Indian Army Signs Contract With L&T and BAE Systems for BvS10 Sindhu Vehicles
The Indian Army has signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for the procurement of BvS10 Sindhu all-terrain vehicles, marking a major boost to its operational mobility across India’s diverse and demanding terrain. The programme is being executed in collaboration with BAE Systems, with a strong emphasis on indigenous manufacturing under India’s Make in India initiative.
Under the agreement, L&T will manufacture the BvS10 Sindhu at its Armoured Systems Complex in Hazira, Gujarat. The production will be supported by technical and design assistance from BAE Systems Hägglunds, the original equipment manufacturer of the BvS10 platform. The contract also includes an integrated logistics support package covering initial deployment, maintenance, training, and long-term life-cycle sustainment.
A Vehicle Tailored for India’s Extreme Conditions
The BvS10 Sindhu is an upgraded version of the combat-proven BvS10 articulated all-terrain vehicle, adapted specifically to meet India’s unique operational requirements. Designed to operate in extreme environments, the vehicle is optimised for high-altitude regions, deserts, marshlands, snowbound areas, and amphibious operations.
The upgraded platform successfully completed a series of demanding trials, demonstrating exceptional performance in both sea-level environments and high-altitude regions. These trials validated the vehicle’s unmatched mobility, reliability, and adaptability across a wide range of climatic and terrain conditions encountered by the Indian Army.
Supporting Defence Modernisation and Make in India
“The BvS10’s unmatched mobility, flexibility, and performance in extreme climatic conditions are critical attributes highlighted by the Indian Army,” said Tommy Gustafsson Rask, Managing Director of BAE Systems Hägglunds. “We are proud to support India’s defence modernisation through this licensing programme, which embodies our commitment to local manufacturing and technology transfer under the Make in India initiative.”
The BvS10 Sindhu programme will enhance the Indian Army’s operational, strategic, and tactical mobility across diverse deployment scenarios. At the same time, it strengthens India’s domestic defence manufacturing ecosystem by increasing industrial self-reliance and securing long-term supply chains for critical military capabilities.
A Strategic Industry Partnership
“This contract marks a significant milestone in India’s defence landscape,” said Arun Ramchandani, Senior Vice President and Head of L&T’s Precision Engineering & Systems. “It reaffirms L&T’s capabilities in systems engineering and industrial-scale manufacturing of defence-critical platforms, complemented by a proven global vehicle and the extensive defence credentials of BAE Systems.”
The partnership represents a forward-looking model for global security of supply, combining world-class technology with indigenous production to ensure critical defence capabilities remain available, scalable, and sustainable even during periods of international disruption.
Proven Mobility and Mission Flexibility
According to Darren Restarick, Regional Director at BAE Systems Hägglunds, the programme reflects exceptional teamwork and marks the first expansion of the BvS10 platform into Asia. The BvS10’s articulated design provides exceptional manoeuvrability across snow, ice, sand, mud, swamps, rocky terrain, and steep mountain slopes. Its amphibious capability enables operations in flooded areas and coastal waters.
The vehicle’s modular design allows rapid reconfiguration for multiple roles, including troop transport, command and control, medical evacuation, logistics support, repair and recovery, situational awareness, and vehicle-mounted lethality. Already in service with armed forces in Austria, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom—and on order for Germany—the BvS10 Sindhu brings proven global capability to the Indian Army’s future force structure.