14 March 2024
by Kapil Kajal
The BMP-2M IFV – pictured above from India’s DefExpo 2022 held in Gujarat – is a BMP-2 featuring armament upgrades. (Janes/Kapil Kajal)
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with state-owned Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) to upgrade the armament of 693 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to the BMP-2M standard, the MoD said in a press release on 13 March.
Under this contract, the AVNL will upgrade the Indian Army’s BMP-2s with night-fighting capability, gunner main sight, panoramic commander sight, and fire-control system (FCS) with an automatic target tracker, the MoD added.
The FCS and night-fighting capabilities for the BMP-2M are developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in collaboration with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), the MoD said.
The AVNL unveiled its BMP-2M for the first time at DefExpo 2022, held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, in October.
The company told
Janes
at the time that the BMP-2M is a BMP-2 featuring armament upgrade such as the addition of a third-generation sighting system and multifunctional display for gunner and commander, and an integrated FCS for all weapons.
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- Source: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/india-signs-a-contract-to-upgrade-bmp-2-ifvs
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