Good for nothing, army procurement process
so they need another 3-4 years to select sniper rifle
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Our procurement system sucks to hell and high heaven. There any number of world class sniper rifles that have been in use by various armies in the world. Why we don't accepted these tried and tested rifles is incomprehensible. But we go through the rigmarole of AON, RFIs, tenders, years of testing of already tested weapons by various armies, commercial negotiations and so on!
Another 3-4 years for a new sniper rifle? Damn!! In the meanwhile more soldiers are getting martyred at the LoC by Paki snipers who are equipped with some of the best sniper rifles in the world while we make do with ancient 1963 vintage DMR Druganovs which are not even proper sniper rifles!
If the SF including MARCOS, GARUD, NSG, etc have already been equipped with the latest sniper rifles, why another round of procurement for the Infantry manning the LoC? Strange! Why not issue these already tried, tested and accepted sniper rifles to the sniper sections of infantry battalions? Probably too expensive - but are they more expensive than the life of a soldier?