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This is a list of some of the modern & historical equipment used by Indian Army. Most of the army equipment is of foreign design and license produced in India but efforts are on to progressively design and manufacture equipment indigenously. About 40 Ordnance Factories under control of Ordnance Factory Board manufacture most of Army equipment like small arms, ammunition, armoured fighting vehicles, artillery, etc.

Contents [hide] 1 Modern Equipment 1.1 Infantry Weapons 1.1.1 Small Arms 1.1.2 Explosives, rockets and missile systems 1.2 Vehicles 1.2.1 Utility and miscellaneous vehicles 1.2.2 Engineering and support vehicles 1.2.3 Mine protected and mine clearing vehicles 1.2.4 Armoured fighting vehicles 1.3 Artillery 1.4 Missile systems 1.4.1 Anti-tank guided missiles 1.4.2 Ballistic and cruise missiles 1.4.3 Air defence missiles 1.5 Aircraft 2 Future Procurements 2.1 Vehicles 2.2 Artillery and missile systems 2.3 Infantry equipment 2.4 Aviation 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Modern Equipment

[edit] Infantry Weapons

[edit] Small Arms

Name	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes
Pistol AUTO 9 mm 1A	Semi-automatic pistol	9mm Parabellum	India	Licensed Indian copy of the Canadian Inglis 9mm pistol by OFB
Glock 17	Semi-automatic pistol	9mm Parabellum	Austria	Standard issue Special forces pistol
SIG Sauer P226	Semi-automatic pistol	9mm Parabellum	Germany\ Switzerland
SAF Carbine 1A	Sub-machine gun	9mm Parabellum	India	Indian made Sterling L2A1 SMG. To be replaced by the MSMC.
SAF Carbine 2A1	Sub-machine gun	9mm Parabellum	India	Silenced Carbine. To be replaced by the MSMC.
Micro-Uzi	Sub-machine gun	9mm Parabellum	Israel	For use by special forces.Micro-Uzi variant used.*[1]
Heckler & Koch MP5	Sub-machine gun	9mm Parabellum	Germany	MP5A3, A5, SD3 and SD6 models in service
Heckler & Koch MP5K	Sub-machine gun	9mm Parabellum	Germany	Shortened version of the MP5 used by special forces
1B1 INSAS	Assault rifle	5.56mm NATO	India	Standard issue weapon of the Indian Army. Replaced the 1A SLR.Folding 1B2 and fixed butt 1B1 variants used.
1A SLR	Battle rifle	7.62mm NATO	India	Was the standard issue rifle of the Indian army.Now being replaced by the INSAS. 1C full automatic variant used by mechanized infantry battalions as a firing port weapon on the BMP-2S Sarath Infantry fighting vehicle
AKM[1]	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	Soviet Union	AKM fixed stock and AKMS under-folding stock variants used
A-7	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	India	AK-47 clone
Arsenal Co. AR	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	Bulgaria	Bulgarian produced AK-47. Imported for police and paramilitary forces.AR fixed stock and AR-F under-folding stock variants used
MPi-KM	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	East Germany	East German produced AKM.MPi-KM-72 fixed stock and MPi-KMS-72 side-folding stock variants used. Both bakelite and wooden furniture variants used
AK-103[2]	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	Russia
Vz. 58	Assault rifle	7.62x39mm	Czechoslovakia	Vz. 58 P fixed stock and Vz. 58 V side-folding stock variants used
IMI Tavor TAR-21	Assault rifle	5.56mm NATO	Israel	3070 purchased for the special forces from Israel,[3] http://mod.nic.in/product&supp/welcome.html
M16 rifle	Assault rifle	5.56mm NATO	United States	Limited quantity.A2 and A4 variant in use.[4]
M4A1 Carbine	Carbine	5.56mm NATO	United States	Bought under foreign military sales.For use by Indian Army special forces
Zittara	Assault rifle	5.56mm NATO, 9mm Parabellum and 5.56x30mm	India	Indian locally produced version of the MTAR-21 Micro Tavor modified to use the local 5.56x30mm cartridge.
Dragunov SVD59	Sniper rifle	7.62x54mmR	Soviet Union	Standard sniper rifle
IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper	Sniper Rifle	7.62mm NATO	Israel
Heckler & Koch MSG-90	Sniper rifle	7.62mm NATO	Germany	Used by Indian Army special forces
Mauser SP66	Sniper rifle	7.62mm NATO	Germany	Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.
Denel NTW-20	Anti-material rifle	20x82mm and 20x110mm Hispano-Suiza	South Africa	Bought in small numbers
Vidhwansak	Anti-material rifle	12.7x108mm, 14.5x114mm and 20x82mm	India	Manufactured by OFB. In service with Border Security Force (BSF)[5]
Gepard GM6 Lynx	Anti-material rifle	12.7x108mm & 14.5x114mm	Hungary	For use by the Indian Army Special forces
MG 1B	Light machine gun	7.62mm NATO	India	Indian made Bren. Currently being withdrawn from service.
INSAS LMG	Light machine gun	5.56mm NATO	India	Light machine gun derivative of the INSAS assault rifle.Both fixed and folding butt variants used.
MG 2A1	General purpose machine gun	7.62mm NATO	India	Indian made MAG 58. Also in service as the MG 5A (Co-axial) and MG 6A (Commander's gun) with some armoured vehicles.
PKM	General purpose machine gun	7.62x54mm	Soviet Union	PK machine guns used as co-axial weapons Russian produced T-90S and BMP-2S and used as general purpose machine gun.Also used by Special forces.*[2] *[3]
FN-Browning M1919	General purpose machine gun	7.62mm NATO	Belgium	In very limited quantities.
Browning M2	Heavy machine gun	.50 BMG	United States
NSV	Heavy machine gun	12.7x108mm	Soviet Union
KPV	Heavy machine gun	14.5x114mm	Soviet Union
Micro Tavor (Zittara) INSAS rifle AK-103

