Ordnance Factory Board Mine Protected Vehicle information
Light tactical military vehicle
Ordnance Factory Board Mine Protected Vehicle
An Aditya-type MPV.
Type
Infantry mobility vehicle
Place of origin
India
Service history
Used by
See Operators
Wars
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Nepalese Civil War
Production history
Manufacturer
Ordnance Factory Board
Produced
2001 – present
Variants
See Variants
Specifications
Length
6.00 metres
Width
2.90 metres
Height
3.07 metres
Crew
2 (Crew) + 10 (Passengers)
Main armament
Turret for light/medium machine gun or a Remote weapon station mounted on top.
Engine
Diesel
Power/weight
11 Tons at 1400 kg
Ground clearance
305 mm (ground) 1000 mm (fording)
Operational range
1,000 km (621 mi)
The Ordnance Factory Board Mine Protected Vehicle (OFB MPV)[1] is a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected-type vehicle used by the Indian Army and the Central Reserve Police Force as an armored personnel carrier to transport personnel with protection from explosives and small arms fire.[2][3] The MPV’s construction was based on the Casspir Mk II, which India used in the 1990s.[4]
The Mine Protected Vehicle has been improved by Ordnance Factory Board after feedback from the CRPF based on their experience in encountering powerful improvised explosive devices that were able to destroy them and kill the occupants inside during ambushes.
As of 2018, 12 MPVs were lost to IED ambushes.[5]
^Sukhpreet Singh (4 April 2012). "Ordnance Factory Board showcases Yuktirath". Zig Wheels. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^Gordon Arthur (17 October 2016). "Indian Army buys more MPVs". Shepard Media. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^"Government to procure more mine-protected vehicles for paramilitary force". Economic Times. 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019.
^Radul Bedi. "Indian Army orders 250 MPVs for use in counter-terrorism operations". Jane's. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^Deeptiman Tiwary (15 March 2018). "Analysis: How protected are Mine-Protected Vehicles?". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018.
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