MilitaryDRDO WhAP
Armored Vehicleconfirmed
The DRDO Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) is a family of eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers co-developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and private industry. It is being developed to replace ageing in-service armoured personnel carriers of the Indian Army. The first generation of the WhAP was developed Tata Advanced Systems as Tata Kestrel while the second generation is being developed by Mahindra Defence Systems.
Specifications
| Type | Armored Vehicle |
| Origin | India |
| Manufacturer | Tata Advanced Systems, Mahindra Defence Systems |
| Introduced | 2017 |
| Status | In service |
| Weight | 24 t |
| Length | 7.85 m |
| Speed | 100 km/h |
| Range | 500 km |
| Crew | 10 |
| Main armament | 30mm autocannon turret (WhAP variant) (or) ; 7.62 mm medium machine gun RCWS (IPMV variant) |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| India | 15 | confirmed |
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