Mahindra & Mahindra announced that BAE Systems and Mahindra Defence are in talks to jointly develop an Indian mine protected vehicle based on BAE Systems` highly successful RG-31 mine protected vehicle. BAE Systems has already supplied 165 mine protected vehicles known as Casspir to the Indian Army since 1999. At this year`s 5th Defence and Naval Exhibition (DEFEXPO), a BAE Systems RG-31 will be on display on the Mahindra Defence stand. Nearly 600 RG-31s are in service with the U.S., Canada, and other forces, including the United Nations. Under the U.S. Department of Defense`s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) programme, 624 RG-31s have been ordered.

Mahindra Defence Systems is in the business of providing vehicle protection to defence forces. The all-steel, welded armor, monocoque hull of the RG-31 protects occupants from anti-tank mine detonations and is proven to have saved the lives of countless crews from mines and roadside bomb attacks.