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The INSAS, [11] or Indian Small Arms System, [12] is a family of infantry arms consisting of an assault rifle and a light machine gun (LMG). These weapons were developed in India by the Armament Research and Development Establishment and manufactured by the Ordnance Factories Board at its various factories. [13]
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 ...
Assault rifles 1B1 INSAS: Assault rifle: 5.56×45mm India: Status: In service (To be replaced), Standard assault rifle of the Indian Army. To be replaced by AK-203 and SIG 716i [38] About 2 lakh rifle will be upgraded by Indian army. [39] AK-203: 7.62×39mm India: Status: In service. First batch of 70,000 guns imported from Russia are in service.
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]
The development of a carbine was one of the objectives of the Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) programme, which developed the INSAS assault rifle. [11] An INSAS based carbine said to have been developed in early 2000s, but was rejected. [11] [12] The INSAS based carbine was designed to chamber the same 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge used in the ...
F-INSAS is India's programme to equip its infantry with state-of-the-art equipment, F-INSAS standing for Future Infantry Soldier As a System. [1] [2] However the Indian Army has decided to drop the F-INSAS program in favour of two separate projects. The new program will have two components: one to arm the future infantry soldier with the best ...
The 40 mm Under Barrel Grenade Launcher, [a] is a single shot grenade launcher developed by ARDE and Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli [1] for use with the INSAS and AK-47 rifles used by the Indian Army. Standalone versions of the grenade launcher exist. [3] As of September 2019, around 10,000 UBGLs were manufactured. [2]
On the completion of the trial, The Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) was adopted in 1990, becoming the standard-issue assault rifle of the Indian infantry. However, to phase out the still in use bolt-action Lee–Enfield rifles as quickly as possible, India had to acquire 100,000 7.62×39mm AKM-type rifles from Russia, Hungary, Romania and ...