India's TATA Motors Delivers 585 All-Wheel-Drive Military Vehicles For UN's MINUSMA Mission in Mali

[Chanakya's_Chant]

TATA DELIVERS NEARLY 600 MILITARY VEHICLES FOR UN

TATA UN Refrigerator Truck ​

Indian vehicle manufacturer TATA Motors has supplied 585 military vehicles to African countries for use in the United Nation’s Minusma mission in Mali.

TATA began delivering the vehicles last year – a process which took about five months. The vehicles sold to Minusma are all-wheel-drive vehicles and were delivered to Mali’s neighbours for use in the Minisma mission. Some of the vehicles sold to Minusma are believed to include fuel tankers, ambulances, refrigerator trucks, water tankers, 4x4 busses, 4x4 logistics trucks and light recovery vehicles.

TATA has for years been selling vehicles to African militaries, such as the Uganda People’s Defence Force, Djibouti, Tanzania and Mozambican military.

A representative from TATA said that the company has a whole range of vehicles available to meet requirements, from busses to armoured personnel carriers, and that the company has a good presence in all of Africa, with agents/dealers in countries like Mozambique, Angola, Malawi, Kenya, DRC, Sudan, Djibouti, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast etc.

The Indian armed forces is TATA’s largest military customer and recently awarded the company a contract to supply 1 200 high mobility 6x6 trucks for the Indian Army – the largest single order awarded to a private Indian land systems supplier by the Indian Army. The contract is worth around $150 million.

TATA Kestrel Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle
​

TATA Motors on 10 July said it planned to double its revenue from its defence business over the next three years to $600 million. It generated some $316 million in revenue from defence contracts over the last three years, representing 3% of total revenue. Future contracts it is bidding for include 700 light armoured vehicles and 100 wheeled armoured personnel carriers for the Indian military.
​

TATA recently unveiled its new Kestrel 8x8 Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle., featuring a detachable crew pod and V-shaped hull.

Source:- Tata Motors banks on defence sector business, exports to drive 30-40% of its revenues - The Economic Times

 

[Water Car Engineer]

TATA DELIVERS NEARLY 600 MILITARY VEHICLES FOR UN

​

​

That thing is huge.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

That thing is huge.

TATA LPTA 3138 8X8 or High Mobility Vehicle 8x8 chassis - a replacement for the Tatra in service with the Indian Army - powered by a turbocharged diesel engine, developing 375 hp. Engine is mated to a 10-speed manual transmission - has good cross-country mobility - optional central tyre inflation system - fords water obstacles up to 1.4 m deep.

Tata Motors : Defence

 

[Water Car Engineer]

TATA LPTA 3138 8X8 or High Mobility Vehicle 8x8 chassis - a replacement for the Tatra in service with the Indian Army - powered by a turbocharged diesel engine, developing 375 hp. Engine is mated to a 10-speed manual transmission - has good cross-country mobility - optional central tyre inflation system - fords water obstacles up to 1.4 m deep.

Tata Motors : Defence

I know of the platform, but never saw it side by side with another vehicle before.

 

[MilSpec]

Very nice...

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Very recently TATA Motors won a contract to supply 1239 6x6 Multi-Axle Trucks to the Indian Army - deliveries to commence in December -

Tata Motors 6X6 High-Mobility MAV

The Tata 6X6 is designed for easy operability. The vehicle is easy to maintain, due to accessibility to its aggregates. The vehicle is fitted with central tire inflation system (CTIS) for mobility in soft sand desert conditions. The CTIS allows the driver to adjust the tyre pressure from his seat. The system provides the vehicle with better traction on different types of surfaces, especially when carrying vital and heavy loads. The Self-Recovery Winch assists in extraction of the vehicle (including other vehicles in the convoy) during operations. The vehicles cabin is modular with HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) and is fully-ready for up-armoring. High ground clearance enables better negotiation of gradients, sand dunes, off-road terrains, trenches with higher water & mud fording capabilities, whilst carrying designated military payloads. The vehicle is also capable of achieving sustained speeds of 40 kmph, on severe cross country terrains.

The Tata Motors 6X6 High-Mobility MAV can be customised for a wide range of applications such as -

• CGT (Common Gun Tower)
• MBRL (Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher)
• MFU (Missile Firing Unit)
• MSV (Missile Service Vehicle)
• FSV (Field Service Vehicle)
• SRSAM (Short Range Surface to Air Missile)
• QRSAM (Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile) vehicle
• LLQRM (Low Level Quick Reaction Missile) vehicle
• MRV (Medium Recovery Vehicle)

Source:- TATA Motors Media Centre
Tata Motors to Supply 1239 6x6 Multi-Axle Trucks to the Indian Army - News

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

The exports also include 8x8 TATA truck chassis - The Tor-M2KM SAM system has been mounted on the mass-produced motor chassis of TATA Motors providing detection of air targets on the move and their firing at short halt - successfully passed trials followed by the acceptance tests in October 2014 at the firing range Kapustin Yar​

IDN TAKE: M2KM Air Defense System tested on TATA Chassis | Indian Defence News
@Mr.Nair