The Indian Army’s additional directorate general of weapons and equipment has issued a global request for information to acquire at least 100 armoured personnel carriers (APCs).
The army currently operates more than 1,500 APCs BMP-I and BMP-II personnel carriers in its 26 mechanised infantry battalions.
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Each infantry combat vehicle can carry up to ten soldiers.
The army is expecting the new APCs to be air and sea portable in addition to having advanced weaponry, night-fighting capabilities, and nuclear, chemical and biological protection.
The plan to procure additional armoured carriers was announced following the recent Indo-US joint exercise Yudh Abhyas at Babina where the US Army demonstrated its Stryker combat vehicles as well as the Javelin anti-tank guided missiles.
The armoured carriers will be manufactured indigenously following transfer of technology to an Indian company.
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