Or it could be SCAR which already in service with SG. Remember, as far as the procurement for SFs go, SG lead and the rest follow. Case and point Tavor.
New 7.62*51 assault rifle is bought off the shelf for SF. I wanna say it's Galil Ace.
So I was right when I speculated elsewhere that the Army might be making a big jump toward 7.62 Nato caliber, largely ditching the existing 5.56 Nato. I have mixed feelings about such a change.
I'm all in for maximum commonality in ammo...but even in any modern infantry unit, there are at least two types of ammo in use. One is widely used, the other in limited numbers. Such as in Western militaries where 5.56 in standard for assault rifles, carbines, & LMGs and only Marksmen use the 7.62 rounds. (Also GPMGs, but they are less common).
The FAL action is what is important, rest all about it can change. Often, getting the action right & reliable is a problem and the FAL is a tried-and-tested design, plus, many of our existing personnel & factories are largely familiar with the SLR.
F.Y.I there is an RFI for 1.8 lakh 7.62 NATO rifles. if all goes well RFP will be issued by Apr 2017. out of which 65000 are to be delivered within 4 months of signing of contract.So I was right when I speculated elsewhere that the Army might be making a big jump toward 7.62 Nato caliber, largely ditching the existing 5.56 Nato. I have mixed feelings about such a change.
However, now we can put the OFB 7.62 LMG development into perspective. This is an excerpt from a post I made on other forums -
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1) It's also entirely possible that a decision has been taken to equip the entire RR with modern x51 rifles and dump the x39 Kalashnikovs for good. If this is how it is, it means the trials for x39 rifles are only for CAPFs.
2) Yet another possibility is that at least a select few units of the regular infantry will be receiving a mix of 5.56x45 (INSAS-1B1 now, MCIWS in future) and 7.62x51 (whichever is selected now) Nato caliber assault rifles. This would create an obvious ammo division which could have been avoided...but then we also need to look at OFB's development of 7.62x51 LMG (provided that report is correct).
If the 2nd possibility is realized, it could mean the infantry is making a big jump toward the x51 NATO round. Which would be shared by at least 1 type of AR, LMG & DMR. 5.56 will be in use, but in much reduced numbers than now.
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I'm all in for maximum commonality in ammo...but even in any modern infantry unit, there are at least two types of ammo in use. One is widely used, the other in limited numbers. Such as in Western militaries where 5.56 in standard for assault rifles, carbines, & LMGs and only Marksmen use the 7.62 rounds. (Also GPMGs, but they are less common).
In our case, it appears 7.62 will be the main caliber and 5.56 could be secondary.
The FAL action is what is important, rest all about it can change. Often, getting the action right & reliable is a problem and the FAL is a tried-and-tested design, plus, many of our existing personnel & factories are largely familiar with the SLR.
A proper modernization would mean making the receiver & action out of lighter materials, and adding all that you mentioned above. Such as a quadrail handguard (free-floating barrel is fine), new grips, adjustable stocks, and a dust cover with P-rail. A weapon like that would be nothing to scoff at. In trained hands, it could send many modern rifles packing.
I understand an all-new 7.62x51 rifle based out of MCIWS family will be great to have...but I have little faith in OFB's ability to deliver anything on time and as per spec. I don't mean to diss them, but honestly, the lesser you expect from them, the less disappointed you will be.
Any of these item produce in India or these are all always imported .
New 7.62*51 assault rifle is bought off the shelf for SF. I wanna say it's Galil Ace.
They imported in emergency bases, because the IA was too slow for years getting these things. So the brought a special committee to Israel, Russia, etc. to buy off the shelf.
That is I am getting from net that most of these items produced in India or can be manufactured in India after tot . But inadequate budgetary allocation , sluggishness of army , and obcelace of ofb cause this loss of 20,000 coror inr . But after this incidence mod has taken a very bold , and futuristic decision to produce all of ammunition of requirement through pvt industry . India also going to produce ammunition for UAE .
New 7.62*51 assault rifle is bought off the shelf for SF. I wanna say it's Galil Ace.
Is there a planned replacement for the Browning HP pistols? Logically, a handgun in 5.56x30mm should be developed (shares ammo with JVPC just like FN Five-seveN and P90). If that's not possible...I'd be okay with a SIG P226/228 to replace the HP.
I'm not denying the fact this Browning HI Power is very reliable and powerful pistol but it is high time for our troops to opt for double action pistol. Our troops must opt for double action pistol rather than sticking with 1920s designed single action pistol. I don't remember where I read but is it true that army is particular looking for a pistol with rail? If yes, then why on earth would anyone want to put rail on the pistol which is used to engage enemies at 25 mtres?
No our Army prefers imports. Local made products are dumped sometime summarily other times after intensive tests designed to fail the hardware..
