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ASHOK LEYLAND
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TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INDIAN DEFENCE
drive Stallion vehicles powered by 230 hp BS III driveline in 4x4 & 6x6 configurations, Fully Built Vehicles and 165 kW MPV Kits. Ashok Leyland vehicles entered United Nations Peace Keeping Force fleets at Mali and South Sudan. Ashok Leyland has contracts with UN OPS, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria. Ashok Leyland HMV vehicles have also been integrated by Global players for BAMSE Short Range Surface to Air Missile (SRSAM) and for the Mounted Gun System for Indian Army considering their capabilities in all weather & terrain conditions. Going forward, the Company has on the anvil a family of modern, reliable, war-worthy vehicles, with high commonality of parts. •
ASIAN WHO’S WHO
L-R: Super Stallion, Ambulance, MBPV and MPV
REGIONAL BALANCE
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shok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and Technology leaders in the Indian commercial vehicle industry is a pioneer in the design, development and manufacture of special vehicles for the armed forces for over four decades. The development of the futuristic ‘Stallion 4x4’ has greatly contributed to the modernization of the logistics of the Indian army. Following this, Ashok Leyland’s Stallion 4x4 has grown to a 75,000 strong fleet and this has become the veritable backbone of logistics operations making Ashok Leyland the largest supplier of logistics vehicles to the Indian army. In 2010, the Indian defence market for high mobility vehicles was opened to private sector and Ashok Leyland took this opportunity in developing Super Stallion 6x6, 8x8, 10x10 and 12x12 configurations. These vehicles have been successfully inducted into the army after extensive evaluation. These vehicles are now widely considered for Radars, BCP, Missile launcher/carrier. Ashok Leyland through its associate company Ashok Leyland Defence Systems Ltd has made foray into the armoured vehicles business segment with introduction of its state of the art Medium Bullet Proof Vehicles (MBPV 4x4), Mine Protected Vehicle (MPV 4x4) and Personnel Protected Vehicle (PPC 4x4). Ashok Leyland is in the forefront in perceiving challenging and demanding Army’s needs and rendering viable solutions. In the last five years, Ashok Leyland has added HMV 8x8, Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) 6x6 (As Common Gun Tower) on Super Stallion platform, Air conditioned Ambulance 4x4 & Ambulance 4x2 on Stallion platform. This is in addition to existing products like Recovery Vehicle, Insulated Water Bowser, Refrigerated Lorry, ATF Refueller & Truck Driving Simulator, etc. The Defence Exports portfolio grew with left hand
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