The buy represents the vehicle’s “first expanse” into Asia, a BAE official told Breaking Defense.
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LONDON — The Indian Army has selected BAE Systems Hägglunds’ BvS-10 for its next all-terrain tracked vehicle, in what a BAE official told Breaking Defense was the “first expanse of BvS-10 into Asia.”
The production contract, worth an undisclosed sum, was awarded to Indian conglomerate and prime in the program, Larsen & Toubro, for a total of 18 BvS-10 “Sindhu” ATVs, the L&T announced today.
“The BvS10 Sindhu is an upgraded variant of the proven BvS10 articulated all-terrain vehicle with adaptations tailored specifically for India’s terrain and climate, including high altitude, desert, marshland and amphibious environments,” the announcement said.
BAE Systems Hägglunds Regional Director Darren Restarick told Breaking Defense L&T will be responsible for the end-to-end build of BvS-10s at their Armoured Systems Complex facility in Hazira, the same location tasked with manufacturing Hanwha’s K9 self-propelled howitzer. Contracted under the ‘Make in India’ initiative by the Indian government, the deal will also ensure a “broader security of supply” of BvS-10 parts globally, Restarick added.
“This deal represents technology transfer, know-how and technical support,” Restarick said, confirming the BvS-10 had successfully passed vehicle trials at altitudes as high as 18,000 feet above mean sea level. The contract also includes a comprehensive integrated logistic support package for initial deployment, maintenance, and life cycle sustainment.
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According to a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the Indian Ministry of Defence in 2022, the armed forces had been seeking an ATV capable of working “seamlessly” in high altitude areas as well as “low-lying salt flats and swamp areas.”
All 18 platforms will be troop-carrying variants and are scheduled to be delivered to the Indian Armed Forces within two years, BAE Systems Hägglunds confirmed to Breaking Defense.
The BvS-10 is already in service with the armed forces of Austria, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. It’s also on order for the German Army and has been selected for the US Army’s Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program.
Hägglunds competed against India company Prominent Comtech’s Talwar ATV in the competition, another a twin-cabin and amphibious ATV.
It remains unclear whether the Indian MoD will modify BvS-10 for additional roles, which can include “command and control, ambulance service, vehicle repair and recovery, logistics support, situational awareness, as well as vehicle mounted lethality and support weapons” vehicles, according to the official announcement.
“This contract addresses and manages many of the challenges customers and users now face in the world. How do we deal with security of supply? How do we create assurance in our supply chains? Because under ‘Make in India’ requirements of BvS-10, L&T has to deliver greater than 60 percent indigenous content that exponentially increases the scope and capacity for us to provide all of our customer base potential security of supply going forward,“ Restarick concluded.
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