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No news on the carbine order as well.

Scrapping of Carcal deal is not good. Altogether it was a good rifle and scrapping of deal will only lead to further delay of may be two years more. Now after two years we will still have a rifle that is equal to carcal quality wise. So whats the point?

This deal also indicates how the top hierarchy of IA treats normal jawans of Army.

Has AK 103 been choosen to be the rifle for 7.62*39 tender? Or the competition is still going on?

This may bring MCIWS or whatever now it is called back into picture as it also fires 7.62*39 rounds. This may end well.

SCAR H does fire 7.62 rounds. Are they diffrent from what Indian army asked for in their RFI?

Doesn't that makes the whole process a bit handicaped since some of the best rifles are not in the competition? I was personally disappointed not to see FN scar in the race. I believe US SOCOM have gone for FN SCAR and HK416.

The program to find a new rifle to replace M4 is called "Individual Carbine" and ithe rifles competing in this are FN SCAR, Magpul Massada, CM901, HK416, M6A4, XCR, ACR and SR 16. Its final phase is stated to be completed by 2018. Surprisingly it does not include any star wars kind of futuristic...

The US army is going through a similar program of updating their assault rifle. They had developed several prototypes which included xm 8, fn scar and few other assault rifles jointly with other NATO countries. But they seem to be undecided on whether or not to go for a new rifle or to stay with...

Indian army should have given a try to XM8 rifles. Though they are not multi calibre weapon but one advantage could have been participation in OICW programme. This could have been The futuristic assault rifle for the F-INSAS program. We could have gained from the developments in the programme...

I was a bit dissapointed not to see FN SCAR on the list.

This topic is concerned with assault rifles so i wont drag this thing but you are contradicting yourself when you say "aThe Indian soldiers didnt even have winter clothing and had to fight in smaller numbers with WW1 and WW2 equipment." and As fasr as ruling the sea's is concerned you belief is...

May be you have not heard or read about 1962 war. We had the so called air superiority back then. And what makes you believe we contol the seas against china. Can yo u elaborate.

Its good to see that finally after more than 60yrs Govt. has understood the simple fact that any army needs well equiped foot soilders to hold and capture any land or position. Its a welcome step one that was long awaited but better late than never. I wonder when our solilders will get kevlar...