Mahindra ALSV: How INDIA's Own Hummer is a Game Changer for Army?

This is French Sherpa Light This is a South African RG32 scout This is LTV built by Kia in Korea And this is American JLTV built by Oshkosh an American company It has replaced Humvee All these vehicles come under the category of Light Multi-utility Armoured Vehicle These armored vehicles are used by armed forces in a warzone for movement along with protection And all these vehicles have something in common All these vehicles are ground-up developed by the companies of their respective countries

By keeping in mind the requirements of their armed forces But the shocking fact is that In spite of having the second-largest army in the world India did not have any such in-house built type of vehicle till now In the name of a light utility armored vehicle Mahindra's Rakshak was being used till now This vehicle was built on the chassis of a Donar vehicle But sooner or later India has also developed such vehicles at the international level And we get to know about it for the first time when on

22 March 2021 SP Shukla who is the defense, aero, and agro head in the Mahindra Group Revealed on Twitter that Mahindra Defence has received an order Worth INR 156 Crores from the Army In this order, Mahindra Defence has to deliver fully ground-up developed 1300 Light Armoured Tactical Vehicles to the Indian army Instantly after this news came out The whole YouTube feed was filled with the videos They were providing information about this vehicle But still, people could not understand Why this

is the Tejas Movement in India? In terms of the Armoured Vehicles And obviously, I am saying this because Mahindra and Mahindra has ground up developed this ALSV, Armoured Light Specialist Vehicle in India By keeping in mind the requirements of the Indian army Tejas aircraft was also built like this This is a big achievement for India because The Indian borders are present in highly diverse lands Somewhere it is desert and somewhere mountains And today, many countries buy these types of vehicles

from other countries And many companies build such vehicles by modifying a vehicle on the donor chassis Indian Rakshak Vehicle is also built similarly And the other point is that If India has the IP rights to build such vehicles Like Mahindra and Mahindra has for its ALSV We could also sell these vehicles to the other countries Especially in developing countries because India is known for its cost-effective engineering And that's why we would understand in this video What is this vehicle? What

is the purpose of this vehicle? Which foreign vehicles are in the competition for this vehicle? And how useful this vehicle is going to be for the Indian army? We will also get to know from this vehicle To what extent are the export capabilities of India's Defence Sector going to increase The story of this vehicle starts from the fact that you have not subscribed to this channel 80% of the viewers on this channel have not subscribed to the channel Kindly subscribe to the channel, it is absolutel

y free Let's get further in the video Indian Army is the second largest army in the whole world It is ranked after China as I told you earlier But according to the global Firepower index In terms of the number of Armoured Vehicles, India is ranked in the 7th position And we are even ranked below countries like Turkey, Japan, and South Korea We could consider the other countries But having a rank below Turkey This fact is quite disturbing But this fact is not surprising because Either India direc

tly imports these vehicles from South Africa Or India develops these vehicles by involving in joint ventures with them This increases the dependency of India on the South African companies And we also have to spend more which causes several limitations But if we talk about the South Korean Army It is ranked higher than us They use the light tactical vehicle that is developed by the Korean homegrown company Kia It also comes under the category of Mahindra's ALSV vehicle And since it is completely

developed by Kia in South Korea That's why there is no limit to the number of these vehicles in South Korea South Korea has 10,000 such Vehicles And this is a huge number Even though India is importing such vehicles from South Africa But in reality, in terms of the Light Tactical Vehicles Indian Army still does not have any such vehicle And I am saying this because We should first understand the classification of such vehicles There are two categories of Armoured Vehicles within an Army The fir

st type is Infantry Fighting Vehicles Their role is offensive rather than defensive These are used in wars Like BMP 1 and BMP 2 And soon Tata Kestrel is going to be phased out It is also an infantry fighting vehicle And the other type is Armoured Personal Carriers, APCs It further has two categories One is Mine Resisted Ambush Protected Carriers These are also called MRAPs And the second is Light Multi Utility Vehicles We would compare the technical differences in both of these types of vehicles

later in the video But in short, the MRAPs can carry heavier loads And these also provide more protection But these are very lightly agile because of their heavy weight But the LMUVs are faster and maneuverable And these can also be carried and dropped by aircraft Mahindra's ALSV also comes under this category But today light tactical vehicles are also called MRAPs Because these have also started providing protection against mines But the protection provided by these vehicles does match the pro

tection by true MRAPs And that's why these vehicles are categorized separately If we talk about the Indian army then They have Casspir MK 2 as MRAP of the South African origin Or its licensed version Aditya It is manufactured locally in an ordinance factory And recently Kalyani M4 is also categorized under this category It is based on the Mbombe 4 of the South Africa And in the same category, these vehicles manufactured by Mahindra and Tata are also categorized But in the name of Light Utility V

ehicles Indian army only had composite armored plated Mahindra Rakshak that is based on the chassis of commander Jeep And this vehicle was not at all capable of the military Yes, this vehicle provides protection against the rounds fired from 7.62 or AK47 But in the end, it is a Jeep And that's why it does not provide any protection against mines But one more thing is observed in this vehicle Since Rakshak is based on the donor vehicle Like Scorpio It is observed in these vehicles that their engi

ne and transmission are capable to hold the weight of the vehicle That was developed by the Original Equipment Manufacturer That means around 1600 to 1800 KGs But since armory is added to these vehicles Their weight could go upto 2600 KGs Due to this, these vehicles are felt highly sluggish in the mountains And in spite of the fact that developing this vehicle is not any rocket science Still, help was taken from the Israeli-based company Plasan But if we compare this vehicle with the latest Mahi

