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03 January 2024
by Kapil Kajal & Nidhi Dalal
The Armado LSV (pictured above) is equipped with an in-service Global Positioning System (GPS), detachable and adjustable modular racks, an automatic grenade launcher, an electric winch, a high-frequency radio, and screen and window mesh protection. (MDSL)
The Indian Army has deployed an unknown number of 4×4 Light Specialist Vehicles (LSVs) known as Armado in the Rajouri-Poonch sector near the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan, Lieutenant Colonel Suneel Bartwal, the Indian Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Public Relations Officer (PRO) for Jammu region, told
Janes
on 3 January.
“The vehicles have been inducted and deployed in the service [Indian Army] in the Rajouri-Poonch sector,” Lt Col Bartwal said.
However, Lt Col Bartwal did not specify the number of vehicles inducted and deployed, citing security issues.
The vehicles are manufactured by Indian company Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd (MDSL).
In June 2023 Colonel Manish Kumar (retd), MDSL head of sales and marketing for land systems, told
Janes
that the first batch will comprise 40 Armados.
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