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The ASMI was designed as a replacement for the 1A Carbine, India's domestically produced copy of the Sterling submachine gun, which has been in service since the 1960s.. Alongside the 1A, India is also somewhat reliant on imported submachine guns, such as the Brügger & Thomet MP9, Heckler & Koch MP5 and Uzi
The Indian Army chose an indigenous assault rifle to replace the INSAS rifle currently in service. The decision, which could save money in foreign exchange and boost local manufacture, was made by the former Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh Suhag. Several rifles are currently undergoing small arms trials with three prototype rifles ...
The order will be split between the lowest bidders, L1 (255,128 units) and L2 (170,085 units). The carbine mass must be within the range of 3-3.5 kg and must have a range of more than 200 m and a cyclic rate of firing 600 rounds/min. The procurement is under Buy 'Indian' category, that is the guns must have more than 60% indigenous content.
Requirements include an autocannon of at least 30 mm calibre as primary armament, a coaxial machine gun (7.62 mm), Remote-controlled Weapon System (RCWS) with 12.7 mm machine gun and a capacity of 11 personnel. The project was cleared by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) – the main acquisition panel subordinate to India's MoD – in February ...
The Pistol Auto 9mm 1A, [4] also known as IOF 9mm pistol, is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Rifle Factory Ishapore. [3] [4] It is a licensed copy of the Browning Hi-Power, made using tooling acquired from John Inglis and Company. [5] [6] It is the main service pistol of Indian military and police units.
The Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the indigenous production of equipment used by the Indian Navy and the other armed forces. It comprises the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories under control of the Ordnance Factories Board and eight Defence PSUs: HAL , BEL , BEML , BDL , MDL , GSL , GRSE and Midhani .
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It was intended as a replacement for the 9mm Sterling submachine gun in service with the Indian Armed Forces. [7] The development of the JVPC began in 2010, being an offshoot of the INSAS small arms program. [9] Its trials were commenced in 2016 and completed in 2021. The JVPC cleared the final phase of user trials by the Indian Army. [7]