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Indian Army buying more BMP-2s, updating tank fleet
India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the acquisition of 156 BMP-2/BMP-2K IFVs on 20 February, which will be licence-produced by the state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
The DAC released funds of $175.5 million for these, as well as additional money for a survey training vessel to be ...
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