Infantry combat vehicle upgrades: Govt inks deal with AVNL

New Delhi, The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday signed a contract with Armoured Automobiles Nigam Restricted (AVNL) for procurement of 693 armament upgrades of infantry fight car BMP2, in keeping with an official assertion “This improve contains night time enablement, gunner important sight, commander panoramic sight and fireplace management system (FCS) with computerized goal tracker beneath Purchase (Indian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) Class,” the assertion mentioned.

The AVNL has developed an “indigenised answer for offering present BMP 2/2K with night time preventing capabilities and FCS primarily based on the combination of Defence Analysis and Improvement Organisation (DRDO) and Bharat Electronics Restricted (BEL), Chennai-developed sight and FCS,” it mentioned.

The ministry signed the contract with AVNL “for the procurement of 693 Armament Upgrades of Infantry Fight Automobile BMP2 to BMP2M”. The AVNL will produce the “armament upgrades with tools and sub-systems sourced from indigenous producers”, the ministry mentioned.

This may additional strengthen the indigenous defence manufacturing ecosystem and accrue the advantages of the growing self-reliance on this area, it mentioned.