T-90 Bhishma
A modern main battle tank of Russian design, one of the main tanks of the Armoured Corps. Many are assembled in India.
Indian Army
Army equipment
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Photo: Doordarshan, Government Open Data License – India · Wikimedia Commons T-72 Ajeya
A Soviet-origin tank that has served the Army for decades. It has been upgraded several times.
Photo: Government of India, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Arjun
India's own main battle tank, designed by DRDO and built at Avadi.
Photo: Government of India, Government Open Data License – India · Wikimedia Commons Zorawar light tank
A light tank being developed for mountain areas such as Ladakh, named after General Zorawar Singh.
Photo: Indian Navy, Government Open Data License – India · Wikimedia Commons BMP-2 Sarath
An infantry combat vehicle: a tracked armoured vehicle that carries infantry and fights alongside tanks.
Photo: Mick from Northamptonshire, England, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Bofors FH-77B
A 155 mm towed howitzer from Sweden. It became well known for its use in the Kargil War in 1999.
Photo: Sigma147, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons K9 Vajra-T
A self-propelled gun: a 155 mm gun on a tracked vehicle that can move with the tanks.
Photo: U.S. Army National Guard (Sgt. Grayson Cavaliere), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons M777 ultra-light howitzer
A light 155 mm towed gun that can be lifted by helicopter, useful in the mountains.
Photo: Government of India, Government Open Data License – India · Wikimedia Commons Dhanush
An Indian-made 155 mm towed gun developed from the Bofors design.
Photo: DRDO, Government of India, Government Open Data License – India · Wikimedia Commons ATAGS
The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System, an Indian-designed 155 mm gun.
Photo: Hemant.rawat1234, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher
An Indian rocket launcher that fires many rockets in a short time to cover a large area.
Photo: Boevaya mashina, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Smerch
A long-range heavy rocket launcher from Russia.
Photo: Saurabh1212, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons INSAS rifle
The Indian Small Arms System, the standard Indian-made rifle for many years.
Photo: Sumbria.vikramaditya, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons AK-203
A modern assault rifle of the Kalashnikov family, made in Korwa, Amethi, in Uttar Pradesh.
Photo: Sumbria.vikramaditya, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons SIG Sauer 716
A rifle bought from the United States for front-line troops.
Photo: Ajai Shukla, CC BY 2.5 India · Wikimedia Commons Nag anti-tank missile
An Indian anti-tank guided missile developed by DRDO. It is a "fire-and-forget" missile: it finds the target by itself.
Photo: Ank Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Prithvi
The first missile developed under India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme: a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
Photo: Indian Navy, Government Open Data License – India · Wikimedia Commons BrahMos (land-attack)
A supersonic cruise missile made by an India-Russia joint venture. The Army uses a land-attack version. The name comes from the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers.
Photo: Ministry of Defence, Government Open Data License – India · Wikimedia Commons Akash
An Indian medium-range surface-to-air missile system that protects areas against aircraft and drones. Used by the Army and the Air Force.
Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Igla-S
A shoulder-fired missile a soldier can use against low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
Photo: Ayonpradhan, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons L-70 gun
A 40 mm anti-aircraft gun that has served the air defence regiments for a long time.
Photo: KALX999, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ALH Dhruv
An Indian-built multi-role helicopter used by the Army Aviation Corps for transport, rescue and reconnaissance.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Heron drone
A medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft used to watch borders and send back pictures.
Aviation and drones Nagastra-1
An Indian-made "loitering munition": a small drone that flies over an area and then dives onto its target.