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Ashok Leyland and M&M to develop mine-protected vehicles

Ashok Leyland and M&M to develop mine-protected vehicles

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New Delhi: India’s Ashok Leyland Ltd is working on developing a mine-protected vehicle and is in talks with overseas firms to partner it in the project, a senior official said on Saturday.

“It will not only be for the Indian market, but also for overseas markets. That is the reason why we are looking for a technical partner," B. Khaitan, special director for specialist vehicles, told Reuters on the sidelines of a defence exhibition.

Khaitan declined to name the companies his firm was talking to, but said he was hopeful of a tie-up being announced by May.

On Tuesday, top utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd said it was in talks with UK’s BAE Systems Plc to develop a similar vehicle.

The Indian armed forces require these vehicles as Maoist rebels in central India, as well as separatist groups in Kashmir and in the north-eastern states, increasingly use such explosives in their attacks.

Currently, the only maker of mine-protected vehicles in India is the state-run Indian Ordnance Factories.

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Published: 17 Feb 2008, 11:40 AM IST
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