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Tata Safari Army version deliveries begin: Toughest Safari for the Indian Army and its features

The indian army has given the tata safari a new lease on life, it will replace the tried and tested maruti suzuki gypsy as the army’s new 4x4 vehicle. indian army’s new tata safari will get a new specially protected under-body and a reworked suspension..

Last year, Indian automaker Tata Motors bagged the contract from the Ministry of Defence to supply over 3000 units of its Tata Safari Strome SUV to the Indian armed forces. Pictures on Team-BHP now suggest that Tata Motors has begun the delivery of the army spec Tata Safari and was recently spotted at the company’s stock yard in Delhi and will be joining the Indian army fleet soon. The Indian Army has given the Tata Safari a new lease on life , it will replace the tried and tested Maruti Suzuki Gypsy as the Army’s new 4X4 vehicle. Indian Army’s new Tata Safari will get a new specially protected under-body and a reworked suspension. Tata Safari is indeed a good replacement for the ageing Maruti Suzuki Gyspy that has served in the Indian army for almost three decades.

Also read: Indian Army Tata Safari Storme with 265 hp, 800 Nm torque! 1500 vehicles included

Tata Safari army spec SUV gets black and beige interiors, reading lamps in the front and middle rows along with a manually operated Subros air conditioning unit. It will also feature dual airbags and ABS. Exterior changes include matte green paint job exclusive for the Indian Army, provision to attach jerry cans on the rear left and black-out lamps. The chrome has been replaced by either painting it with the exterior colour or with regular black shade. Engine duty on the army spec Tata Safari Storme is taken care by the 2.2L Varicor engine that sheds a power of 154 bhp and 400 Nm of torque mated with a 6-Speed gearbox.

Reports also suggest Defence executives had placed the order to procure Tata Safari after testing it for about 15 months. The basic criteria included 800 kg payload, A/C and hard roof along with 4×4 as a standard offering. The Safari was selected after undergoing a 15-month trial period. It comes under a new category of General Service 800 (GS800), which had three major requirements including an 800 kg payload, hard roof and air conditioning. Many of these vehicles being procured by Indian army will also be further customised based on specific use. Tata Safari is indeed a much better, spacious and comfortable SUV and a good buying choice by the Army.

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Unique Tata Safari Storme gets upgraded drivetrain and modified suspension setup designed for the the armed forces.

Published On Apr 06, 2018 05:09:00 PM

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About a year ago, Tata Motors had formally signed a contract to supply as many as 3,192 units of Safari Storme to the Indian Armed Forces. As we had reported earlier , the Safari Storme beat its prime rival, the Scorpio to become the choice of general vehicle for the Indian Armed forces. This conclusion was achieved after more than a year of rigorous testing conducted in various terrains across the country. Tata Motors has now officially begun deliveries of the Army-spec Safari Storme SUV.

The new Tata Safari Storme for the Indian army is categorised under the new GS800 (General Service 800) vehicle classification, which subscribes to the basic criteria of a capable hardtop vehicle with air-conditioning and a minimum payload of 800kg.

A new set of images show the Army-spec Tata Safari Storme from all angles. The SUV gets unique matte-green paint and is devoid of its chrome trim in order to avoid any type of reflection. The erstwhile chrome-bits are either painted in the same green shade as the vehicle, or have been blacked out. The vehicle gets special blacked-out lamps on the front and the rear bumpers. It also gets two special, heavy-duty hooks at the back and a unique jerry-can holder on the left rear fender. The alloy wheels are also painted in matte-green, like the rest of the body. Tata Motors had previously clarified that the Safari Storme for the armed forces gets an upgraded drivetrain and a significantly modified suspension setup. The standard vehicle comes with a 2.2­litre diesel engine, which is good for 154hp and 400Nm of torque.

The army wanted to move away from a GS500 (General Service 500kg) platform – which includes the Gypsy – as the need was for a hardtop vehicle with a heavier payload-carrying capacity.

As mentioned before, Tata Motors has begun deliveries to the Army and Navy, which will take place in a phased manner.

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Tata Safari Storme In Matte Green Shade Is The New Soldier In Indian Army

Tata Motors has beefed up the suspension and bettered the underside of the Indian Army-spec Safari Storme SUV for tackling all the harsh surface conditions

In April 2017, the Indian Army signed an agreement to replace the Maruti Gypsy in the 4×4 light vehicle category with the Tata Safari Storme as an initial order of nearly 3,192 vehicles came into existence. While outsmarting rivals, it was said that Tata offered a better financial deal than Mahindra.

