Posted on 06/18/2015 6:44:26 AM PDT by C19fan
Last week, the Indian Army released a global request for information (RFI) inviting responses by 31 July to develop a multi-purpose Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) in order to replace older license-built Soviet-era main-battle tanks (MBTs).
“The Indian Army is planning to design and develop a new generation, state-of-the-art combat vehicle platform for populating its armored fighting vehicle fleet in the coming decade. This vehicle, which will be called the future ready combat vehicle (FRCV), will form the base platform for the main battle tank which is planned to replace the existing T-72 tanks in the Armored Corps,” the RFI reads.
(Excerpt) Read more at thediplomat.com ...
India has a battle tank?
Did they run out of elephants?
They should license-build a suitable version of the Leopard 2. That’ll beat anything the Paks or Chinese have at the moment.
They already license build the T-90.
They only need to beat chinese and pak tanks...
We’d never do that. (Except for that MBT-70 business, of course)
Ah the MBT 70.. its offshoots are great (M-1 and Leopard 2) but it was a classic example of too much of a good thing and too many cooks spoil the broth!
Is a tank really that hard to design and build?
This gives me some relief that the indians are not much of a threat.
It's never been beat.
And if India’s procurement system stays true to course then the new tanks should be hitting the armored regiments some time around 2055.
Still waiting for a Mk XX Bolo.. ;)
I an MALDON!
Treadhead ping! On the way! Target, cease fire.
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