kamikaze drone			Status: Inducted. Purchased from Zulu Defence.[342]

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Notes
Solar Nagastra		India	Loitering munition	Mk 1	450 units[343]	Status: In Service.[344] Range~15 km (man-in-loop mode) and 30 km (autonomous mode).[345] First batch delivered.[344]
Rafael Firefly		Israel	Loitering munition		200 units[346]	Status: In service.[347] 200 units Bought instead of rq-11.
Elbit Skystriker		Israel	Loitering munition		100 units[348]	Status: In Service. Made in India by Alpha Design and Elbit Systems joint venture with ToT.[349]
WBE Warmate		Poland	Loitering munition		100 units[350]	Status: In Service.[351]
Johnnette JM-1 Loitering Munitions		India	Loitering munition		150	Status: Ordered[352]
Hoverbee		India	Kamikaze drone			Status: In Service[353]

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
GSL Fast Patrol Boat		India	Patrol Boat	12	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.[354]
Flat-bottomed Troop Boat		India		17	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.[355]
Tempest 35 Swat Patrol Craft		USA		17	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.[356][357]

Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
DRDO Air Defence Tactical Control Radar (ADTCR)		Air defence radar	N/A	India	Status: In service.[358]
Swathi Weapon Locating Radar		Counter-battery radar	36(Operational) 30 Mk I[359] 6 Mk II[360] 12 Mk I (On order)[266]	India	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.[360]
Ashwini		Active electronically scanned array (AESA)	N/A	India	Status: In service. [361][358]
Bharani		Low-level lightweight 2D radar	N/A	India	Status: In service.[362]
Rajendra		Passive electronically scanned array (PESA)	N/A	India	Status: In service.[363]
INDRA-I/II		Passive electronically scanned array radar	N/A	India	Status: In service.[363]
Rohini		3D radar	N/A	India	Status: In service.[363]
BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar		Short range battle field surveillance radar	1400+[364][365]	India	Status: In service.[366]
Flycatcher		Fire-control radar	260+	India  Netherlands	Status: In service. Domestically license produced by Bharat Electronics Limited.[367][368]
AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder		Counter-battery radar	12[369][370]	United States of America	Status: In service.[371]

The major ongoing weapons programmes of the Indian Army are as follows:

• Carbine - On 23 September 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued the Request for Information (RFI) for the procuring 5.56×45mm NATO Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbines for the Indian Army and the Indian Navy. On 29 November 2022, the 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.^{[372][373][374]} 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.^[375]
• Light machine gun - On 25 August 2023, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the induction of new 7.62×51mm LMGs for the Indian Army.^[376]
• Sniper Rifles - The Ministry of Defence released the 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 the .338 Lapua Magnum rifle cartridge and for 7,841,575 rounds. These rifles will replace the older Dragunov SVD.^[54]
• 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.^[377]
• Bullet-resistant vest - The Ministry of Defence has ordered approximately 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.^[378]

• Futuristic Main Battle Tank (FMBT) – Upgraded version of the 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.
• FICV – 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.^[379][380]
• Armoured personnel carrier – RFI under formulation to purchase 105 APCs for wheeled reconnaissance and support battalions of Mechanised Infantry.^[379][380]

• 

  Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Prahaar (missile) – With a range of 150 km (90 mi).^[381]
  • Agni P- Also known as Agni Prime. 1,000 km (620 mi)–2,000 km (1,200 mi) range. To replace Agni-I.^[382]
  • 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.
• Cruise Missiles
  • Hypersonic cruise missile
  • Nirbhay Missile
  • BrahMos NG
• Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
  • Nag Anti-tank guided missile – ground and air-launched variant.

• 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.^[383]
  • Towed Guns - 114 Dhanush ordered (18 delivered), 307 ATAGS planned, 1,200 155 mm L/52 howitzers planned.^{[384][385][386]}
  • Mounted Guns - 200 105 mm L/37 howitzers and 814 155 mm L/52 howitzers planned.^[387][388]
  • Self propelled tracked guns - 100 K-9 Vajra-T delivered, 100 on order; another 100 planned.^[389]
  • Ultra light howitzer - 145 M777 guns delivered.^[390]

• 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 BM-21 Grad Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) application.^{[citation needed]}
• Mahindra Axe – Light utility vehicle to be purchased.^{[citation needed]}
• The army needs 3,000 light support vehicles and 1,600 heavy motor vehicles for mounting rockets and radar, and for reconnaissance and transportation, at a cost of Rs 15 billion.^[391]
• Indian Army has issued a requirement of 650 6×6 High Mobility Vehicles (HMV) with material handling crane for ammunition and heavy equipment transportation in mountainous terrains.^[392]
• On 23 June 2021, the Indian Army issued an RFI for about 2,000 Gun Towing Vehicles for towing 155 mm Medium Artillery Guns. The GTVs should have a towing capacity of 20 tonnes along with a payload capacity of 8 tonnes to carry ammunition, stores and gun crew across all terrains.^[194][393]

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.^[394]
• Mahajan Field Firing Range, on NH-62 halfway between Suratgarh and Bikaner, Rajasthan.
• Hisar Field Firing Range, on MDR-108 between Kanwari and Badya Jattan in Hisar district, Haryana.
• Pokhran Test Range, Pokran, Rajasthan.

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