Overview
- New Delhi is assessing overseas sales for its HMV family in Asia, Africa and the Indo-Pacific as part of a $5 billion annual defence-export drive, with sources describing the trucks as cost-competitive and easy to maintain.
- The vehicles, fielded in 4×4 through 12×12 configurations, carry missile batteries, radars, rocket launchers, bridge-laying systems and recovery gear across deserts, riverine belts and high-altitude zones.
- BEML’s indigenised lineage, evolved from earlier foreign designs, gives the Army tighter control over spares and upgrades while platform commonality streamlines maintenance and logistics.
- WION reports a July 2025 order worth ₹293.81 crore for 150 HMV 6×6 units, underscoring continuing domestic induction alongside export evaluations.
- A 12×12 variant unveiled this year features a 42-ton payload, a 500 hp engine, independent swinging half-axles, central tyre inflation and lockable differentials, targeting heavy-duty missions in unforgiving terrain.