ndra and Mahindra ALSV It is observed that this vehicle is truly capable for the military And that's why this car is replacing Rakshak To understand this vehicle well We must look at the specifications of this vehicle Hence, without any further delay, we must jump to the specifications of this vehicle This vehicle has an Electronically Controlled Turbo Charged six-cylinder engine developed by Steyr This is a diesel-based engine This vehicle produces 215 Horsepower at 3600 RPM And generates an ex

ceptional torque of 500 NM at 2000 RPM This vehicle could attain a speed of 60 KMPH from a standstill in only 12 seconds It is appropriate according to its size and weight And this vehicle is capable of carrying 6-8 people along with a payload of 1000 KGs It has four-wheel drive It has a 4-6 automatic speed transmission And this vehicle has Double Wishbone independent suspension in both the front and rear Differential locks are also present in the front and back Due to this, it becomes a highly

off-roading compatible vehicle But here we are talking about a military vehicle Hence it is not enough to talk only about its off-roading capabilities So let's talk about the specifications related to the army Let's start this with Armouring This vehicle has CEMV 7 i.e. the highest ballistic protection Due to this, this vehicle can even withstand high-velocity steel-piercing rounds And this has NATO 4567 Stanag standards It tells about the extent to which can any vehicle could provide protection

against mines And it has been observed in the ALSV that This vehicle has stanag level 2 This vehicle can withstand an explosive upto 6KG And it can even survive 155 MM mortar shells shooted from a distance of 80 Metre And this vehicle has stanag level 1 protection at the front and back This can also be upgraded to 2 more levels And this vehicle can also carry up to 400kg of battle load This also has tyres that can be driven up to 50 KM without air This vehicle also has a tyre inflation system T

hrough which you can fill the air in the tyres sitting inside the vehicle It has a gun hatch And additionally, it also has the provision to mount a grenade launcher, medium machine gun, and surveillance equipment Apart from this service GPS, technical control, and command with mapping And even high and very high ultrasound frequency radios are also provided Now we have understood its specifications And we have understood that this is a highly capable vehicle But to understand how this vehicle is

the best fit for the Indian army We must look at some other vehicles as well That falls under the same category Let's have a look at some internationally available vehicles Polish Tour 1, French Sherpa Light, South African RG 32 Scout, Czech P1857 based on TATA Truck Dutch Ivaco LMV Kia's LTV Germany's armored multi-purpose Vehicle Egypt's LSV Swiss Army's Mowag Eagle And China-based Norinco's VN21 And finally, the vehicle that was the most awaited one American Humvee But since Oshkosh has repl

aced this vehicle with its Light Tactical Vehicle Hence we are talking about JLTV After observing all these vehicles are knowing their specifications, I found that All these vehicles are extremely heavy And even though these vehicles are categorized under light tactical vehicles Still, all these vehicles have a weight of over 4.5 tonnes And Oshkosh's JLTV has a weight of 9 tonnes And the weight of Czech-based ALSV is 12 tons The majority of these vehicles have protection of Stanag Level 2 I coul

d not get the information about some Vehicles And the Chinese vehicle has level 1 protection And if we look at the capacity of the engine I have noticed that Many vehicles have a very high weight According to their engine capacities Like the Polish LTV a weight of 4.8 tonnes But it provides only 166 HP And the French Sherpa has a weight of 7.7 tonnes But it generates only 215 Horse Power This means that the power is severely less in comparison to the weight If we observe the ALSV It generates 21

6 Horse Power But it only has a weight of 2.5 tonnes And by its comparatively less weight and better power generation we get to know that This vehicle is built for fast movement in both deserts and the mountains India shares its borders with China and Pakistan These are a big threat to India And extreme terrains are present here But we could also observe that Korea and majority of the European countries do not have any such terrain The Majority of their borders are flat and plain And that's why

their army vehicles have a huge weight It is not like Mahindra has developed this vehicle perfectly in their first attempt Prior to this vehicle, Mahindra had developed a copied version of the Humvee for the Indian Army It was named X I don't know its correct pronunciation But its testing was done And it was not adopted Because it was not passed by the Indian Army And the big reason could be that It was not as capable as Mahindra ALSV Whatever happens, happens for the good Today Mahindra and Mah

indra has not only received a massive order for this vehicle But Mahindra and Mahindra has the full IP rights of this vehicle It would not only help in developing the Variants of this car But it can also be used for providing full lifetime support Because Mahindra Defence is the OEM of this vehicle But there is one more thing which India will get due to this And that is an export opportunity Human resource is the most important resource in the modern warfare That's why there are no human wave at

tacks in modern warfare like world war 2 That's why armies prefer more quality rather than quality This is the reason behind the increased demand for armored tactical vehicles in the world And if we only talk about the Middle East and Africa then Here the market for armored vehicles is worth 3.7 billion dollars And this will reach 5.8 billion dollars by the year 2030 And this is the best chance to place Mahindra's ALSV This car is lightweight, fast, more agile And can even run on heavy terrain A

nd this car is very good for places like Iraq As we had seen there that The vehicles like Humvees had performed very poorly there When war was going on in Iraq This car used to get stuck there This is because an ultra-lightweight vehicle is needed in the deserts And it must have a strong engine And if it gets stanag level 2 protection That is present in ALSV, Then it would be best And due to this not only Mahindra's defense system will go global, But India will also emerge as a big player in def

ense export Because if South Africa can supply APCs to the World's second-largest force Then why cannot India? Now if you think that this video has added any amount of value to your life then Please consider subscribing to this channel Like and share this video And don't forget to leave your thoughts in the comment section And also do check out my Instagram handle The link is provided in the description Thank you