Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems To Produce X95 in India

[Zarvan]

Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems, India’s first privately owned small arms manufacturer, are set to begin building IWI X95s in Madhya Pradesh. The new joint venture with IWI will produce not just the X95 but also the Galil designated marksman variant, the Negev light machine gun and the original Tavor bullpup rifle.

Punj Lloyd opened the first Indian private small arms manufacturing unit back in May, with Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Israel’s ambassador Daniel Carmon present. The plant began a phased production plan, first manufacturing weapon parts, which will be shipped back to Israel. The joint venture is part of India’s Make In India initiative. Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems does not have a license to export IWI products.

Mark Shachar, VP of Business Development, SK Group of which IWI is a part said: “This plant will be a hub for us to manufacture weapons for the Indian armed forces and in the future we will export them to the world. We will also make the plant a centre of maintenance for all these guns for India and abroad.”

Commando with an IWI Tavor from the Indian Army’s Elite Para Commando unit (source)

A press release from the company said:

/Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems Private Limited (PLR) is a Joint Venture company between Punj Lloyd Industries Limited (PLIL) and Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) for the development and manufacturing of Small Arms in India.
Punj Lloyd has strategically diversified into Defence and Aerospace and has established itself as a credible player for defence equipment with a focus on state-of-the-art technology. The group has a multi pronged defence strategy with an objective to become a supplier of choice to the Indian Armed Forces and provide impetus to the ‘Make in India’ programme.

Israel Weapon Industries is a world leader in innovative small arm systems for over 80
years. The weapons are widely used by military and homeland security agencies worldwide.
The IWI product range and accessories are deployed by the Israel Defence Forces and other leading global organisations seeking technological innovation, manufacturing excellence and outstanding performance. They are battle proven around the world under extreme and adverse environmental conditions.

The IWI TAVOR Assault Rifles are in service in India with the Special Forces units of the
Indian Army (Para SF), Navy (MARCOS), Air Force (GARUD) and CRPF (CoBRA) and multiple State Armed Police Forces.

A cutting-edge, world-class manufacturing facility has been established by Punj Lloyd
Raksha Systems Pvt Ltd to indigenously manufacture the complete range of Small Arms
Weapon Systems comprising X95 (Multi Calibre Rifle), Galil Sniper, Tavor (Assault Rifle) and Negev (Light Machine Gun) in India.

The Indian Army is currently in search of a number of rifles to fit various roles with a procurement saga stretching back many years. Senior army officials are currently on a fact finding mission touring select foreign small arms manufacturers who have submitted proposals for India’s future service rifle.

Dr. Raghuwanshi, Associate Vice President of Unji Lloyd’s Defence Manufacturing & Systems Integration Division told the Economic Times of India that “after we start assembling the weapons here, the work done by the IWI on the tenders floated by the army will be given to us.”

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[GodToons]

Not sure why it appear so late in this website. This is actually 6 month old news of establishing the factory in my home town.

 

[Tshering22]

Not sure why it appear so late in this website. This is actually 6 month old news of establishing the factory in my home town.

The point is, who are they manufacturing for. Do they export from there?

The anti-private sector Ministry of Defence who only gives lip services and puts private firms under financial strain by partially awarding sarkari companies large contract.

 

[GodToons]

The point is, who are they manufacturing for. Do they export from there?

The anti-private sector Ministry of Defence who only gives lip services and puts private firms under financial strain by partially awarding sarkari companies large contract.

Few existing and potential customers here:

1. State police elite force like AP, chattisgarh
2. Elite force/ State commando forces
3. Center elite forces
4. Export potential to friendly govts of India

 

[Tshering22]

Few existing and potential customers here:

1. State police elite force like AP, chattisgarh
2. Elite force/ State commando forces
3. Center elite forces
4. Export potential to friendly govts of India

The government procurement rules do not prescribe a direct purchase unless there is a substantiated emergency presented to the purchasing authorities. And to deviate from conventional processes, it is a big headache which no government officer wants to take. PM Modi took a hard stand for Rafale and see how much the Opposition is trying to sabotage him.

Imagine a regular government officer (even IAS). Even if their intention was sincere and to provide on priority basis, they won't dare to cross the line because of the punitive attitude of CAG in defence. Can't really blame them because of the brutal corruption in defence and the track record of traitors siphoning of state money.

So mostly, all these investments are subject to government tenders which will not have preferential clauses.

This needs to stop.

Government needs to consider such indigenous manufactured weapons first before going abroad - even if some senior officers try to write it off as 'faulty'. It may be noted that most manufacturers supply to the entire world with diverse conditions. Therefore, the field test results must be taken directly from the operating Jawan or the officer rather than a senior military commander sitting in Delhi's central command.

Unless these procedural changes happen, domestic manufactured defence goods are at the risk of insolvency.

 

[GodToons]

The government procurement rules do not prescribe a direct purchase unless there is a substantiated emergency presented to the purchasing authorities. And to deviate from conventional processes, it is a big headache which no government officer wants to take. PM Modi took a hard stand for Rafale and see how much the Opposition is trying to sabotage him.

Imagine a regular government officer (even IAS). Even if their intention was sincere and to provide on priority basis, they won't dare to cross the line because of the punitive attitude of CAG in defence. Can't really blame them because of the brutal corruption in defence and the track record of traitors siphoning of state money.

So mostly, all these investments are subject to government tenders which will not have preferential clauses.

This needs to stop.

Government needs to consider such indigenous manufactured weapons first before going abroad - even if some senior officers try to write it off as 'faulty'. It may be noted that most manufacturers supply to the entire world with diverse conditions. Therefore, the field test results must be taken directly from the operating Jawan or the officer rather than a senior military commander sitting in Delhi's central command.

Unless these procedural changes happen, domestic manufactured defence goods are at the risk of insolvency.

Probably you are correct, however I have seen cobra units as well as units in AP have Gail guns as standard inventory for Naxals.

 

[Tshering22]

Probably you are correct, however I have seen cobra units as well as units in AP have Gail guns as standard inventory for Naxals.

Those are in minuscule quantities.

What special units of military or paramilitary use is very very small numbers.

I am talking about the 8 lakh jawans and officers who are on active duty all the time with faulty, ill-maintained INSAS rifles, clunky ceramic slabs of BPJs and tin-foil helmets from cold war era with netting on them.

That's what needs radical change. These X95s are actually supposed to be for them.

Instead of straight up buying these battle-proven and world-renowned rifles, the government is such as p**sy that they will go for a tendering document even if the opposition so much as even farts.

 

[Sheikh Rauf]

Punk Lloyd is actually a construction company ..

 

[GodToons]

Those are in minuscule quantities.

What special units of military or paramilitary use is very very small numbers.

I am talking about the 8 lakh jawans and officers who are on active duty all the time with faulty, ill-maintained INSAS rifles, clunky ceramic slabs of BPJs and tin-foil helmets from cold war era with netting on them.

That's what needs radical change. These X95s are actually supposed to be for them.

Instead of straight up buying these battle-proven and world-renowned rifles, the government is such as p**sy that they will go for a tendering document even if the opposition so much as even farts.

Without tendering another Rafael scam will be labeled on the govt.

Helmets and BPJ are being largely resolved as vendors are assigned.

Govt plan is to split the guns types between 2 categories, fromt end soldiers and reserves/ backup. Front end will get better guns like these.. IMP

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Punk Lloyd is actually a construction company ..

The defence sector is opened to the private sector now. So auto, infra, IT, etc. companies are making their defence arm.

But yeah, little old news, but a good one.

All of these private firms can bring what they have learned in project management from their regular domain into their defence arm.