STRENGTH OF ARMY

Tanks and Armoured vehicles

• Arjun MK-III ^[113]
• Futuristic Battle Tank (FMBT) – The FMBT will be a lighter tank of 50 tons. At conceptual stage.
• FICV – Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle
• TATA Kestrel -A modern armoured personnel carrier developed by Tata Motors and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It is developed with the intention to replace age old Soviet era BMPs and APCs in service with Indian army. Expected to join Indian Army by 2017.

Missiles

• Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Agni-V – 5,000 km-8,000 km, Successfully Tested third time canistered version by DRDO on 31 Jan 2015.
  • Agni-VI – 8000–12,000 km range with MIRVed warheads. Currently in planning stage.
• Cruise Missiles
  • Hypersonic missile
  • Nirbhay Missile
  • BrahMos - M

• Tactical Ballistic Missiles
  • Prahaar (missile) – With a range of 150 km.^[114]
  • Shaurya (missile) – It has a range of between 750 to 1900 km.

• Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
  • Nag Anti-tank guided missile - ground and air-launched variant.

• The Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defence system to protect India from ballistic missile attacks.

Vehicles

• Tata Motors offers a full range 6×6, 8×8 and 12×12 multi-purpose high mobility carriers, designed especially for integrating specialist rocket and missile systems. Tata 2038 6×6 vehicle platform also stands qualified by the Indian Army for GRAD BM21 Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) application after rigorous field firing evaluation trials.
• Mahindra Axe – Light utility vehicle to be purchased.
• The army needs 3,000 light support vehicles and 1600 heavy motor vehicles for mounting rockets and radar, and for reconnaissance and transportation at the cost of Rs 15 billion.^[115]

Artillery

• Under the Field Artillery Rationalisation Plan, the army plans to procure 3000 to 4000 pieces of artillery at the cost of ₹200 billion (US$3 billion). This includes purchasing 1580 towed, 814 mounted, 180 self-propelled wheeled, 100 self-propelled tracked and 145 ultra-light 155 mm/52 calibre artillery guns. The requirement for artillery guns would be met with indigenous development and production.^[116]

Small Arms

• Excalibur assault rifle – Replacement for the INSAS rifle in service.^[117]
• Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System (MCIWS)
• Modern Sub Machine Carbine – The Modern Sub Machine Carbine (MSMC) is the latest combined venture of ARDE & OFB, developed for the Indian Army on a platform of experiences from the INSAS rifle. RFI's worth ₹220 billion (US$3 billion) were issued for assault rifles, carbines, pump-action shotguns, sniper rifles, anti-material rifles, general purpose machine guns and heavy machine guns.

Army Aviation

• Procurement process for 197 light utility helicopters (LUH) has been scrapped, of which 64 will be inducted in the Army Aviation to replace the Cheetak and Cheetah Helicopters.
• HAL Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) or Light Utility helicopter (LUH) – requirement for 384 helicopters for both the army and air force.
• HAL has obtained a firm order to deliver 114 HAL Light Combat Helicopters to the Indian Army