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This is a list of present equipment used by the Indian Army. Individual equipment Infantry weapons Knives and Bayonets Small arms Explosives Vehicles Armoured combat vehicles Utility and staff transport Goods and field transport vehicles Engineering and support vehicles Unmanned ground vehicle Artillery Air Defence System Missile systems Anti-tank guided missiles Ballistic and cruise missiles Aircraft Helicopters Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Loitering Munitions Vessels Radar Future procurements The major ongoing weapons programmes of the Indian Army are as follows: Infantry equipment Light machine gun - On 25 August 2023, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the induction of new 7.62×51mm LMGs for the Indian Army. Sniper Rifles - MoD released Request for Proposal in October 2022 to 30 vendors for 4,849 (including 4,549 for Army, 212 for the Air Force and 88 for the Navy) new sniper rifles in .338 Lapua Magnum and 7,841,575 rounds. These rifles will replace older Dragunov SVD. Anti-materiel rifles - 1000 new anti materiel rifles are to be acquired for which global RFI's have been issued by the MOD. Ballistic helmet - The Indian Government has approved procurement of 170,000 (1.7 Lakh) ballistic helmets. Bullet-resistant vest - The Ministry of Defence has ordered about 186,138 (1.86 Lakh) bulletproof vests on 9 April 2018. These will be manufactured in India by SMPP Pvt Ltd. This is in addition to the 50,000 vests ordered in 2016 under emergency procurement. Mechanised Forces Futuristic Main Battle Tank (FMBT) – Upgraded version of Arjun Mk 1A. Fourth Generation MBT. It will be a 50 tonne tank powered by an indigenous 1,500 hp or 1,800 hp engine. At the conceptual stage. Abhay IFV – Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV). Upto 1750 in number to replace the older BMP-2 Sarath. Missiles Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Prahaar (missile) – With a range of 150 km (90 mi). Agni P- Also known as Agni Prime. 1,000 km (620 mi)–2,000 km (1,200 mi) range. To replace Agni-I. Agni-IV – Also known as the Agni-II prime in the earlier times, it has an effective range of 4000 km and a cruise altitude of 900 km. Agni-V – 7,000 km (4,300 mi)–8,000 km (5,000 mi) Successfully Tested ninth time by DRDO on 22 December, 2022. Agni-VI – 10,000 km (6,200 mi)–12,000 km (7,500 mi) range with MIRVed warheads. Currently in planning stage. Cruise Missiles Hypersonic cruise missile Nirbhay Missile BrahMos NG Anti-Tank Guided Missiles Nag Anti-tank guided missile – ground and air-launched variant. Artillery Under the Field Artillery Rationalisation Plan (FARP) of 2010, the army plans to procure 3000 to 4000 units of artillery at the cost of ₹200 billion (US$3 billion). This includes purchasing 1580 towed, 814 mounted, 180 self-propelled wheeled, 100 self-propelled tracked, and 145 ultra-light 155 mm/39 calibre guns. The requirement for artillery guns would be met with indigenous development and production. Towed Guns - 114 Dhanush ordered (18 delivered), 307 ATAGS planned, 1,200 155 mm L/52 howitzers planned. Mounted Guns - 200 105 mm L/37 howitzers and 814 155 mm L/52 howitzers planned. Self propelled tracked guns - 100 K-9 Vajra-T delivered, 100 on order; another 100 planned. Ultra light howitzer - 145 M777 guns delivered. Vehicles Tata Motors offers a full range of 6×6, 8×8, and 12×12 multi-purpose high mobility carriers, designed especially for integrating specialist rocket and missile systems. The Tata 2038 6×6 vehicle platform has, after rigorous field-firing evaluation trials, been qualified by the Indian Army to carry the GRAD BM21 Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) application. Mahindra Axe – Light utility vehicle to be purchased. The army needs 3,000 light support vehicles and 1600 heavy motor vehicles for mounting rockets and radar, and for reconnaissance and transportation, at a cost of Rs 15 billion. Field firing ranges This is a list of Indian military's field firing ranges used for testing the weapons, training the troops and wargaming. Mahe Field Firing Range (MFFR), Ladakh. Mahajan Field Firing Range, on NH-62 halfway between Suratgarh & Bikaner, Rajasthan. Hisar Field Firing Range, on MDR-108 between Kanwari &Badya Jattan in Hisar district, Haryana. Pokhran Test Range, Pokran, Rajasthan. See also Currently active military equipment by country List of regiments of the Indian Army Women in Indian Armed Forces Notes References . Discover the Michelle Leyland popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Michelle Leyland books.