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On 08-June-2015, Indian Army has issued Request for Information (RFI) from Vendors for design of Future Universal Combat Platform upon which new Main Battle tank will be developed to replace existing Soviet-era T-72 Main battle tanks in the Armoured Corps which will enter service in Indian Army by 2025-27.
“Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV)” under which RFI has been issued requested Design Bureaus from India and Abroad to submit their Design information by 31-July-2015.
Director General Mechanised Forces (DGMF) of Indian Army which has issued RFI tender and idrw.org has gone through the tender documents Under which an “FRCV” a Universal Combat Platform will be developed upon which Indian Army plans to develop array of Armoured combat vehicles which will serve Indian Army post-2025.
Indian Army plans to use FRCV platform to develop Tracked Main Battle Tank which will be Primary variant and will be followed up with ” Tracked Light Tank “, “Wheeled Version “, ” Bridge Layer Tank (BLT) “, “Trawl Tank and Mine Ploughs”, “Armoured Recovery Vehicle”, “Self-propelled gun (SPG)” , ” anti-aircraft tank” , “Artillery Observation Vehicle.” Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle, ” Armoured ambulance “.
FRCV will be executed in Three stages 1) Design 2) Prototype Developmental stage 3 ) Production stage. Tender asked for radical new design which will cater “future” battlefield environment and technological possibilities which will address the future battlefield scenario of Indian Army.
Army wants FRCV to be developed on a modular concept with a high degree of flexibility in a manner that as a tank platform, it can address the varying requirements of different terrain configurations.
Salient features of FRCV asked for in tender documents are
Dimensions: Army wants FRCV to be in ” Medium Tank ” Category. Which will allow the new platform to be used on existing infrastructure and terrain of Indian western border and will be easy to transport.
Crew: The number of crew members should be such that they can perform their designated tasks, and operate all onboard systems without hindrance and without any overlapping of duties/ responsibilities.
Fire Power: Should be well matched to contemporary MBTs in engagement ranges, all-weather day/night fighting capability, depth of penetration and variety of ammunition. Should have very high accuracy [High FRHP (First Round Hit Probability)] and very high lethality [High SSKP (Single Shot Kill Probability)], at par with contemporary MBTs.
Protection: Should provide very high all-around protection, including ballistic, active and any other form of anti-armor technologies, to ensure survivability in the contemporary and future battlefield.
Should incorporate signature reduction technologies.
High response evasion/ anti-detection system.
Mobility: Should have an adequately high power-to-weight ratio to enable all onboard systems to be run simultaneously, without disrupting the agility and mobility of the vehicle. Should have high operating range, comparable to contemporary MBTs.
Indian Army issues RFI for New Main Battle Tank Design | idrw.org
