India Inc is getting serious about defence projects. Mahindra Defence, part of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, and BAE Systems, are in discussion to jointly develop an Indian mine protected vehicle based on BAE Systems’ highly successful RG-31 mine protected vehicle. BAE Systems has supplied 165 mine protected vehicles, Casspir, to the Indian Army since 1999.At this year’s 5th Defence and Naval Exhibition (DEFEXPO), a BAE Systems RG-31 will be on display on the Mahindra Defence stand. Nearly 600 RG-31s are in service with the U.S., Canada, and other forces, including the United Nations. Under the US Department of Defense’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected programme, 624 RG-31s have been ordered.“Mahindra Defence Systems is in the business of providing vehicle protection to defence forces,” said Brigadier Khutub Hai, CEO of Mahindra Defence Systems.
