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The design of the rifle – initially the Rifle 7.62mm 2A – began at the Rifle Factory Ishapore of the Ordnance Factories Board in India, soon after the Sino-Indian War of 1962. [4] The Ishapore 2A/2A1 has the distinction of being the last bolt-action rifle designed to be used by a regular military force other than specialized sniper rifles ...
The .303 British calibre Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk III, the 7.62×51mm NATO calibre Ishapore 2A1 rifle and the 7.62mm NATO L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle were manufactured at RFI. It now manufactures the 5.56mm INSAS rifle assault rifle , Kalantak rifle , Ghatak rifle (7.62×39mm AKM -style assault rifle), [ 3 ] [ 4 ] 7.62 Sniper Rifles and ...
1787 – Establishment of the Gun Powder Factory at Ishapore. 1791 – Production of Gun Powder begins at Ishapore. 1801 – Establishment of Gun Carriage Agency at Cossipore, Kolkata. 1802 – Production begins at Cossipore on 18 March. 1935 – Indian Ordnance Service was introduced to administer the whole Defence Production Industry of India.
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The U.S. Department of Defense will consider granting honorable discharges to more than 30,000 gay and bisexual veterans who were barred from serving in the military because of their sexual ...
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Civil service examinations are examinations implemented in various countries for recruitment and admission to the civil service. They are intended as a method to achieve an effective, rational public administration on a merit system for recruiting prospective politicians and public sector employees.
Severe thunderstorms tracked across the South and produced more than two dozen tornadoes for the last weekend of December.