Small Arms & Tactical Equipment
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Their ar-15 copy seems to have reliability and quality issues. Hope they fix it.
Some recent developments in the Indian small arms space :
Astr Defence is doing quite well. They started showcasing their early gun prototypes just a couple of years ago. In just a couple of years they have developed a modern 9x19mm pistol for military & police:
Modern striker fired guns are getting very popular in the military. Navy MARCOS are known to use IWI-PLR Masada 9x19mm suppressed pistol:
Don't know if Astr Defence pistol is suppressor compatible yet. That is a critical requirement for military customers.
Astr Defence have now launched a 0.32 cal version of their ATAL pistol for the civilian market:
Astr is also developing an assault rifle and a 9x19mm PDW. Here are some videos they put out recently:
Webley & Scott have also launched a 1911 pattern 0.45 cal pistol manufactured in Lucknow in JV with an Indian company:
This is both for civillian & military users. I doubt they will get many military sales. The Army & Navy has used the 1911 as their standard issue sidearm for decades now. They are slowing moving to striker fired guns like Glock17 & 19. Spec Ops had moved to Glocks a long time ago. Now regular forced are catching up.
W&S are also working on a 0.32 ACP pistol:
Lokesh Machine Ltd. are making the ASMI 9x19mm PDW prototypes for ARDE. Those prototypes are for user trials. Lokesh Machines would be the manufacturer if the gun successfully completes user trials.
Kalyani/Bharat Forge & SSS Defence was competing in a tender to become the development & production partner for the ARDE's 5.56x45 cal carbine:
No updates on this have been available for almost 2 years. Now just a few days back Kalyani/Bharat Forge received a small arms manufacturing license. Wonder if they managed to win the tender or is it an un-related development.
Astr Defence is doing quite well. They started showcasing their early gun prototypes just a couple of years ago. In just a couple of years they have developed a modern 9x19mm pistol for military & police:
Modern striker fired guns are getting very popular in the military. Navy MARCOS are known to use IWI-PLR Masada 9x19mm suppressed pistol:
Don't know if Astr Defence pistol is suppressor compatible yet. That is a critical requirement for military customers.
Astr Defence have now launched a 0.32 cal version of their ATAL pistol for the civilian market:
Astr is also developing an assault rifle and a 9x19mm PDW. Here are some videos they put out recently:
Webley & Scott have also launched a 1911 pattern 0.45 cal pistol manufactured in Lucknow in JV with an Indian company:
This is both for civillian & military users. I doubt they will get many military sales. The Army & Navy has used the 1911 as their standard issue sidearm for decades now. They are slowing moving to striker fired guns like Glock17 & 19. Spec Ops had moved to Glocks a long time ago. Now regular forced are catching up.
W&S are also working on a 0.32 ACP pistol:
Lokesh Machine Ltd. are making the ASMI 9x19mm PDW prototypes for ARDE. Those prototypes are for user trials. Lokesh Machines would be the manufacturer if the gun successfully completes user trials.
Kalyani/Bharat Forge & SSS Defence was competing in a tender to become the development & production partner for the ARDE's 5.56x45 cal carbine:
No updates on this have been available for almost 2 years. Now just a few days back Kalyani/Bharat Forge received a small arms manufacturing license. Wonder if they managed to win the tender or is it an un-related development.
Some new pics of the SSS Defence product line up:
SVD Dragunov upgrade kit:
P72 carbine:
M-72 carbine:
Saber 0.338 LM sniper rifle:
SVD Dragunov upgrade kit:
P72 carbine:
M-72 carbine:
Saber 0.338 LM sniper rifle:
Good, should have cancelled the much delayed AK deal with Russia and start production of sig in india.
At the very minimum if Army required 7.62x39 caliber assualt rifles, why not do a open process? Why were other foreign and domestic players not allowed to participate? Maybe we could have recieved a cheaper and better option?
Opposition parties could have created a big issue, but they are idiots too.
Unpopular view: India should scrap the delayed AK-203 Kalashnikov factory in U.P, cancel import orders for U.S. Sig Sauer rifles, & speed up development & purchase of homegrown assault rifles. Stop benefiting foreign economies where Indian options exist.
The issue with Indian companies is they make good stuff, but they make it for someone else, not the Indian forces.
SSS Defence should have made this weapon long before the AK-203 contract. And now, instead of wasting time with this rifle, they need to focus on the upcoming tenders.
And we have journos and other lobbies pandering to the masses for likes and retweets rather than educating them, only for them to be proven wrong later 'cause the forces are always right. We saw that with LCA and Arjun, now with ATAGS. Pretty soon it will repeat with ATAGS-MGS, once the Swedes bring the Archer to India.
We are our own worst enemy.