Next-Gen Future Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV) For Indian Army, DRDO Approves
Indian Army continues to seek access to 1,750 Future Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV), DRDO has provided approval for this significant project.
Editorial Staff
Next-Gen Future Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV) For Indian Army, DRDO Approves
As the Indian Army continues to seek access to 1,750 Future Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV), the country’s foremost defence research agency DRDO has provided approval for this significant project. FICV will become the mainstay of the Indian Army's mechanized troops. The Indian Army is hopeful to obtain 1,750 FICVs worth 60 billion rupees, and will eventually replace the currently used BMP-2 designed by the Soviet Union in the 1980s with 49 mechanized infantry battalions. These BMPs are manufactured under a production license by Ordnance Factory Medak in Telangana. The Army plans to replace the current BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle by 2025. According to a senior official, the Army is envisioning the project under the strategic partnership route where Indian suppliers can cooperate with foreign companies. But DRDO is promoting this goal through its combat vehicle research and development organization, which is the main laboratory involved in the development of armoured combat vehi…
