Modernisation of Indian Army Infantry

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According to this video , today's IA not even close to US Army during Op Desertstorm.
Evolution happens in terms of number of wars, and lessons learnt during those wars.

We don’t want to go into protracted wars. We also don’t have the luxury of Americans being far away from their enemies, we have two nuclear nations to contend with.
 

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Warrior Platform showcased by Republic of Korea Army 706th Special Assault Regiment
It's currently under testing phase by specific & overseas units and if all goes well, everything should be start being mass-distributed by the end of this year starting with frontline units.

how long before we see changes like this within the Indian armed forces...:crying::crying:
 

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Upcoming Tata Merlin LSV for Indian Army Can Make the Safari Storme Look Tiny

Indian Armed Forces has one of the largest land based Armies across the world and naturally, Indian Army needs a lot of specialized vehicles to transport such large and highly trained forces in all sorts of terrains. The latest vehicle to reach the Indian Armed Forces to support the Army is the Tata Merlin LSV (Light Support Vehicle).

While Indian Army has not formally inducted this armored vehicle, the LSV is commissioned by the defence forces and is currently on test as seen in the multiple images recently. However, Tata has rolled out a couple of vehicles for demonstration and testing.

Tata is already a major supplier for Indian Armed Forces and was recently awarded a contract to replace the ageing Maruti Suzuki Gypsy as the official vehicle for the Indian Army. For the same purpose, Tata will deliver 3193 Safari Storme 4x4 SUVs to the Army.

As for the new Light Support Vehicle (LSV), it will be called Merlin and gets STANAG 4569 Level-1 protection on the sides and rear (one of the highest rated protection according to the NATO standards). The protection can save the occupants from artillery, grenade and mine blasts and also absorbs kinetic energy.

Tata Merlin is also well-equipped with customised weapons and has a 7.6mm medium machine gun turret on the roof and a 40mm automatic grenade launcher too. Then there are the anti-tank missiles installed for added safety.



https://www.news18.com/news/auto/up...make-the-safari-storme-look-tiny-2008855.html
 

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#BREAKING Army Eyes 3,000 Tank-Busting Missiles From France For Infantry: Report



In a bid to provide more firepower to its infantry units against enemy tank regiments, the Army is planning to buy more than 3,000 Milan 2T anti-tank guided missiles from France in a deal likely to be worth over Rs. 1,000 crore.

“An Army proposal in this regard would come up for discussion at a high-level meeting of the Defence Ministry for buying more than 3,000 of the second-generation Milan 2T ATGMs, which are license-produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited in partnership with a French firm,” a person with direct knowledge of the matter in the Defence Ministry told ANI.

The Army has a requirement of 70,000 anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) of various types and 850 launchers of different types, even as it is looking for third-generation ATGMs with a longer range than that of its existing Milan-2T and Konkurs ATGMs.

Sources said the procurement of Milan 2T ATGMs is likely to be the stopgap arrangement before the Army gets its home-grown third-generation ATGM, which is undergoing trials.

Milan-2 is a French second-generation ATGM, which is produced in India by Bharat Dynamics Limited with a range of over 2 km.

India had last year scrapped a programme to buy the Spike ATGM from Israel. The DRDO has conducted two successful trials of the man-portable ATGMs.In 2017, a Defence Acquisition Council meeting headed by then defence minister Arun Jaitley had favoured the Akash surface-to-air missile over vendors from Israel and Sweden for supplying short-range anti-aircraft missiles worth over Rs. 18,000 crore.
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Indian Army to get major boost after Defence Ministry approves purchase of 72400 SIG716-G2 rifles



New Delhi: After a long, long while, the Indian jawan on the line of control knows that modern, high-quality rifles are on the way. The defence minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, has just cleared the purchase of 72,400 rifles for the Indian army, initially for soldiers in difficult conditions, fighting infiltrating terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

These are the SIG716-G2 rifles from Sig Sauer and delivery is likely within a year. There can be delays: the contract mentions delivery within a designated period. These will use 7.62 mm ammunition and they may be more effective than the indigenous INSAS rifles that use 5.56 mm ammunition.

The deal was initially for rifles, carbines and light machine-guns, but so far, the rifles have been cleared and the carbines are likely to be okayed very soon. The LMG deal is likely to take more time as rebidding has happened. And buying rifles are not going to hurt the exchequer very much — Rs 700 crore or less is all that it is likely to cost.

