Ordnance Factory Medak to roll out CCPT vehicle on October 30, to supply 43 vehicles to army

SECUNDERABAD: In celebration of the remarkable achievement contributing to the Make in India initiative, a roll-out ceremony of the Carrier Command Post Tracked (CCPT) vehicle is planned in Ordnance Factory Medak (OFMK) at Yeddumailaram in Sangareddy District, on October 30.

The roll-out will take place in the presence of senior officials from DG Artillery, DRDO, DGQA and BEL.

OFMK is one of the five production units of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Ltd (AVNL), which is one of the newly formed defence public sector units under the Ministry of Defence.

AVNL, MB primarily manufactures Armoured fighting vehicles (Main Battle Tanks) and Mine Protected Vehicles for the Indian Armed Forces. Some of the important products of AVNL are the T-90 Tank, T-72 Tank, BMP-II (Sarath Tank) and MBT Arjun.

In a concerted effort to bolster the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative, AVNL has not only committed to producing proven battle tanks for the Indian Army but also actively involved in the development and manufacture of new Indigenous battle tanks, tailored to meet the evolving needs of the Indian Army and the ever-changing dynamics of the battlefield. CCPT vehicle is the result of one such effort.

CCPT is designed by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), DRDO. The CCPT is designed and developed for accomplishing all tactical and technical fire control functions to achieve effective deployment of self-propelled (SP) Artillery guns.

It is the first of its kind with a tracked chassis, housing the Artillery Combat Command and Control System (ACCCS) for accomplishing fire control functions of all versions of Artillery guns, both towed and self-propelled versions.

The CCPT is a re-engineered BMP vehicle with an extended chassis and additional bogey wheels. CCPT serves as a common platform for command post functions of all the Indian Artillery guns.

To achieve the above tasks, it carries special equipment namely Integrated Command Control and Communication System for Artillery Tracked (i3CAT) which was successfully developed by BEL, Bengaluru.

In the year 2018, OFMK received an indent for the supply of 43 Vehicles. This demonstrates the confidence and trust placed by the Indian Army in OFMK for the manufacturing of CCPT vehicles.

In the year 2021, OFMK successfully manufactured two vehicles of the CCPT as the First of Production Model (FoPM) and offered them to the Indian Army for trial. These vehicles proved their effectiveness on the battlefield through their successful completion of extensive trials at Babina (U.P) and Leh. This indicates the vehicle's capability to perform effectively in different terrains and climatic conditions.