India will buy assault rifles and ammunition at a Billion dollars

[rcrmj]

Defense Ministry of India has planned to purchase 44,618 rifles and 33.6 million of ammunition, according to Defense Aerospace. The sum of the potential transaction is estimated at one billion dollars. Purchase of machines will be made on the basis of the tender, announced in the interests of Indian Army.

Interest in the tender have already expressed Belgium's FN Herstal, Italian Beretta, German Heckler and Koch, Israel Israel Weapon Industries, American Colt Defense and Bushmaster Firearms International and Singapore-based Singapore Technologies Kinetics. The winner of the tender should be put not only assault rifles and ammunition, but also shops, laser designators and scopes.

According to the requirements of Indian Army, machines should be the caliber of 5.56 millimeters with a rate of fire - 660 rounds per minute. One of the conditions is also a licensed production machines in India. After the purchase of machines in the tender, Indian Army can place an order for 335,050 machines for a total of $ 500 million and buy 10 730 light assault rifles.

India is not only buying planes, tanks and ships but also rifles and ammunitions! who knows where its appetite going to reach`?`!

 

[The HBS Guy]

Don't know where they come up with such weird numbers from.

Why 44,618? Why not 45,000?

Source BTW?

 

[IndianArmy]

Don't know where they compe up with such weird numbers from.

Why 44,618? Why not 45,000?

Why 126 Aircrafts for MMRCA and Why not 130??

 

[acetophenol]

looks like we will be getting the best!

 

[rcrmj]

Don't know where they come up with such weird numbers from.

Why 44,618? Why not 45,000?

Source BTW?

not standard assult rifles but carbine rifles for its elite forces. maybe thats how many they are looking for its elite forces?

 

[Obambam]

The Indian government and military must have good reasons for purchasing rifles and ammunitions and we should leave them to it.

 

[tallboy123]

Where's the source????

machines should be the caliber of 5.56 millimeters with a rate of fire - 660 rounds per minute. One of the conditions is also a licensed production machines in India. After the purchase of machines in the tender, Indian Army can place an order for 335,050 machines for a total of $ 500 million and buy 10 730 light assault rifles.

India has planned to purchase 44,618 rifles and 33.6 million of ammunition

The winner of the tender should be put not only assault rifles and ammunition, but also shops, laser designators and scopes.

 

[The HBS Guy]

Why 126 Aircrafts for MMRCA and Why not 130??

126, as I'm aware, will most probably go up to 200.

 

[tallboy123]

BTW,any source or just a old article??

 

[madooxno9]

Don't know where they come up with such weird numbers from.

Why 44,618? Why not 45,000?

Source BTW?

India’s bidding close carbines 33,600,000 44,618 rounds of ammunition | 2jJj.CoM

 

[rcrmj]

I am all for FNs and HKs`!

 

[tallboy123]

126, as I'm aware, will most probably go up to 200.

dude,please no more than 126..we need more Fifth generation fighters,not 4 th gen

 

[chat]

India must buy this gun from pakistan.

 

[The HBS Guy]

dude,please no more than 126..we need more Fifth generation fighters,not 4 th gen

Why tellin' me, mate?

I'm not the one who makes theses decisions.

 

[tallboy123]

India’s bidding close carbines 33,600,000 44,618 rounds of ammunition | 2jJj.CoM

that's a blog...not a official news report