Once the carbines also come, the humble jawan, the man right on the front, will have the best possible weapons. Currently, he is having to use the INSAS rifle, good but underpowered slightly and also, the AK-47, still very effective. The SIG716-G2 will be a new generation rifle, lighter and more accurate.

https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...g-sauer-guns-ak47-assault-rifles-insas/358404
 

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Indian Army to get major boost after Defence Ministry approves purchase of 72400 SIG716-G2 rifles



New Delhi: After a long, long while, the Indian jawan on the line of control knows that modern, high-quality rifles are on the way. The defence minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, has just cleared the purchase of 72,400 rifles for the Indian army, initially for soldiers in difficult conditions, fighting infiltrating terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

These are the SIG716-G2 rifles from Sig Sauer and delivery is likely within a year. There can be delays: the contract mentions delivery within a designated period. These will use 7.62 mm ammunition and they may be more effective than the indigenous INSAS rifles that use 5.56 mm ammunition.

The deal was initially for rifles, carbines and light machine-guns, but so far, the rifles have been cleared and the carbines are likely to be okayed very soon. The LMG deal is likely to take more time as rebidding has happened. And buying rifles are not going to hurt the exchequer very much — Rs 700 crore or less is all that it is likely to cost.

Once the carbines also come, the humble jawan, the man right on the front, will have the best possible weapons. Currently, he is having to use the INSAS rifle, good but underpowered slightly and also, the AK-47, still very effective. The SIG716-G2 will be a new generation rifle, lighter and more accurate.

https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...g-sauer-guns-ak47-assault-rifles-insas/358404
Stupid journos. Spitting on INSAS for being 5.56mm when that is exactly what IA wanted 30 years ago. OFB have also developed a 7.62 variant but imported army only wants foreign toys.
 

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Indian Army to get major boost after Defence Ministry approves purchase of 72400 SIG716-G2 rifles



New Delhi: After a long, long while, the Indian jawan on the line of control knows that modern, high-quality rifles are on the way. The defence minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, has just cleared the purchase of 72,400 rifles for the Indian army, initially for soldiers in difficult conditions, fighting infiltrating terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

These are the SIG716-G2 rifles from Sig Sauer and delivery is likely within a year. There can be delays: the contract mentions delivery within a designated period. These will use 7.62 mm ammunition and they may be more effective than the indigenous INSAS rifles that use 5.56 mm ammunition.

The deal was initially for rifles, carbines and light machine-guns, but so far, the rifles have been cleared and the carbines are likely to be okayed very soon. The LMG deal is likely to take more time as rebidding has happened. And buying rifles are not going to hurt the exchequer very much — Rs 700 crore or less is all that it is likely to cost.

Once the carbines also come, the humble jawan, the man right on the front, will have the best possible weapons. Currently, he is having to use the INSAS rifle, good but underpowered slightly and also, the AK-47, still very effective. The SIG716-G2 will be a new generation rifle, lighter and more accurate.

https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...g-sauer-guns-ak47-assault-rifles-insas/358404
After decades of having several PSUs tinker with the design to come up with a homemade gun, if our final solution came from importing ready-made guns then we should really introspect.
 

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Indian Army to get major boost after Defence Ministry approves purchase of 72400 SIG716-G2 rifles



New Delhi: After a long, long while, the Indian jawan on the line of control knows that modern, high-quality rifles are on the way. The defence minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, has just cleared the purchase of 72,400 rifles for the Indian army, initially for soldiers in difficult conditions, fighting infiltrating terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

These are the SIG716-G2 rifles from Sig Sauer and delivery is likely within a year. There can be delays: the contract mentions delivery within a designated period. These will use 7.62 mm ammunition and they may be more effective than the indigenous INSAS rifles that use 5.56 mm ammunition.

The deal was initially for rifles, carbines and light machine-guns, but so far, the rifles have been cleared and the carbines are likely to be okayed very soon. The LMG deal is likely to take more time as rebidding has happened. And buying rifles are not going to hurt the exchequer very much — Rs 700 crore or less is all that it is likely to cost.

Once the carbines also come, the humble jawan, the man right on the front, will have the best possible weapons. Currently, he is having to use the INSAS rifle, good but underpowered slightly and also, the AK-47, still very effective. The SIG716-G2 will be a new generation rifle, lighter and more accurate.

https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...g-sauer-guns-ak47-assault-rifles-insas/358404
yeh toh thik he accessories kya he sath mein?
 

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yeh toh thik he accessories kya he sath mein?
Accessories will have to be ordered separately. This deal doesn’t even include sights, rifles will
Be delivered in basic stripped down version, maybe in 10
Years they’ll get some additional items for frontline units.

Expecting these clowns in IA procurement and MOD to deliver world class ready for operations equipment is delusional.
 

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After decades of having several PSUs tinker with the design to come up with a homemade gun, if our final solution came from importing ready-made guns then we should really introspect.
Has IA given any chance to these local
Efforts? OFB 7.62 met 99% of their criteria.

From day one (1990s) the IA has moaned and b!tched about INSAS. They made ZERO effort to work with industry and when solutions have come they have put them through absurd testing regimes.


