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DRDO Launches Vikram VT 21 Advanced Armoured Platforms
DRDO launches the Vikram VT 21 project with two advanced armoured platforms, wheeled and tracked. The project is for India’s future infantry combat vehicle requirements.
Vikram VT 21:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Launching Organisation | The Defence Research and Development Organisation has launched the Vikram VT 21 project. |
| Platform Types | The project comprises two advanced armoured platforms: wheeled and tracked. |
| Protection | Vikram VT 21 provides enhanced armour protection against certain projectiles, blasts, and shrapnel. |
| Mobility and Systems | The platform provides improved mobility with integrated weapons and surveillance systems. |
| STANAG Protection | Vikram VT 21 offers STANAG Level 4 and 5 protection with modular blast and ballistic protection. |
| STANAG Standards | STANAG Level 4 and 5 are NATO-defined standards indicating resistance against heavy gunfire, explosions, and artillery fragments. |
| Amphibious Capability | Vikram VT 21 is amphibious. |
| Army Requirement | Vikram VT 21 is a potential solution for the Indian Army’s Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle requirement. |