Military Vehicles: News & Discussion

[jaysimha]

Raksha Mantri launches BEML’s Indigenous Products**
https://www.bemlindia.in/Writereaddata/ ... 082020.pdf

DEFENCE RELATED
Medium Bullet Proof Vehicle (MBPV) – MK II ‘GAUR’
BD50HST is state-of-the-art first Heli-portable dozer

[Manish_P]

^ One of the products was the BEML GAUR



A youtube Video (in Hindi_

[Kakarat]

[Kakarat]

https://twitter.com/Maverick_bharat/sta ... 2497688576

Kalyani M4 spotted in Ladakh Smiling face with sunglasses

Kalyani M4 is from its JV with Paramount Group of South Africa
M4 stands for Mbombe 4x4
All the armored vehicles of kalyani are from Paramount Group

https://www.paramountgroup.com/capabili ... /mbombe-4/

[vivek_ahuja]

https://twitter.com/Maverick_bharat/status/1299953272497688576

Kalyani M4 spotted in Ladakh Smiling face with sunglasses

That is a nice looking vehicle.

So how does it work with these Joint Ventures? Is the cost per-vehicle then cheaper than if they purchased it directly from the OEM? What is Kalyani offering to reduce the costs below what it would cost to just acquire OEM vehicles?

Local manufacture, presumably, to lower labor costs?

[k prasad]

https://twitter.com/Maverick_bharat/status/1299953272497688576

Kalyani M4 spotted in Ladakh Smiling face with sunglasses

That doesn't really look like an on-site photograph from Ladakh. If you look at the transition from the foreground to background, it looks either like a screen background taken off google maps, or recreated, or a very good Photoshop job. These are publicity photos after all.

[Rakesh]

That doesn't really look like an on-site photograph from Ladakh. If you look at the transition from the foreground to background, it looks either like a screen background taken off google maps, or recreated, or a very good Photoshop job. These are publicity photos after all.

Please DO NOT quote an entire post (with pictures). I have edited your post. Please see above. Thank You for your co-operation in this matter.

[k prasad]

Apologies, Rakesh-saar, and thanks for editing.

[Thakur_B]

Mahindra ALSV with 16th Sikh on UN Mission in Congo.

[Kakarat]

https://twitter.com/livefist/status/1364098905038753797

BREAKING: Bharat Forge Limited awarded ₹177.95 crore contract from Indian Ministry of Defence for supply of Kalyani M4 vehicles

[Kakarat]

https://twitter.com/livefist/status/1364110123648512003

The Indian Army contract is believed to be for 200 Kalyani M4 vehicles under emergency procurement protocols

[rajkumar]

https://twitter.com/livefist/status/1364110123648512003

The Indian Army contract is believed to be for 200 Kalyani M4 vehicles under emergency procurement protocols

Is the Kalyani M4 indigenously developed by Kalyani or is it more screwdriver giri?

[Prem Kumar]

Screwdrivergiri, unfortunately. Am a little disappointed that the order went to Kalyani, when domestic designed & developed platforms were available

https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/bharat-forge-gains-on-collaboration-with-paramount-group-for-armoured-vehicles-121022300244_1.html

[jamwal]

Isn't it this one?

Mahindra's newest armoured military vehicle undergoing testing somewhere in north. Can carry 4 policemen or 7 armymen in same space. Armament includes 31mm canon & coaxial 6.8mm gun. Can be fitted with tracks for offroad & wheels in urban areas.

[jamwal]

Notice the size of this vehicle!

[ramana]

Screwdrivergiri, unfortunately. Am a little disappointed that the order went to Kalyani, when domestic designed & developed platforms were available

https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/bharat-forge-gains-on-collaboration-with-paramount-group-for-armoured-vehicles-121022300244_1.html

Lets stop criticizing after decision is made.
Mine proof vehicles are South African speciality since Angola War..

Paramount tied up with Kalyani group.
Orders are from the Emergency funds.
Future orders will depend on how these perform.

[Thakur_B]

^^ All MPV by Indian manufacturers are based on South African design. No need to single out Kalyani.

But then again, Army has hundreds of MPV already in service. Why the emergency procurement? Or is this in some category different from MPV?

[jamwal]

M4 is big, yet smaller compared to all other MPVs I have seen in person. This one seems to be an armoured Humvee type while others are like large mini-buses which can't go everywhere.
BTW, what's with just 200 vehicles? Any idea which units will receive them?

[andy B]

Jamwal you are correct in your assertion about size being big but small in relation to other mpvs. I feel like this looks more akin to a similar evolution of how the hummer led to the oshkosh JLTV. Suspect these might be similar sizes.

[Thakur_B]

Is M4 for light armoured vehicle requirement?