indian_foxhound
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A corruption case just came up yesterday regarding Sig Suer. , so most likely off the list too.
so what are the list now? any idea?
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A corruption case just came up yesterday regarding Sig Suer. , so most likely off the list too.
so what are the list now? any idea?
Please Equip Infantry with an Indian Rifle
IMI is banned for 10 years - so not sure about the Tavor( is it a multi barrel?) - which can be supplied through IWI.
Please Explain ,
How this gonna help domestic industry ???
Do you want to say our PSU's are under funded ???
Indian army used Insas for more than decade. What improvement in quality were made during all that period still today ???
A corruption case just came up yesterday regarding Sig Suer. , so most likely off the list too.
IMI is banned for 10 years - so not sure about the Tavor( is it a multi barrel?) - which can be supplied through IWI.
That's a VERY old case and there are many strange aspects to this case. Anyway the case involved involves US-based companies and not the Swiss-based Sig proper. I don't see any blacklisting coming about.
My hopes are for either of these:
CZ-805 BREN
ARX-160
Before you start, the ongoing AW-101 issue and Italian marine saga will have 0 impact on this deal, so the ARX-160 still in it.
the lack of attention to cleaning the rifles shown by our army men
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Personal experience - have witnessed it - I am not talking of the SF's, but about the infantry men. Many complicated AR's require complete care, with regular maintenance and cleaning which our Million strong army men cannot ensure and is not practically possible - going by the environments they operate and are posted in.
Do not encourage trolls.
Nothing comes close to an AK's robustness and going by the rough handling and the lack of attention to cleaning the rifles shown by our army men plus the varied weather conditions and topography, an AK would be the ideal choice.
India has been producing the AK fro a while now and the familiarity already exists.
The case has rared its head again ....and if the marine tiff continues then Beretta doesn't have a chance by a long shot.
I like the Bren too. How about FN?
Maybe in the past sir, not in today and certainly not so in the future. The Indian military as a whole is imparting ever more training to their personnel and is increasing qualitifcations required for recruiting. Not to mention most modern firearms are actually themselves very rugged and easy to maintain.
The AK is based on a 60+ year old design, there's nothing "futuristic" about it. if this rifle was so good Indian and even Russian SOFs would already be operating it.
How's this for ruggedness:
And AFAIK the FN (SCAR) isn't in the fray, for some inexplicable reason. Maybe because of price?
+ @illusion8 wrt IMI blacklisiting, there was recent news that all blacklistings in the past 10 years imposed by the MoD had been revoked and that includes the one for IMI. But given the small arms subsidiary (IWI) is separate to IMI, the original blacklist had no affect on India's small arms procurements from Israel as we can see given the mammoth amount of Tavors the Indian forces (military and police) have received or ordered in the past few years.
RFP was sent to more than 60 vendors and manufacturers - FN might possibly be one of them, and Tavor tar21 does not fulfill the rfp requirement for multi barels.
Why should it only be indigenous? if something which is better and more suited for our requirements is to be bought form abroad we should . the defense of our country comes first not some so called pride in Indigenous equipment.
EzioAltaïr;4058656 said:While I know that INSAS is not even close to an amazing rifle, it's an insult to say it's not good or hasn't been improved.