Tata readies armoured offerings
Tata Motors is confident that a decision on which companies have been down-selected for the Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) programme will be announced in the first quarter of 2017.
The Indian company worth $42 billion is now deepening its foray into combat vehicles, and it is relying on its extensive capability to corner the Indian Army’s $12 billion FICV programme to replace the Indian Army’s fleet of 2,610 Russian-designed BMP IFVs.
V.S Noronha, vice president of Tata Motors’ defence business, recently said at a Delhi press briefing, ‘Tata Motors’ DNA in mobility, combined with its experience in light
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