Indian Army for upgrade of 2,600 BMPs

The Indian Army has declared interest in undertaking a comprehensive upgrade of its BMP-2/2K that effects mobility, fire power and survivability upgrade. The upgrades are to be incorporated in both the existing fleet of BMPs and the ones which are likely to be produced in future. The Army has revealed that approximately 2,600 vehicles (including retro-fitment and new production) are likely to be covered under the new requirement. The upgrade is the most comprehensive effort to modernise the huge number of BMP-2 and 2Ks curre…