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India's military set to get its own version of the iconic US Army Humvee

Mahindras will supply 1,300 of light-specialist vehicles for Rs 1,056 crore

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The light-specialist vehicles are indigenously designed and developed by Mahindra Defence Systems

Ajai Shukla New Delhi
India’s military is set to get its own version of the iconic US Army Humvee, the light tactical vehicle that came to symbolise battlefield mobility. 

“The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Mahindra Defence Systems (MDSL) for supply of 1,300 Light Specialist Vehicles (LSV) to the Indian Army, at a cost of Rs 1,056 crore, in New Delhi on March 22. The induction of vehicles is planned to be completed in four years,” stated an MoD press release on Monday.

“The LSV is a modern fighting vehicle and will be authorised to various fighting units for carriage of medium machine