Why has CRPF accepted JVPC, Excalibur etc and IA still happy with 1920s era 9mm carbines?

In the search for the best army will reject anything and everything indian entites offer up to them. Even if it’s not 100% perfection I’m sure JVPC or AMOGH will be better than the 9mm carbine they are still having to use.
 

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FIRST IN DECADES: Biggest New Assault Rifle Deal For Indian Army Finally In Sight




The Indian Army’s largest infusion of basic assault rifles in recent years is finally on the horizon. Livefist can confirm that the Ministry of Defence last week signed off on paperwork that will see a deal for 72,400 SIG716 assault rifles concluded later this month with U.S. firm Sig Sauer Inc. The rifles will replace in the service INSAS with frontline infantry units. All of the rifles contracted will be manufactured at Sig Sauer’s New Hampshire facilities and supplied over the course of a single year to meet the Indian Army’s fast track requirements.

The Indian Army chose the SIG716 in September last year after a competitive process, also choosing UAE firm Caracal in a contest to supply 93,895 battle carbines. The order for 72,400 assault rifles from Sig Sauer Inc. will be the single largest contract for assault rifles since the INSAS, developed and built by the state-owned Ordnance Factor Board (OFB), entered service. The Indian Army has, over the last decade, procured a few thousand Israeli Tavor TAR-21 5.56mm assault rifles for its Special Forces and Rashtriya Rifles counter-insurgency units, but has continuously failed to land a large-scale induction of desperately needed assault rifles. The AK-47, a standard weapon across several units, will also see an upgrade, as Livefist reported recently, with the Indian and Russian governments providing finishing touches to a deal to manufacture 650,000 AK-103 assault rifles in India.

The SIG716 also be India’s first major contract for an American infantry weapon. The Indian Army has selected the SIG716 G2 Patrol, a weapon that combines the structure of the earlier SIG 516 assault rifle with a 7.62mm cartridge. The deal is said to also include a variety of accessories and optics.


With the MoD providing an-clear for the assault rifle contract with Sig Sauer Inc., it’s reasonable to expect that similar clearances will follow for the 93,895 carbine deal with UAE’s Caracal. That ill-tempered contest is being followed with a much bigger contest for similar carbines, with the Indian Army officially announcing interest in procuring 360,000 more. The M4A1 carbine, a weapon in service in small numbers with the Indian Army’s Para Special Forces, could compete alongside other contenders. Indian soldiers have had several brushes with the M4A1 over the years in the Yudh Abhyas exercise series with the U.S. Army.


Indian soldier with a US Army M4A1 at Exercise Yudh Abhyas / US ARMY PHOTO

The big contracts coming up are a major break from piecemeal procurement ethic that has bedeviled the Indian Army’s small arms procurement, a crushing irony given the huge dependence on the infantry for counter-insurgency, border patrol and anti-terror operations. After years of meandering contests and ad hoc procurements to meet emergency requirements, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat in 2017 is said to have taken a firm decision to fast track procurement, dividing requirements between high performance/urgent for frontline forces and slightly less advanced/license built equipment for other infantry units.

To be sure, the Army is still compelled to procure weapons in small numbers. Last month, the Indian Army revealed it had contracted for an unspecified (but undoubtedly small) number of sniper rifles for troops posted on the Line of Control with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.



Apart from the high-number procurement of assault rifles and carbines, the Indian Army is also all set to open a contest this month for a deal for 40,000 light machineguns (LMG) to augment in the in service Israeli Negev.



https://www.livefistdefence.com/201...le-deal-for-indian-army-finally-in-sight.html
 

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Accessories will have to be ordered separately. This deal doesn’t even include sights, rifles will
Be delivered in basic stripped down version, maybe in 10
Years they’ll get some additional items for frontline units.

Expecting these clowns in IA procurement and MOD to deliver world class ready for operations equipment is delusional.
Umm no... the deal comes with SIG built optics as a package. Along with Magpull made furniture for the stock, the foregrip, the pistol grip and some others. Will try to get some details
 

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Has IA given any chance to these local
Efforts? OFB 7.62 met 99% of their criteria.

From day one (1990s) the IA has moaned and b!tched about INSAS. They made ZERO effort to work with industry and when solutions have come they have put them through absurd testing regimes.


Why has CRPF accepted JVPC, Excalibur etc and IA still happy with 1920s era 9mm carbines?

In the search for the best army will reject anything and everything indian entites offer up to them. Even if it’s not 100% perfection I’m sure JVPC or AMOGH will be better than the 9mm carbine they are still having to use.
Is it advisable to take licence of any one gun of the Army's choice and do mass production in PSUs? Army bhi khus aur PSU manufacturing bhi khush.
 

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