Tata LPTA

The Indian Army is one of the biggest users of Tatra trucks in the world, with over 10,000 trucks of various types in service. Because of their high-operational flexibility and functional adaptability they formed the backbone of the Army's tactical and mobilisation capability. These trucks were license-produced in India by BEML, a public sector company. Following the Tatra bribery scam, a ban was imposed on Tatra and the supply of these trucks stopped. Thus, the development of multi-axle tactical trucks was started by Tata to meet the Army's requirements. ==Design==

The vehicles have a cab over engine modular design. The cab can hold two crew and four passengers. There are two roof hatches for firing, observation and emergency exit. The trucks are equipped with a hydraulic crane for loading/unloading equipment. They come with a central tire inflation system which inflates/deflates tyres according to terrain requirements. For the driver's comfort, the cab is equipped with heat and air conditioning. There is a self recovery winch in the front as well. The 6×6 and 8×8 variants are powered by a Cummins ISLe engine developing 375 horsepower, while the 12×12 variant comes with a Cummins ISXe engine with a maximum of 525 horsepower. The 4×4, 6×6, and 8×8 variants are mated to a 10 speed (9F+1R) manual transmission, while the 12×12 variant comes with an automatic transmission. ==Production==

In July 2015, Tata won a contract for supplying 1,239 trucks of the 6×6 variant to the Indian Army. In March 2016, an additional order for 619 more trucks was placed. The total order was worth 1300 crores, making it the biggest order to a local private supplier. The 8×8 variant has been proposed to be the platform for the upgraded BM-21 Grad MBRL. BrahMos and Prahaar missile. Around 15,000 trucks of the 4×4 variant are also in service with the Indian Army, all manufactured by the Vehicle Factory Jabalpur. == Export ==

In January 2023, several reports confirmed that TATA had exported 92 units of the LPTA 2445 variant to the Royal Moroccan Army via Port Pipavav. The LPTA 2445 is a six-wheel drive military grade truck used for logisitics and munition transport purposes. The Moroccan variant has a 300 HP engine and a transport capacity of 10 tons. It can be also used for missile platform, mounted gun system, communication and radar system, command post, field artillery tractor with crew cabin, crash fire tender, fuel bowser, and HMV with material handling crane purposes. ==Specifications==