[edit] Explosives, rockets and missile systems

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Grenade 36mm	Hand Grenade		India	Fragmentation grenade which can be hand thrown or rifle launched from 1A SLR.
Multi Mode Grenade Shivalik	Hand grenade	One million ordered[6]	India	This modular grenade is available in Hand mode offensive, hand mode defensive and rifle mode. Types can be interchanged by changing outer sleeve. *[4] *[5]
Multi Grenade Launcher 40mm	Grenade launcher (40mm)		India	Semiautomatic six shot 40mm x 46mm low velocity grenade launcher *[6]
AGS-17 Plamya	Automatic grenade launcher (30mm)		Soviet Union
RPG-7	Rocket propelled grenade (40mm)		Soviet Union
Shipon	Rocket launcher (82mm)		Israel
RCL Mk II	Recoilless rifle (84mm)		India	Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle produced by OFB
RCL Mk III	Recoilless rifle (84mm)		India	Lighter, updated version of the RCL Mk II
SA-16 Gimlet	Man-portable air-defense system		Soviet Union
SA-7 Grail	Man-portable air-defense system		Soviet Union	To be phased out.
AGS-17 Plamya Carl Gustav SA-16 Gimlet

[edit] Vehicles

[edit] Utility and miscellaneous vehicles

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Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Jonga	Light Utility Vehicle		India	Being phased out.
Maruti Gypsy	Light Utility Vehicle		India
Mahindra 550 xdb	Light Utility Vehicle		India
Windy	Fast attack vehicle	700	India	In service from 2005.
Tata 407	Light 4x4 truck		India	1 Ton truck
Tata LPTA 713 TC	Medium 4X4 truck		India	2.5 Ton truck
Super Azad	Medium 4x4 truck		India	3 Ton truck
Ashok Leyland Topchi	Medium 4x4 truck		India	3 Ton truck
Shaktiman trucks	Medium 4x4 truck	7,000	India	4 Ton truck, in a wide range of configurations
Rampar	Medium Amphibious truck		India	Amphibious conversion of the Shaktiman truck.
Tata Model 1210SD	Medium truck		India	4 Ton truck.
Stallion Mk III Stallion Mk IV	4x4, 6x6	60,000	India	5 Ton trucks, in a wide range of configurations
Tata LPTA 1621	Medium 4x4 truck		India	5 Ton truck
BEML Tatra	Heavy truck		India	License produced Tatra heavy truck. Various models. Used for carrying sensitive equipment like Radars as well as vehicle for Pinaka and Smerch MBRL systems.