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INDIAN LIGHT TANK
BRIEF OF PROJECT
1. Name of the Proposal. Procurement of Light Tanks for Indian Army.
2. User Directorate in SHQ. Directorate General of Armoured Corps (AC-4).
3. Introduction. Further to the RFI uploaded on the MoD Website on 23 Apr

2021. The Project for Procurement of the Indian Light Tank (ILT) has now been
accorded ‘Approval in Principle’ to be progressed under the Make-I Category.
4. Brief Description. ILT with capability to act as a multiple weapon platform

along with infusion of niche technology will obviate the current capability deficiency
and will enhance overall operational effectiveness index of the Indian Army (IA) and
cater for emerging threats by flexible use of equipment in varied terrain. The ILT is
envisaged to be as lethal and survivable as the current tanks and will have major
mobility advantage to be employed majorly in High Altitude Areas and Marginal
Terrain. ILTs with superior mobility, all terrain agility, multi-layered protection,
precision lethal firepower, real time situational awareness duly integrating available
niche technology will offer multiple options for rapid operational employment
enabling the IA to execute operations across the entire continuum of conflict against
diverse threat and equipment profile of the adversaries.
5. Proposal. A battle tank is a system of systems and is a fusion of apex

technologies existing in the realm of land systems. The project for the ILT will
provide a unique opportunity to the Indigenous Defence Industry to come together
and realise a truly ‘Designed and Developed in India’ battle system as a national
effort. It will enable India to join the league of select nations possessing this
capability. It will also help to build research and manufacturing capabilities for future
projects like the FRCV, FICV apart from the technological spinoffs benefitting a host
of civil/dual use applications. The Ministry of Defence, GoI, intends to procure 354
Light Tanks.
6. Broad Technical Parameters. The broad technical parameters are as given

below. The same would be further elaborated in the Project Definition Document
(PDD).
Specification Parameters
(a) Basic (i) Combat Weight not to exceed 25+10% Tons.

Configuration (ii) Transportable by in service aircraft, ships, rail
and road infrastructure.
(iii) Crew – three (03).
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(b) Fire Power & (i) Main Gun. 105mm and above calibre.
Lethality (ii) Elevation Depression. Elevation minimum 20°
and Depression minimum 10° through the Traverse of
360°.
(iii) Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM). Capable of
firing a 3rd or higher generation ATGM preferably a
Gun Tube Launched ATGM.
(iv) Lethality.
(aa) KE Ammunition. Defeat 500mm RHA
target at 2000m at 60° angle of attack.
(ab) CE Ammunition. Defeat 800mm RHA
target at 2000m at 60° angle of attack.
(ac) ATGM. Defeat 800mm RHA target at
5000m.
(c) Survivability (i) Active Protection System (APS).

(aa) Essential - Soft Kill, Desirable - Hard Kill.
(ab) Cater for countermeasures to varied
threats incl top attack.
(ii) Passive Protection.
(aa) Frontal 60⁰ Arc – Protection equivalent to
600mm RHAe.
(ab) All round including Top and Bottom –
STANAG level 3.
(ac) Hybrid / Composite armour protection
against top attack munitions.
(ad) Modular Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA).
(iii) Electronics. Offensive and defensive Electronic

Countermeasures (ECM) and Counter-
Countermeasures (ECCM).
(iv) Missile Warning System. LASER Warning
System with Directional smoke dispenser as Counter
Measure.
(v) Signature Management. Suppress Audio,
Visual, Thermal and Electromagnetic (EM)
Signatures by at least 25%.
(vi) Counter RPA and Anti Drone capability.
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(d) Mobility (i) P/W Ratio. Not less than 30 HP/Ton.
(ii) Nominal Ground Pressure (NGP). Not
exceeding 0.7 Kg/Cm².
(iii) Operational Range. 300Km in cross country
and 450 Km on road.
(e) Communication (i) Software Defined Radio.

(ii) Multi format communication – Voice, data,
multimedia.
(iii) Hands free internal communication for crew.
(f) Situational (i) Hybrid Inertial/GPS Navigation System.

Awareness (ii) Integration with Battle Field Management
System.
(iii) Situational Awareness through Drones.
(iv) Blue Force Tracker on a digital map background.
(v)
(g) Force (i) Integrated Surveillance and Targeting System
Multipliers (ISATS) for Mechanised Forces.
(ii) Drone Support / Control Capability.
(iii) Anti-Drone / Counter RPA Capability.
(h) Other (i) Vetronics and Predictive vehicle maintenance
Capabilities system.
(ii) Auxiliary Power Unit (APU).
(iii) Preheater.
(iv) Environment Control Unit.
(v) Embedded Training Modules.
7. Indigenous Content (IC) / Categorisation. Successful development under

Make-I would result in acquisition, from successful Development Agency (DA),
through the ‘Buy (Indian-IDDM)’ category with indigenous design and Development
and a minimum of 50% IC.
8. Disclaimer. This project brief is neither an agreement and nor an offer by the
MoD to the prospective bidders or any other person. The purpose of this project brief
is to provide interested parties with information that may be useful to them in
submitting their proposals pursuant to this project brief. The questionnaire has been
prepared to obtain information for the feasibility study to assess the status of
enabling technologies and capabilities of the Indian industry. This project brief
includes statements, which reflect various assumptions and assessments arrived at
by the MoD in relation to the project. This project brief, questionnaire and any
assumptions, assessments and statements made herein do not purport to contain all
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the information that each responding entity may require. The responding entity shall
bear all its costs associated with or relating to the preparation and submission of
proposal pursuant to this project brief and the questionnaire. Wherever necessary,
MoD reserves the right to amend or supplement the information, assessment or
assumptions contained in this project brief and the questionnaire. The MoD reserves
the right to withdraw the project brief and the questionnaire or foreclose the
procurement case at any stage. The issuance of this project brief and the
questionnaire does not imply that the MoD is bound to shortlist a responding entity
for the Project. The MoD also reserves the right to disqualify any responding entity
should it be so necessary at any stage on grounds of National Security.
9. Contact Details.
Col AC-4 (FRCV & EM)

Dte Gen Armd Corps (AC-4)
IHQ of MoD (Army)
A Wing, Sena Bhawan
New Delhi -110011
Email – xecoord-2020@gov.in

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INDIAN LIGHT TANK

1. Name of the Proposal. Procurement of Light Tanks for Indian Army.

2. User Directorate in SHQ. Directorate General of Armoured Corps (AC-4).

3. Introduction. Further to the RFI uploaded on the MoD Website on 23 Apr

4. Brief Description. ILT with capability to act as a multiple weapon platform

5. Proposal. A battle tank is a system of systems and is a fusion of apex

6. Broad Technical Parameters. The broad technical parameters are as given

(a) Basic (i) Combat Weight not to exceed 25+10% Tons.

(c) Survivability (i) Active Protection System (APS).

(iii) Electronics. Offensive and defensive Electronic

(e) Communication (i) Software Defined Radio.

(f) Situational (i) Hybrid Inertial/GPS Navigation System.

7. Indigenous Content (IC) / Categorisation. Successful development under

Col AC-4 (FRCV & EM)

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