Oman places order for weapons from India

[ironman]

Oman places order for weapons from India​

Huma Siddiqui
Posted: Monday, Apr 05, 2010 at 2325 hrs IST
Updated: Monday, Apr 05, 2010 at 2325 hrs IST

New Delhi: Oman has become the first country in West Asia to place an order for guns from India.

According to senior officials, INSAS gun from the ordnance factor board is currently undergoing trials for the Oman army. This is not the first time that Oman is planning to procure defence equipment from India. Infact, the state-owned Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) is set to foray into global market with special focus on the Gulf region.

The GSL has been working on various projects to provide offshore patrol vessels to the Indian Navy and Coast Guard and is also looking forward to provide fast interceptor boats to the ministry of home affair.

Sources in the government indicated that GSL has delivered three tugboats to Oman. "The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its keenness to buy more boats from GSL, however, due to overflow of orders that has been put on hold for the time being."

The GSL had participated in the Doha exhibition last year and it received positive response especially from countries like Bahrain and the UAE. "The officials of the Oman had visited the Indian shipyard and were impressed by the level of expertise and suggested improvements to the ship designs which were easy to incorporate," said officials. The GSL will be undergoing modernisation to give a boost to their ship construction capability. The GSL has been contracted for supplying 116 fast interceptor craft to the Marine Police that has been constituted by the home ministry post 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

In the last eight months, the shipyard has submitted 46 vessels. The cost of the vessel is around Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 2.3 crore depending on the size.

The shipyard is currently building three offshore patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard, which can touch the maximum speed of 26 knots. The OPV is 90 metres in length is an in-house design product of GSL and is capable of carrying out a wide range of operations including patrolling and policing operations, search and rescue operations. The GSL is also contracted to construct four naval offshore patrol vessel to the Indian Navy. The 105 metre long vessel is capable of fleet support operations, coastal and offshore patrolling, ocean surveillance and monitoring of sea lines of communications, defence of offshore installations, escorting high value ships and operation of ALH helicopter.

The shipyard is also looking forward to construct mine counter measure Vessel (MCMV) for the Indian Navy. Infact,...

Oman places order for weapons from India

 

[4MothaChina]

Oh dear, let's pray for those soldiers in Oman. Knowing that the INSARS is nothing more than overheating rods waiting to jam, I hope their secondaries are more reliable and can get them out of sticky situations...

 

[adatta]

Oh dear, let's pray for those soldiers in Oman. Knowing that the INSARS is nothing more than overheating rods waiting to jam, I hope their secondaries are more reliable and can get them out of sticky situations...

all fellow board members....50 cents each what we need from all of u for the 50 cent party... here is my contribution 1$

 

[Join]

Oh dear, let's pray for those soldiers in Oman. Knowing that the INSARS is nothing more than overheating rods waiting to jam, I hope their secondaries are more reliable and can get them out of sticky situations...

I wonder, yes, But they arent fools either to have The trials and choose the rifle....

 

[1nd1a]

Oh dear, let's pray for those soldiers in Oman. Knowing that the INSARS is nothing more than overheating rods waiting to jam, I hope their secondaries are more reliable and can get them out of sticky situations...

Yes, it might be an overheating road but it most certainly better then yours. I can understand. You know at least we are making our own not producing under license and once the number agreed is completed start making small changes and name it our own.

We don't need a preach from you....

 

[i am your fear]

well its good news we have to find more market

 

[Marxist]

Oman army all set to use India’s INSAS rifles

Assault rifle INSAS (Indian Small Arms System), built by the state-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), will soon be used by the Royal Oman Army.

The indigenously built rifle was sent to Muscat in March and is currently undergoing trial for the Oman army.

“Oman has informed us that the rifles have successfully passed the trial run. INSAS will, in all likelihood, be the standard assault rifle of the Royal Oman Army,” said an OFB deputy director-rank official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media.

The rifles were subjected to endurance tests for extreme desert temperatures and sandstorms and performed well in both conditions, sources in OFB and Ministry of Defence told Hindustan Times.

Developed in OFB’S Ishapore factory, 45 km north of Kolkata, in 1998, it has three variants — an assault rifle, a light machine gun and a carbine.

India will be supplying the 5.56 mm assault rifle to Oman.

The weapon has been sent as part of the India-Oman comprehensive defence agreement of 2003.

“If a deal is struck with Oman, the quantity and size of the deal will not be made public,” said Major General V.K. Narula, additional director general (public relations) of the Indian Army.

Equipped with 20 or 30-round transparent magazines, the rifle has an effective range of 450 metres. The loaded weapon weighs around four kilograms.

INSAS is currently the standard infantry weapon of the Indian armed forces.

In 1999, it served the army against Pakistan in the Kargil confrontation.

Oman army all set to use India?s INSAS rifles- Hindustan Times

 

[tidu]

Oh dear, let's pray for those soldiers in Oman. Knowing that the INSARS is nothing more than overheating rods waiting to jam, I hope their secondaries are more reliable and can get them out of sticky situations...

guys lets pray fr him ,he is mentally disturbed that the omanis hv considered and indian product over chinese cheap and illegal copies

 

[flaming arrow]

Oh dear, let's pray for those soldiers in Oman. Knowing that the INSARS is nothing more than overheating rods waiting to jam, I hope their secondaries are more reliable and can get them out of sticky situations...

iam sure ur words that india cannot make decent rifle on its own has given you constipation...grow up 50 cents here wont fetch u much

 

[CONNAN]

2 SAME THREADS ON SAME PAGE LOL REQUEST MODERATORS TO MERGE EITHER ONE OF THE THREAD

 

[nakodo]

Oh dear, let's pray for those soldiers in Oman. Knowing that the INSARS is nothing more than overheating rods waiting to jam, I hope their secondaries are more reliable and can get them out of sticky situations...

INSAS does the overheating and jamming bit when stuck up the right areas in enemy infantry.

It is more popularly known as the semi automatic assfixate mode.

 

[Sukhoi.Murtaza]

Atleast India is using indigenous rifle. Pakistan has no option but to rely of China and Uncle Sam.

 

[Sukhoi.Murtaza]

Pakistan is using G3 and now trying M4. Ever tried to develop MADE IN PAKISTAN

 

[P4Pakistan]

Pakistan is using G3 and now trying M4. Ever tried to develop MADE IN PAKISTAN

first of all ,why u involve pakistan into this threat???
Second perhaps u don't know G-3 is made in pakistan, PK-8 is make in pakistan, POF eye is made in pakistan....

U have a big mouth search b4 talking

 

[ravan]

Oh dear, let's pray for those soldiers in Oman. Knowing that the INSARS is nothing more than overheating rods waiting to jam, I hope their secondaries are more reliable and can get them out of sticky situations...[/QUOTE

overheating rod... perhaps u shud buy one for ur self chinki. it ll jam up great inside ur pants.
funfact: chinese have the smallest average p**** size(~3")