MUNTRA tracked research family
Indian BMP-II conversion programme with separate surveillance, mine-detection and hazardous-environment reconnaissance demonstrators.
- Country / region
- India
- Programme status
- Development / trials
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Land
- System type
- Ground multirole vehicle
- Developer / manufacturer
- DRDO — CVRDE and partner laboratories
- Origin / production countries
- India
- Other names
- Mission Unmanned Tracked
- Variants / configurations
- MUNTRA-S — surveillance; MUNTRA-M — mine detection and marking; MUNTRA-N — hazardous-environment reconnaissance
- Operators / programme customers
- Not identified in reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Primary DRDO indexed technical text was available but direct PDF fetch returned 404. No new official acceptance or delivery evidence established; historical research data is clearly dated.
Role & capabilities
- Remote surveillance
- Mine detection and marking
- CBRN reconnaissance
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- BMP-II class tracked vehicle conversion; S, M and N mission versions
DRDO research configuration described in 2018.
Source - Mobility
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Mass
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Endurance
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Speed
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Terrain / environment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Navigation cameras, lidar and radar; mission sensors vary by S/M/N configuration
The complete sensor suite is not common to every variant.
Source - Communications / control
- Remote operation from MUNTRA-B, with autonomous-navigation research functions
Research capability; present military acceptance not established.
Source - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source