Govt begins process of procuring ATVs for deployment along northern borders

New Delhi, Nov 12: The government has started the process of procuring All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) for deployment along the northern borders for the Indian Army and issued a Request for Information (RFI) for it on Tuesday.

According to the RFI, an ATV will provide cross-country mobility to the infantry detachments for surveillance, mobile platforms for employment of weapons and mobile platform for logistic resupply in operations.

The vehicle will ensure rapid movement through terrains where “unprepared or no roads exist,” it said.

“The Ministry of Defence, government of India is desirous of procuring All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) for deployment along Northern Borders for the Indian Army. With the view to identify probable vendors who can undertake the said project, the OEMs or Vendors are requested to forward information on the product which they can offer,” according to the RFI document.