More Armored Recovery Vehicles For Indian Army

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NEW DELHI - India's state-owned Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) will produce an additional 204 armored recovery vehicles (ARVs) under full technology transfer from Polish company Bumar for the Indian Army's Russian-made T-72 tanks.
The order is the latest the Indian company has received from the Army since a 2003 agreement between BEML and Bumar. Deliveries of the 204 ARVs, manufactured at BEML facilities in India, will be completed in three years. The ARVs are valued at about $1.4 million each. The T-72 main battle tanks are the mainstay of the Army, and there has been a shortage of its ARVs.


No global tender was floated since the purchase was a repeat order, an Indian Defence Ministry official said.
The Army will use the ARVs for recovery and repair of damaged T-72 tanks. ARVs for Russian-made BMP-1 and BMP-2 infantry vehicles with the Indian Army are using ARVs made by BEML.
The ARVs will be based on the T-72 tank hull, armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun and equipped with a crane that can lift up to 15 tons and a front-mounted stabilizing dozer blade, and main and secondary winch.
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