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India Defence Online, New Delhi — The Indian defence public sector unit Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) has bagged a contract for the supply of 788 BEML TATRA vehicles for the Indian Army. The order for 788 BEML TATRA vehicles is worth $140 million and the Indian Defence Ministry has made a 50 per cent advance payment for the same.
The order for 788 BEML TATRA vehicles comprises of the supply of different BEML TATRA Variants for the Indian Army. The order consists of 498 numbers of 8×8 vehicles, 278 numbers of 6×6 vehicles with Winch and 12 numbers of 6×6 vehicles without Winch. These 788 BEML TATRA vehicles have to be delivered to Indian Army within a period of 18 months
The BEML TATRA 8×8 vehicles are multi-terrain vehicles used for tank transportation as well as personnel. These are provided with a winch for self recovery and the loading of dead tanks on to the trailer. They are also used for the mounting of RADAR systems as well as bridge laying systems in the Indian Army. The vehicle has a payload capacity of 12000 kilograms.
As for the BEML TATRA 6 x 6 vehicles, they are high mobility vehicles with a payload capacity of 8000 kilograms. These are useful for towing trailers on public roads up to 65,000 kilograms and on terrain conditions trailer weighing up to 16,000 kilograms. These vehicles are also provided with winch for self recovery and recovery of other vehicles. BEML TATRA vehicles are also provided with a centralised tyre inflation/deflation system inside the cabin which enables the inflation/deflation of tyres depending on terrain conditions.
With the addition of this contract for Indian Army, BEML’s order book has crossed the $1.28 billion mark. BEML operates in three core businesses which are mining and construction, rail and metro and defence and aerospace.
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