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Frankly I don’t trust CAG reports for such things, they are created by bureaucrats and auditors not independent defence analysts with expert knowledge, IA can misrepresent and obfuscate plenty to hide their systemic issues. M777 barrel burst because of faulty OFB ammo (apparently) and nothing...

China is leagues ahead of India in hard power, that much is clear. But instead of realising this and buildijg on India’s natural defensive advantage these clowns are actively undermining even the basics this thread is about modernisation, what has actually changed in the last 10+ years? Some...

I saw one video (now private) that reviewed OFB ammo and said it was mil spec and had no issues asp apparently Indian ammo is in high demand in the US market because it is cheap ah decent quality but there’s limitations because the US distributor has to buy direct from OFB who won’t sell unless...

We all know where this is going AK-203 junk (which itself will be made by the same OFB that they claim can’t make ammo!) Meanwhile PLA are downsizing so they can modernise, mechanise and create mammoth aviation brigades Days like today almost make me want to see a humiliating defeat at the...

Suspicious when OFB ammo is exported to the US and reviews are positive of it Nothing is good enough for the IA, remember early on when their soldier were almost falling over from recoil of 716? Then they started to do proper stances and recoil almost eliminated in after videos Methinks they...

reported by The Hindu earlier, with repeated delays in the deals for procurement of Ak-203 assault rifles, last August India had signed a deal for 70,000 Ak-103 assault tickets to be procured off the shelf. The delivery of these rifles has been completed, officials said. In another small arms...

I mean because Amethi is where AK203s will be made so they’d rather sacrifice Sig deal for more screw driver work in UP. Who cares about messing up logistics and hampering frontline units right?

Reason is because they’d rather win votes in UP

Looks like the second batch of 72K SIGs is off

Not sure if posted before. With proper firing position the recoil is perfectly manageable on the 716. IA has to ensure training is standardised for the conversion

And? Since then we haven’t had any indication the second order has actually been placed from either the IA or SIG, if such an order had been placed those rifles would be soon to be delivered really

I think all these media sources are just quoting each other Until it’s confirmed by the actual OEM I can’t say it’s official we all know the IA will scream from the rooftops (along with the MoD) if/when they sign any contracts considering how rare that actually is these days

This article seems to think that the second batch of 72K 716s has been ordered but haven’t seen any formal contract signing or comment from SIG about this @Gessler

@1:15 the reporter says the second 72K batch has been ordered but I'm not sure if that's true @Gessler + the rifle really doesn't look too unwieldy in service, it just looks off because of the long hand guard, if there was some light, pistol grip and sights fitted it would look well proportioned

Bottom line- it REALLY needs some decent optics to take advantage of, issuing it with iron sights is a pathetic joke being played on the infantrymen In other countries this would be a scandal

Is the I for India or is that just a coincidence?

It looks like there is a full p-rail at 6 o clock too though on the 716i so they’ll only need to buy the adapters for 3/9 o clock positions which would be for flashlights ( if laser designators can be mounted on 12 o clock upper rail these days or even integrated in the sights ) So I’m...

Each soldier will need at least 4 mags. And I wouldn’t hold my breath in anything , expecting bog standard stripped down rifles when they do come.

https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/army-launches-hunt-for-56-000-night-sights-for-assault-rifles/story-QR42kFxCopLzxvMz68nNuI.html @COLDHEARTED AVIATOR what did I say bro? Clowns in imported army haven’t even taken the FIRST step to getting accessories for their to Be delivered in a few...

Weird. Numbers are very high for that. 4000 for IAF? Total there are about 2000 Garuds and they already all have Tavor as standard issue. Similar story for MARCOs.