New Assault Rifles for Indian Army

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RAKSHA MANTRI VISITS ARMY UNITS IN NORTHERN COMMAND

The Defence Minister Mr Manohar Parrikar visited Army formations of Northern Command accompanied by the Gen Dalbir Singh, COAS. He visited Srinagar, where he was briefed by the GOC of Chinar Corps on measures being taken by the Army to prevent infiltration and the operation being undertaken in the Area. Op Sadbhavna and various welfare activities by the Army in the State were also highlighted during the briefing.

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Sure, Thank for the info!!!!
But the question remains, because i have never seen our guys using an AK with accessories seen in the pic.

 

[Hari Sud]

Sir

Then there is Amogh rifle in the family of INSAS.

Who is fielding this rifle in the Indian Army or para forces?

 

[SajeevJino]

Sir
Then there is Amogh rifle in the family of INSAS.
Who is fielding this rifle in the Indian Army or para forces?

Para military Forces. I heard Coast guard using it

 

[Kunal Biswas]

The amogh is a carbine chambered in 5.56 x 30mm, It is used by coast guards and Navy as of now ..

Their are other paramilitary forces who also ordered it ..

Sir

Then there is Amogh rifle in the family of INSAS.

Who is fielding this rifle in the Indian Army or para forces?

 

[tejas warrior]

I want to ask How we are doing in terms of development of sight/night vision sight/laser sight for Rifles ?
Do we have any indigenous product which can match products of developed countries ? Are they produced by Indian Pvt companies ?

@Kunal Biswas
@Bhadra

 

[Kunal Biswas]

We have optical sights on 1B1 which are 4x zoom with range of 400-600ms, We have Passive night sight on 1B1 for night engagement upto 200ms ..

We we compare 1B1 day optics with most foreign optics for a AR, It stands quite good, But of-course none are better than ACOG ..

 

[ALBY]

Is the AK one of our's or captured ones?

Its our own.Seems that army too is following the path of MARCOS by upgrading the AKs by adding fore grips with railings and vertical handgrips and EOTECH hollowgraphic sights.

 

[Neil]

is the accessories limited to spec ops of IA or slowly but surely getting into hands of RR and other IA formations?

Its our own.Seems that army too is following the path of MARCOS by upgrading the AKs by adding fore grips with railings and vertical handgrips and EOTECH hollowgraphic sights.

 

[anupamsurey]

We have optical sights on 1B1 which are 4x zoom with range of 400-600ms, We have Passive night sight on 1B1 for night engagement upto 200ms ..

We we compare 1B1 day optics with most foreign optics for a AR, It stands quite good, But of-course none are better than ACOG ..

I have seen some ACOG on 1B1 are they desi or from EOTECH

 

[ALBY]

is the accessories limited to spec ops of IA or slowly but surely getting into hands of RR and other IA formations?

Ghatak commandos will get those at first.Later it may be distributed among RR guys.SF too willget as they have access to every weapon in India .

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Operational 1B1 use zess reflex sight with solar panels ..

The home made ones are non solar panels and active in Paramilitary forces ..

I have seen some ACOG on 1B1 are they desi or from EOTECH

is the accessories limited to spec ops of IA or slowly but surely getting into hands of RR and other IA formations?

 

[tejas warrior]

We have optical sights on 1B1 which are 4x zoom with range of 400-600ms, We have Passive night sight on 1B1 for night engagement upto 200ms ..

We we compare 1B1 day optics with most foreign optics for a AR, It stands quite good, But of-course none are better than ACOG ..

@Kunal Biswas - Sir,why we do we not place these Optical/Night sights on every Rifles of Army.. i assume that should be helpful in every case ?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

AK is much like a carbine use in IA, Their are efforts to upgrade it with Red dot sights ..

@Kunal Biswas - Sir,why we do we not place these Optical/Night sights on every Rifles of Army.. i assume that should be helpful in every case ?

 

[ALBY]

Off topic:-Today i saw Kerala police guys armed with the WW-II era sten gun. escorting a prisoner involved in a murder .Though there are WW-II era .303s and .303 Brens in service with police,it is for first time a sten gun is seen.

 

[shekhar]

At the moment, Excalibur is designated for replacing 1B1 from Infantry and Ghatak to fill the role of AKs in paramilitary forces ..

MICWS has a long way to finish lengthy trails, Till then Excalibur will be used ..

But how long it will take....it reveald in 2012...i guess...n yt no devlopments made...

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Excalibur was first introduce back in 2001, It is in service with Assam regt as of now, It will be distributed to other units and forces as well ..

This is not former government ..

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Excalibur in hands of GR solider back in 2007-9, Then withdrew without any cause ..

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Excalibur come back in 2013 ..


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Must Read Series of tweets by Saurav Jha regarding small arms scenario >>

Saurav Jha @SJha1618 · 54m 54 minutes ago

Excalibur Mk-II weighing 3.6 kgs will be unveiled soon by OFB. Will sport picatinny rails etc.

Saurav Jha @SJha1618 · 51m 51 minutes ago

The Indian Army's own infantry school had cleared the Excalibur as an INSAS replacement way back in 2005.

Saurav Jha @SJha1618 · 48m 48 minutes ago

Huge production improvements are being made on the Excalibur with a Mk-3 being closer to 3 kgs in weight.

Saurav Jha @SJha1618 · 45m 45 minutes ago

Even OFB is now pushing for comparative trials between the Excalibur and foreign 5.56mm rifles.

But how long it will take....it reveald in 2012...i guess...n yt no devlopments made...

 

[Lions Of Punjab]

INDIA LOOKS LIKELY TO SCRAP MULTI-CALIBRE RIFLE CONTEST

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is likely to scrap its 2011 tender for 66,000 multi-calibre assault rifles after four overseas vendors failed to meet the Indian Army's qualitative requirements (QRs) in user trials that concluded in October 2014, official sources said.
The Czech Republic's Czeca CZ 805 BREN, Italy's Beretta ARX 160, the Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) ACE 1 (a variant of the company's ACR rifle), and the United States' Colt Combat Rifle (a M16A1 specially configured for the Indian contract) are competing for the INR48.50 billion (USD782.25 million) deal.
The contract cost includes reflex, day- and night-sights, and laser designators.

http://www.janes.com/article/51815/india-looks-likely-to-scrap-multi-calibre-rifle-contest

 

[Kunal Biswas]

News in 2015

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News in 2014

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And people complain about 1B1 ..

 

[Killswitch]

Heres hoping the MCIWS is inducted for the army, and paramilitary forces.

I am looking forward to the LMG variant.

If India can build ICBMS, there is no reason why it cant build world class small arms.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Old Interview with Gen VK Singh Sir ..

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