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Muntra is a family of
It is the command post for the MUNTRA series of vehicles. It has a 2 man crew to command the MUNTRA series of vehicles via datalink.
MUNTRA-S
MUNTRA-S is tele-operated from MUNTRA-B via a datalink or through pre set waypoints. It has a maximum detection range of 15 Kilometres.
MUNTRA-M
The Muntra-M is equipped with ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Vapour Detection System (VDS) to detect landmines and IED'S and marks the area.
MUNTRA-N
The MUNTRA-N is intended to operate in Nuclear and biological affected area to carry out survey and recon of the affected area.It is capable of detecting nuclear radiations ,chemical warfare agents ,biological agents like viruses, Bacteria and spores etc. and can collect samples from the affected area.
unmanned
An uncrewed vehicle or unmanned vehicle is a vehicle without a person on board. Uncrewed vehicles can either be under telerobotic control—remote controlled or remote guided vehicles—or they can be autonomously controlled—autonomous vehicl ...
armored vehicle
Military vehicles are commonly armoured (or armored; see spelling differences) to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets, shells, rockets, and missiles, protecting the personnel inside from enemy fire. Such vehicles include armoured fighting ...
developed by India
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's Defence Research and Development Organisation
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. The name stands for "Mission Unmanned Tracked"
Design
Muntra is a family modified SovietBMP-2
The BMP-2 (''Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty'', , literally "combat machine/vehicle (of the) infantry") is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s.
Development hist ...
armored personnel carrier intended to be used for Unmanned missions. Current variants are unarmed. Three variants exist: Muntra-S for surveillance, Muntra-M for mine clearing, and Muntra-N operating in nuclear or chemical contaminated zones. It has autonomous navigation through GPS waypoints with obstacle detection and avoidance.
Variants
Muntra-B
It is the command post for the MUNTRA series of vehicles. It has a 2 man crew to command the MUNTRA series of vehicles via datalink.
MUNTRA-S
MUNTRA-S is tele-operated from MUNTRA-B via a datalink or through pre set waypoints. It has a maximum detection range of 15 Kilometres.
MUNTRA-M
The Muntra-M is equipped with ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Vapour Detection System (VDS) to detect landmines and IED'S and marks the area.
MUNTRA-N
The MUNTRA-N is intended to operate in Nuclear and biological affected area to carry out survey and recon of the affected area.It is capable of detecting nuclear radiations ,chemical warfare agents ,biological agents like viruses, Bacteria and spores etc. and can collect samples from the affected area.
See also
*DRDO Daksh
Daksh is an electrically powered and remotely controlled robot used for locating, handling and destroying hazardous objects safely.
Description
Daksh is a battery-operated remote-controlled robot on wheels that was created with a primary functi ...
* Unmanned ground vehicle
An unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) is a vehicle that operates while in contact with the ground and without an onboard human presence. UGVs can be used for many applications where it may be inconvenient, dangerous, or impossible to have a human op ...
* DRDO Rustom
The DRDO Rustom (English: ''Warrior'') is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) being developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation for the three services, Indian Army, Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force of ...
* HAL CATS Warrior
CATS Warrior is a part of the HAL Combat Air Teaming System program. Its work is believed to have started in early 2019 under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) between the state owned HAL and an Indian private startup Newspace R&D. HAL has don ...
* HAL Combat Air Teaming System
The HAL Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) is an Indian unmanned and manned combat aircraft air teaming system being developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The system will consist of a manned fighter aircraft acting as "mothership" of ...
References
{{Reflist Unmanned ground combat vehicles Military vehicles of India