Small arms of India

[vampyrbladez]

What will happen to the existing AK variants, Ghatak , Trichi AR and the updated INSAS?

Excalibur MK1, Trichy AR, Ghatak are procured by paramilitary.

INSAS goes into the reserves or finally replaces the rare .303s still with some police units.

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

Excalibur with BEL PNVS
FN FAL in DMR role
Take a look at that mount jugaad.

 

[Bleh]

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Excalibur with BEL PNVS
FN FAL in DMR role
Take a look at that mount jugaad.

Good enough food paramilitary... Jugaad is better than nothing.

 

[Hunter ellis]

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Excalibur with BEL PNVS
FN FAL in DMR role
Take a look at that mount jugaad.

Whoever came up with the idea of mounting the bipod on the barrel and using the rifle as a dmr must be fired.

 

[Hunter ellis]

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Excalibur with BEL PNVS
FN FAL in DMR role
Take a look at that mount jugaad.

And why is the Excalibur guy using the pvns in broad daylight

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

And why is the Excalibur guy using the pvns in broad daylight

Passive Night Sight is a weapon sight system designed to be mounted on different assault rifles/INSAS/LMG/AK-47. Its innovative design enables users to lower the distance between the weapon and sight LOS resulting more comfortable aiming position. An illuminated Red Cross reticule with switchable brightness levels maintains reticule definition, allowing fire control for target engagement. It is fitted with High performance Autogated XD4 II Tube which is Military Grade with built in bright source protection, reverse polarity protection & Automatic Brightness control (ABC).
( Copied from BEL website )

 

[Johny_Baba]

Whoever came up with the idea of mounting the bipod on the barrel and using the rifle as a dmr must be fired.

I think it's still good to have a bipod than having no one.

Also,It is taken from Bren LMG and this pattern of bipods pivot over gas tube on Bren.Since it's mounted on barrel here,it pivots on gun barrel in this case.

Bipod for INSAS LMG too is of similar Bren Pattern one.

Bipod for Bren LMG and a Bren L4 LMG

Besides if you'd have a look at original bipods for FAL they too are of similar barrel mounting types

Original 'Metric' pattern bipod for FN FAL and a FN FAL with Bipod

 

[vampyrbladez]

The fate of the CQBs, close-quarter-battle carbines, to be decided Wednesday

By: Huma Siddiqui | Published: March 20, 2019 3:18 PM

The MoD, at one point, was mulling issuing a fresh request for proposal (RfP) for the procurement of 93,895 close-quarter-battle carbines (CQB).

The fate of the long awaited procurement of 93,895 close-quarter-battle carbines (CQBs), a deal worth $ 553.33 million which has been put on Fast Track Procurement (FTP), is expected to be sealed on Wednesday by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC).

The DAC, headed by the defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a meeting scheduled to take place Wednesday will take a decision related to the procurement. These carbines will be made in India under the Make in India initiative.

Speaking to Financial Express Online on condition of anonymity, a senior officer said, “If the DAC clears it today, there is still a long way to go. And it cannot be finalised overnight. The approval by the DAC is basically ‘approval in principle’.”

The Indian Army which needs close to five lakh CQBs has been waiting for these for a long time to be finalised. The CQB procurement has been stuck due to complaints from some of the vendors who have registered their protests with the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The MoD, at one point, was mulling issuing a fresh request for proposal (RfP) for the procurement of 93,895 close-quarter-battle carbines (CQB).

The Financial Express Online has been closely tracking the CQBs procurement process which has got stuck after as the bidders who were not down selected complained to the MoD against the UAE based company Caracal which was the lowest bidders for the CQBs.

Sources have said that a nine-member committee headed by an Army brigadier has been receiving complaints regarding non compliance of Caracal of UAE from French Company Thales and S&T Motiv of South Korea.

The UAE Company has been accused by other bidders of not conforming to the format of responding to the earlier RfP, and there were certain discrepancies in the response by the company and it did not reflect in the bid format which is used for determination of L1 vendor.

According to sources, the MoD has seen these complaints and has been in touch with the nine member team which had visited the facilities of the companies who had responded to the bid. These companies were invited for extensive trials only after the nine member team was satisfied with the facilities they had visited. These companies went through trials both in India and in their home country and Indian ammunition were used and tested in different terrains and temperature.

The South Korean Company S&T Motiv, producers of small arms for the last four decades confirmed that besides offering to transfer of complete technology to their Indian counterpart Reliance Armaments they were ready to set up a manufacturing base in India for producing the CQBs under Make in India initiative.

