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Commonality of parts is a huge advantage in terms of supply chain. The armoury would not have to stock different parts of different guns which serve the same purpose. Eg. Instead of stocking different trigger groups of AK, Insas, PDW/CQB etc., a single type of trigger group would suffice as the...

For an AR-15 kind of gun, the lower receiver (trigger group, selector, hammer) is considered as the actual gun and the upper receiver (barrel, gas piston, bolt) as an attachment. A multi-caliber concept is that different uppers for different ammo and different barrel length can be fitted to the...

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AFAIK, you need to be a mod to be able to have images in your signature.

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Hope it does! DRDO has been looking at it for 3yrs now! There is also a version which will chemically clot spilled blood from wounds and reduce blood loss by applying thermoregulated compress.

5.56mm AK-47? 7.62mm SLR? 6.8mm SMG? Gawd! can't these jurnos google for 5 min?

India's futuristic soldier to be ready in three years‬ - Times Of India KOLKATA: India is set to launch her first 'futuristic' infantry soldier after three more years. According to officials at the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), which is headquartered in Kolkata, many of the separate...

So, did IA choose 40mm or it was the only option offered? any idea?

Most OICW type of programs the world over are using the 20mm grenade, but the under development DRDO F-INSAS gun has a 40mm UBGL. Why is it so? what are the pros & cons of 20mm VS 40mm? @Kunal Biswas @sayareakd and others... any idea?

Might be worth looking into... Google Glass - What It Does

Well, yesterday's fiction, today's fact! :thumb:

Just an idea came to mind... DRDO HULC mated with Equipoise ZeroG arm = a one man HMG platform!!! + + OR

F-INSAS ideas for a 3 man sniper team... http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/indian-army/12127-snipers-indian-army-10.html#post651944

Yeah, not digital prints... gave those pictures as an example of the different color combinations, not for the patterns :sad: Dragon Skin... read it from a few sites... sure there are conflicting versions! :tsk: Maybe the best would be to get samples officially and let IA test them...

OPTIONAL GADGETS: HULC Exoskeleton D.R.D.O's HULC is an un-tethered, battery powered, hydraulic-actuated anthropomorphic exoskeleton that provides users the ability to carry loads up to 90 kilos for up to 20 kilometers on a single battery charge over all terrains. HULC's design allows for deep...

GADGETS: HOWEVER, i think we can do much better. The wrist device screen size would be too small for any practical purposes. It would be impossible to see under sunlight & the backlight would make the soldier easier to spot at night. The core processor need not be anything more than a latest...

WHAT TO WEAR (Feet): Army Modular Boot (Fit for dessert summers to sub zero winters) The main reason for the Army Modular Boot program is cost. A single footwear system could replace separate boots for every environment from desert to arctic and enhance readiness as each Soldier would not have...

WHAT TO WEAR (Body): Digital Camouflage as per theater of operations + Armor (Dragon Skin is yet to be certified due to politics an excuses like "test report not being in proper format" etc. but the makers have sued the gov for delay. Users swear by it.) Dragon Skin internal view Full 5.56...

WHAT TO WEAR (Head): Enhanced Combat Helmet (The ECH's profile is very similar to the US Advanced Combat Helmet but is thicker. The helmet's shell is made of an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene material. It can protect 35% better against small-arms fire and fragmentation than the...