The Indian Army prefers a single major model for the ease of logistics and since the Safari Storme is more powerful than the Gypsy with additional safety features and being powered by a diesel engine, it was chosen to lead the vehicle fleet.

Also Read: Tata to Supply 3,192 Units of Safari Storme SUV to the Indian Army

Tata Motors also supplies 619 HMV military trucks to the Indian Army. Moreover, the Xenons are used by BSF majorly as new Border Out Post (BOP) vehicles to increase swift movement of our forces along the border. The military-spec Safari Storme 4×4 comes under a new category of vehicles called GS800 (General Service 800).

There are three main prerequisites to it such as minimum payload capacity of 800 kilos, hard roof-top and Air Conditioning and the Storme complies with all of them. Photographs of the Safari Storme prepared for the Indian Army have arrived on the internet and it looks uber-fantastic in a matte green shade.

Also Read: Tata Motors to Supply 619 HMV Trucks to Indian Army

Compared to the standard model, it has blacked out bumper lights emitting horizontal light beam, chrome touches all around, radio antenna on the bonnet, rear hook for mounting trailer and canister mounting provision on the rear fender.

Tata Motors has beefed up the suspension and bettered the underside of the SUV for tackling all the harsh surface conditions. It derives power from the same 2.2-litre four-cylinder Varicor diesel engine that produces 154 bhp at 4,000 rpm and 400 Nm of peak torque at 1,750 rpm. It is mated to a six-speed manual transmission with low- and high-range alongside standard 4×4 configuration.

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Tata Motors has reportedly begun delivering Safari Storme vehicles to the Indian Army.

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On 27 April 2017, Tata Motors announced a contract for the supply of 3,192 units of the Tata Safari Storme 4×4 vehicle to the Indian Armed Forces.

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The delivery of the vehicles will be carried out in a phased manner for both for the Indian Army and the Indian Navy.

Prior to its selection under a new category of vehicles – GS800 (General Service 800), the Tata Safari Storme 4×4 was put through 15 months of testing in different terrains across the country.

The vehicle, which will serve as a replacement to the Maruti Gypsy in the 4×4 light vehicle category, met three basic criteria stated in the Request for Proposal floated by the Indian Ministry of Defence (MOD).

The three requirements were a minimum payload capacity of 800kg; hard roofs, and air conditioning.

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Featuring electronic shift-on-fly technology and a horsepower of 156bhp and 400Nm torque, Safari Storme provides easy drivability, swifter response and lower noise, vibration, and harshness.

It also offers superior fuel efficiency and ground clearance of 200mm, according to Tata Motors.

The Tata Safari Storme 4×4 vehicle is a modified version of a variant designed for civilians. It has been upgraded with an updated drivetrain and modified suspension.

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Here's How The 2021 Tata Safari Could Look Like If It Was Used By The Indian Army Again!

Tata Motors have already created a lot of buzz with the Tata Safari 2021 , an iconic nameplate that has been resurrected for the 7-seater sibling of the Tata Harrier . Tata Motors say that the 7-seater sibling of the Harrier was always conceived as a true successor to the Safari and there are several elements in the design that nod back to the original. The previous generation Tata Safari had also served as a proven workhorse for the Indian Army. If there's any iconic Indian Army vehicle after the Maruti Suzuki Gypsy , it has to be the Tata Safari.

While there's no word if the Indian Army could be using the Tata Safari 2021 as its official vehicle, here we have a rendering of the new Safari of how it could look like if it was actually used as one. The Indian Army used last-gen model’s GS800 rendition as its official vehicle which came with a few modifications to make it an apt vehicle for the Army. Based on that, this new-age Tata Safari 2021 sure looks more than up for the job. In the above image, the army-spec 2021 Safari comes painted in a Foilage Green paint shade, the same that was offered with the older army-spec Safari Storme GS800.

Also Read :  2021 Tata Safari Imagined As A Hardcore 4x4 Off-Roader - Rendering

Another major upgrade for the SUV has been the addition of protection for all the glass areas - the front and rear windshields as well as the side glass panes. For improved illumination in the dark, it also comes fitted with an LED bar light on the roof. For supporting the radio equipment army vehicles come fitted with, there's a bunch of antennas fitted on the rear fender along with one on the front fender. Since army vehicles generally have a flag post, there's even a provision for that on the hood. Lastly, the army-spec Safari here comes fitted with steel wheels as as they can bear a lot more abuse.