The Indian Army, has been pushing for replacing its old ‘INSAS’ rifles, as there are reliability issues and the situation on the borders are changing.

https://www.financialexpress.com/de...tle-carbines-to-be-decided-wednesday/1522346/

 

[aarav]

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[ezsasa]

Army Inducts New Sniper Rifles To Respond To Ceasefire Violations By Pak Published March 21, 2019 | By admin SOURCE: ANI The Army has provided advanced sniper rifles to its troops posted along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir Valley and Jammu region to retaliate ceasefire violation by Pakistan. Top Army sources informed ANI that the new sniper rifles were recently provided to some of the units in the Kashmir valley and Jammu region on the LoC and they were used effectively against Pakistani positions, which have been attacking Indian posts and personnel. The troops have been provided two new advanced sniper rifles including the Barrett M95 .50 BMG and Beretta Scorpio TGT ”Victrix” .338 Lapua Magnum. “About a week ago, in the Poonch sector along the LoC, the troops retaliated strongly against specific Pakistani positions which have been aiding and abetting infiltration activities and were also indulging in firing against our troops and posts,” the sources told ANI. “We have been able to cause significant damage to the Pakistan Army troops deployed and are trying to ascertain the extent of casualty caused to them,” the source added. Around 30 of the two sniper rifles have been procured by the Northern Army Commander through his special financial powers to augment the firepower of the troops on the LoC where Pakistanis had been sniping at Indian troops regularly. “Through our retaliatory action using new sniper rifles, we have also sent a message across that they have to be extremely cautious even before thinking out sniping at our soldiers as we can also hit them hard from long distances,” the source further said. Before using sniper rifles, the Indian Army was using Dragunov rifles from Russia which had certain issues with ammunition. The Army has also initiated a move to buy more than 6,500 sniper rifles for troops operating in the counter-insurgency operations under fast track procedures.All infantry units have been given a specific number of sniper rifles but at the moment, most of them do not have sufficient numbers. In a short while, we are expecting to meet the demands.

Barret M95 have come? When did this happen?

 

[uoftotaku]

Barret M95 have come? When did this happen?

There is some chatter that small numbers have been handed over under urgent request...probably from ready stock. Numbers may only be in few dozen for now..but definitely in hands of soldiers. They seem to have been rushed to frontline considering the situation instead of going to ranges for training

 

[ezsasa]

There is some chatter that small numbers have been handed over under urgent request...probably from ready stock. Numbers may only be in few dozen for now..but definitely in hands of soldiers. They seem to have been rushed to frontline considering the situation instead of going to ranges for training

Trial by fire it is then!!!!
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[aarav]

Trial by fire it is then!!!!
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There was acknowledgement by COAS himself that small numbers maybe ranging in 30 have already been deployed ,it was done in emergency buys delegated to command generals which is good defence reform as it reduces red tape .

 

[aarav]

Army set to fast-track light machine gun buy

After ordering 72,400 assault rifles from the US under the fast track procedure (FTP), the army is now looking to take the same route to equip its soldiers with 16,000 new light machine guns (LMGs), two officials familiar with the matter said on the condition of anonymity.

Image for representation(AFP file photo)

After ordering 72,400 assault rifles from the US under the fast track procedure (FTP), the army is now looking to take the same route to equip its soldiers with 16,000 new light machine guns (LMGs), two officials familiar with the matter said on the condition of anonymity.

The FTP can be invoked in cases where “undue/unforeseen delay” in buying weapons is seen to be adversely impacting the military’s capacity and preparedness, said one of the officials cited above.

“Indian Army teams will visit weapon manufactures in several countries including the US, Bulgaria and South Korea in the coming weeks to initiate the LMG purchase. Tenders for buying LMGs have been scrapped in recent years as only a lone vendor met the army’s requirements, delaying the projects,” said the second official. A single-vendor situation is a strict no-no under India’s arms purchase policy.

“Previous attempts to buy LMGs have not come to fruition. It’s important to compress the acquisition process as is being done under the FTP route. It’s a critical shortfall in capability that is now being addressed on priority,” said former army vice chief Lieutenant General AS Lamba (retd).

According to rules, weapons sought to be bought under the FTP should already be in the military’s armoury, have undergone trial evaluation, or be in service in foreign militaries so that the time required for evaluation is minimised. The army has a requirement of more than 40,000 LMGs. The army is looking for 7.62mm x 51mm weapons with an effective range of at least 800 metres.

vhttps://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/army-set-to-fast-track-light-machine-gun-buy/story-K3e7XBnsf93qasRm2hsccO.html

IWI Negev LMG

Parts made locally by Punj Lloyd ,can manufacture whole gun if large order given

 

[Unknowncommando 2]

Id say ghatak is a decent looking rifle.
Any updates about its on ground performance?

I asked a guy from Assam Police & a CRPF Jawan. Both were satisfied with the rifle but they find Bulgarian Arsenal M1F41 more refined than other AK clones. But again it lacks quad rail hand guard like Ghatak .

 

[ALBY]

To frame it correctly , we cannot even copy properly. Too lazy.

Haha.. sorry, i am bad at framing sentence properly.

 

[MuzzleVelocity]

Can someone explain the difference between a carbine and an assault rifle?

 

[Enquirer]

Can someone explain the difference between a carbine and an assault rifle?

Size!
Both are generic names....
Carbines are generally smaller in length........

 

[MuzzleVelocity]

Size!
Both are generic names....
Carbines are generally smaller in length........

So carbines in theory should have a lesser effective range?

 

[Saichand K]

Yes. So they are typically issued to tank crews and in urban warfare.