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Light machine gun - On 25 August 2023, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the induction of new 7.62×51mm LMGs for the Indian Army. [341] Sniper Rifles - The Ministry of Defence released the Request for Proposal in October 2022 to 30 vendors for 4,849 (including 4,549 for the Army, 212 for the ...
Indian soldiers in combat with INSAS rifle during the Kargil War. The development of the INSAS began in the mid-1980s, when the Indian Army released a general staff qualitative requirement for a new assault rifle to replace locally produced licensed copies [15] of the L1A1 self-loading rifles, [14] which the Army was using since 1961. [10]
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 Indian Army is procuring 670,000 AK-203 assault rifles to replace the INSAS. [9] The first 70,000 rifles were purchased from Russia in August 2021 [10] with deliveries made on January 25, 2022. [11] The remaining 600,000 rifles will be manufactured under a transfer of technology agreement. [11]
[21] [22] The deal for an order of 73,000 rifles (that was cleared in 2023) was signed on 26 August 2024. [23] Production of the latter 73,000 units order to be executed in India along with Nibe Group, Pune with complete rifle manufacturing in India from 2025. [24] Indian Army: 66,400 units in service, 73,000 on order [21] [23]
In January 2015, Vice Chief of Army staff, Lt General Philip Campose reported that the Indian Army has split the F-INSAS program in favour of two separate projects. The new program will have two components: one arming the modern infantry soldier with the best available assault rifle, carbines and personal equipment such as the helmet and ...
The Excalibur is an assault rifle derived from the INSAS rifle, the standard rifle of the Indian Armed Forces and, to a lesser extent, the Indian Police Service.The Excalibur has many improvements over the INSAS rifle and was slated to replace it as the Indian Army's standard assault rifle; however, the Indian Army put the replacement out to tender in September 2016. [4]
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]