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  • The Leopard Tanks - MBTs
    October, 2011

    Leopard 1 MBT was post-war Germany's first tank, designed and built in West Germany.

  • WWII General Omar Bradley on logistics
    May, 2011

    "Amateurs talk about tactics, but professionals study logistics."

  • The Ox-Drawn Cart
    April, 2011

    Ramses II revolutionized Egyptian logistics by introducing the ox-drawn cart, which became the standard mode of military logistical transport for almost a thousand years.

  • Musarkisus
    March, 2011

    The ‘Musarkisus’, a special branch of the logistics train, secured, bred, trained, and deployed a large numbers of horses for the Assyrian army.

  • A Rich Defence Heritage
    February, 2011

    Ashok Leyland has a rich defence heritage which includes the Mk VIII Centaur tanks (1940s), Czech OT 64 (SKOT) armoured carrier (1960’s), and over three decades of partnership with the Indian Army since 1970's.

  • A Name that inspires Trust
    January, 2011

    A name that has designed and delivered the largest number of logistics vehicles - over 60,000 Stallions, to the Indian Army.

  • A Baptism by Fire
    December, 2010

    The Stallion, which forms the bulk of the Indian Army’s logistical vehicles, proved its reliability and serviceability with 95% operational availability during the Kargil conflict.

  • A History of Reliability
    November, 2010

    The Ashok Leyland Comet was driven over 16,500 miles, through 17 countries, from India to Sweden, without even a minor breakdown.