The Infantry Combat Vehicles with upgraded features will be manufactured by Ordnance Factory (OFB), Medak in Telangana.
In another major boost to Make in India initiative of the government, the Acquisition Wing of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with the approval of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has on Tuesday placed an Indent on Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for supply of 156 BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICV) with upgraded features for use of the Mechanised Forces of the Indian Army. Under this Indent, the ICVs will be manufactured by Ordnance Factory, Medak in Telangana at an approximate cost of Rs 1,094 crore.
The BMP-2/2K ICVs are going to be powered by 285 horse power engines and are lower in weight which will make them highly mobile to meet all tactical requirements of mobility in the battlefield. These ICVs will be able to reach a speed of 65 kilometres per hour (kmph) with easy steering ability in cross country terrain. They will have amphibious capabilities to travel at 07 kmph in water. These are designed to overcome slope of up to 35° cross obstacles of 0.7 metre and have lethal firepower capability.
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