Ordnance Factory Medak to roll out mine-proof BMP tanks soon

Indian Army facing Chinese aggression at the borders will soon be fortified with all new mine-proof Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV) and special high altitude vehicles. The military hardware is being manufactured at Ordnance Factory Medak, at Yeddumailaram in Sangareddy district. The FICV will be equipped with Instant Fire Detection and Suppression system (IFDSS).

The only Ordnance Factory in the Telugu speaking States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which played a strategic role in building and supplying military hardware since its inception in 1984, is developing a prototype for Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles to move on plain surface. Advances in the flagship Sarath BMP 2 armoured vehicles are also made by the factory, which has so far rolled out more than 3,000 armoured vehicles. New BMP will be equipped with night vision capability, which gives the tank driver, commander, and gunman a 360-degree view even at night. Currently, the BMP lacks night vision capability, literally leaving the 14.5-ton metal giant blind after sunset.