Bangalore. BEML Ltd, a leading defence equipment manufacturer and a ‘Schedule A’ company of the Government of India under the Ministry of Defence (MoD), received a prestigious order from Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the supply of 330 High Mobility Vehicles (HMVs) for Pinaka Project at an approximate cost of Rs 842 crore.
Pinaka is a multi-barrel rocket launcher developed indigenously for the Indian Army and produced in India with the involvement of Public Sector and Private Sector Defence Industries. The multi-barrel launcher system is mounted on the highly rugged BEML truck, much acclaimed for its off-road mobility and would provide the Indian Army with vital manoeuvrability on the battlefield.
With involvement of BEML in the manufacturing of High Mobility vehicles with superior features under the ‘Make in India’ programme, this order is considered to be the big boost in the company’s order book thus also demonstrating BEML’s efforts under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative. The HMVs will be manufactured at BEML’s Palakkad Plant in Kerala and the supply of the vehicle platforms would be completed in three years.
“We are proud to support MoD under the ‘Make in India’ project for supply of 330 BEML Heavy Duty Trucks for the Pinaka regiments that will further enhance the combat capabilities of the Indian Army. BEML signifies the true spirit and be an enabler for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’,” said Dr Deepak Kumar Hota, CMD, BEML Limited.