But here's the thing. While the original Safari was a proper 4x4, the new Safari will be front-wheel driven, at least initially. And that's the only thing holding it back from being a capable army vehicle. Our army vehicles sure need a 4x4 system considering the treacherous terrains they usually tred on.  Tata Motors have however assured that the  Land Rover Discovery -derived D8 platform can be adapted to incorporate a four-wheel-drive system. Tata have said that based on customer feedback and research, they could actually explore the possibility of a 4x4 Safari sometime in the future.

When launched, the new Tata Safari 2021 will be powered by the Harrier's Fiat-sourced 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder diesel engine that produces 168 bhp and 350 Nm of peak torque. The engine will come mated to a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed torque converter automatic gearbox. The new Safari will arrive in showrooms in January itself, and bookings for it will also commence later this month. It will come at a decent premium over the Harrier which is priced between INR 13.84-20.30 lakh and will rival the likes of the  MG Hector Plus  and upcoming  next-gen Mahindra XUV500 .

Stay tuned to  IndianAutosBlog.com  for  Tata updates  more and other  four-wheeler news .

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From ‘Gypsy’ to ‘Safari’ to ‘Scorpio’; Indian Army drives a changing philosophy

Core use of light vehicles is transportation of troops for reconnaissance purposes

The Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary defines ‘Gypsy’ (noun) as ‘Anyone who travels often and does not live in one place for long’. 

Scorpio (noun) is defined as the ‘Eighth sign of the zodiac, represented by a Scorpion (a small creature that has a curved tail with a poisonous sting)’ in the Cambridge Dictionary.

The semantic change from a sauntering ‘wanderer’ to a creature with a ‘poisonous’ sting may well be reflective of the current pro-active and forceful attitude of the Indian Army that believes in a vigorous response to any overture from across the border, as exemplified in events ranging from surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) to standing up to the People’s Liberation Army along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since April 2020.

The green ‘Gypsy’, made by Maruti Suzuki, ubiquitous in every nook and corner of an army cantonment, military area and on the narrow roads that lead to the borders of the country, is soon set to bid adieu after being extensively introduced in the Indian Army in the late 90s. It is to be replaced by the sturdy ‘Scorpio’, from the Mahindra stable, although between 2017 and 2019, some ‘Safaris’ made by Tata Motors were taken in underlining the fact that the Indian Army would have tried out the range of home-made light vehicles.

“With the light vehicle replacement rate at about 10 per cent of the total inventory, the process of replacement of the ‘Gypsy’ has already begun,” a senior official from the Indian Army told THE WEEK. “From 2022 onwards till now, about 4,000 ‘Scorpios’ have been inducted into the Army. From now on, only the ‘Scorpio’ will be procured, although a few ‘Gypsy’ vehicles were acquired for the last time last year,” the official added.

In operational areas, these light vehicles are usually used to carry a small body of troops for reconnaissance purposes or for use by the local commanders. Allotted unit-wise, an infantry regiment would deploy approximately 10-15 such vehicles while equipment-heavy units like air defence or artillery would employ about 20-30. And then at the battalion HQ level, about 5-10 would be used, 10-15 at the brigade HQ level and about 20 plus at the command headquarters level. In total, the total number of light vehicles in the Indian Army’s inventory would be in the 20,000-30,000 range. 

In a related development, on Wednesday, the defence ministry had issued a Request for Information (RFI) to procure 7,500 trucks and lorries for all three services.

The request includes 5,000 lorries with payload capacity of 5 ton in hills, high altitude, cross country and desert terrain and 7.5 ton in plains, and 2,500 trucks with a payload capacity of 2.5 ton in hills, high altitude, cross country, plains and desert terrain and different climatic conditions as prevalent in the country. Both the vehicle types have to be four-wheel drives. While the former vehicle category allows transportation of 34 soldiers, about 14 can be ferried by the latter. 

The current standard Indian Army truck is the Ashok Leyland Stallion of 5-ton capacity in difficult terrain and 7.5 ton in hard surface roads. It was preceded by the ‘Shaktiman’ truck that was manufactured at the state-owned Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur. There are approximately 50,000 such heavy vehicles in the Indian Army. 

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