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Indian Army gets first batch of Sig 716 assault rifles

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So these images just dropped. Those are Indian Army soldiers at the Infantry School in central India with their brand new U.S. built SIG716 G2 Patrol assault/battlefield rifles. Seen here on Livefist for the first time since the new firearms began arriving in December, maker Sig Sauer Inc. will complete deliveries of 72,400 of these by the end of this year.

The Indian Army ordered the SIG716 last February as part of a wider, urgent, effort to bring new assault weapons into its infantry units quickly, while sidestepping the traditional curse of piecemeal, stopgap purchases of the past. As Livefist has reported, the new SIG716 rifles are part of a two-pronged procurement drive. While these rifles will be sent to priority units deployed in counter-insurgency and frontier anti-terror roles, a requirement of nearly 700,000 new assault rifles for regular infantry units will be met by the Kalashnikov AK-203. After some delays, and with paperwork in place, an order for the AK-203 could finally come this year. The rifles are to be manufactured in country at a joint venture facility of Kalashnikov and India’s Ordnance Factor Board at Korwa in U.P.’s Amethi.

The SIG716 G2 Patrol is an enhanced assault rifle featuring a 16-inch barrel, M-LOK handguard, and a 6-position telescoping stock. The weapons are being supplied to the Indian Army from Sig Sauer’s facility in New Hampsire, U.S.

“The global importance of this contract for SIG SAUER is far reaching based on the size, location, and economic strength of India in the global market,” says Ron Cohen, President and CEO, SIG SAUER, Inc. “We are very proud, and honored that the SIG716 was chosen for use by the fighting forces of the Indian Army, and we are looking forward to developing a strong partnership with India’s Ministry of Defense.”

“This [was] the first large firearms procurement of the Indian Government in decades, and the explicit mission for this tender was to modernize the infantry troopers of the Indian Army with the best rifle available,” said Cohen last February. “We competed in an open tender with small arms manufacturers from around the world. The SIG716 rifle underwent a comprehensive and exhaustive testing and evaluation process where it outperformed the competition, and was ultimately chosen, and met all the criteria, as the best rifle to modernize the Indian Army.”

The SIG716 isn’t the only American-built firearm in the Army’s inventory. The Para Special Forces have inducted unspecified numbers of the M4A1 carbine for years and have recently begun receiving Barrett M95 purpose built sniper rifles (in addition to the Italian Victrix Minerva Scorpio TGT.) The Indian government is also expected to conclude a delayed order for 93,385 CAR816 carbines from UAE firm Caracal this year.



https://www.livefistdefence.com/202...rmy-with-their-new-sig716-assault-rifles.html
Rifles nai hain. Unko chalane wale gangu to wohi purane hain na lmao 😆😆😆
 
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I absolutely LOVE the dark green camo of indian versis THAT HORRIBLE khaki colour the PAKISTANIS use.

One more thing to YASSER and his PDF crew

Your army has 600,000 men
OUR ARMY has over double that
YET WE SPEND 6 TIMES what you spend on our army
AND we have a huge indengioius military industry and economy over 10 time your budget
SO HOW THE HELL = CAN YOU be better equippred ======= you have no money ????

please exlpain this

TALK IS CHEAP

WE HAVE $65 BILLION dollar budget
$18 billion has been set aside for new weapons alone
at lease $6 billion alone for capex for army

WE STILL HAVE OVER $30 BILLION FOR OPERATIONAL COST ie repeat $30 billion ...........wow

what you got

measly tiny $9 billion for everything OR so you claim
what $9 billion



We will spend close to $200 billion modernising our military these remaining 9 years in thios decade

Whayt you got to spend $20 bllion over a decade if yoir lucky
Bhai please, there is a saying in India, udan utni bharo jitne bade pankh ho.
 
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bad choice for india & good for Pakistan. the 5.56mm round is no match for the new body armor PA & PLA uses. PA sticks with the 7.62mm armoured piercing rounds for a reason...it can easily penetrate the most advanced armor out there.
 
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Show me the regular indian army ( not para military ) in 2020 or 2021 even 2019 with bren guns and sterling smg.

Stop posting lies

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indo pak side by side
Not only do we have superior camo uniforms in olive green
But much better helmets with goggle protecton.

That khaki unifirm from pakistan is so WW2 bro or does it reflect your desert arrid terrain landscape

Kindly go to eye doctor as u are seeing green camouflage pattern in khaki.
Stop being so childish our camouflage is based on terrain requirements just like yours if you think your army is extra equipped you are a fool I can post countless pictures of our Rangers looking better equipped than even your special forces but am not an emotional sod like you

Our Rangers have US camouflage pattern which is one of best around.
 
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Sig 716 assault rifles.​

Question - Do Pakistan has Sig 716 assault rifles OR better than Sig 716 assault rifles ??
Is Pakistani G3 Rifle better than above ??
Kindly answer this important Pakistan army survival question ??
 
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