Indian Army inducts Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicles (AERV).

Why in news?

• The Indian Army has inducted the first batch of domestically developed Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicles.

About Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicles (AERV)

• According to a Ministry of Defence statement, the first set of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)- designed vehicles were assigned to the Corps of Engineers of Indian Army.
• The armoured engineer reconnaissance vehicles (AERVs) were manufactured by Ordnance Factory Medak & Bharat Electronics in
• The vehicle is designed to perform navigation, reconnaissance of water obstacles and boggy patches to support engineering engineer tasks. It can also be used to conduct reconnaissance and provide real time update to force commanders.
• Additionally, the AERV can check soil strength to determine if they are motorable for military vehicles.
• It is equipped with a central computer to support automatic storage and print recce data.