Bharat Forge Limited recently dispatched 16 Made-In-India Kalyani M4 vehicles to the Indian Army. This is a part of the United Nations Peacekeeping deployment. The Kalyani M4 is a state-of-the-art Armoured Personnel Carrier. This vehicle gets high levels of protection for the occupants against high Kinetic Energy threats. This includes protection from severe mine blasts and grenades as well.
What Is The Kalyani M4?
The Kalyani M4 is a Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicle (Heavy) manufactured indigenously by Bharat Forge Ltd. The company mentioned that this armored vehicle is capable of carrying an Infantry Platoon in full combat gear. The Kalyani M4 successfully completed a series of extreme vehicle tests in some of the toughest terrains in India. Bharat Forge talked about how proud they feel for delivering the Made in India Kalyani M4 for UN Peacekeeping missions These are the key events that encourage companies to work for the benefit of the armed Forces.
Made In India M4 Takes On The World
Moreover, this also resonates perfectly with the central government’s vision for Atmanirbharat and self-reliance in the defense sector. The design and manufacturing of these vehicles keep the crew’s safety and vehicle performance as paramount factors. Thus, Kalyani M4 has been ergonomically and aesthetically designed to allow maximum crew safety without any compromise to perform their duties in an optimum manner.
The Kalyani M4 has the capability to enhance the required combat power in minimum time in all types of terrain. The vehicle boasts a combat radius of approximately 800 kms. The vehicle gets all sorts of modern military-grade power terrain. Bharat Forge claims Kalyani M4 the best mobility platform available in the world. The vehicle stands capable of withstanding three 10 kg TNT charges under the wheels and one 50 kg IED blast at one side. In fact, variants such as the Ambulance and command post vehicles have been delivered to the Indian Army in the past.
Recently, the Indian Army’s northern command inducted the Kalyani M4 to its fleet of armored vehicles. This was under an emergency procurement amid the China-India border standoff.
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