NEWS

The first batch of next-generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicles (AERV) was formally inducted into the Indian Army

DETAILS

• Indigenously designed and developed by DRDO
• Manufactured by the Pune unit of Bharat Electronics Limited
• 90% indigenous content
• Versatile BMP-IIK amphibious Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV)
• Fitted with instruments for water reconnaissance, land reconnaissance, navigation and data backup.
• Capable of measuring soil bearing capacity on riverbanks to determine if they are motorable for military vehicles on Go-No-Go basis (critical parameters for bridge laying), dry and wet gaps in day and night conditions, slopes and height of river banks or canals.”
• Can navigate terrain using Military Grid Coordinate System
• Measure and plot underwater beds and water currents of rivers or canals
• Store data from various instruments on Control Console for further analysis and decision-making.