Developed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) in Pune, the new rifle is aimed squarely at the void left by the imported SIG716 and the sluggish AK-203 programme. This new ...

The Indian army uses a range of rifles from INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle, to Russian-origin AK-203 assault rifles to German-origin SIG Sauer SIG716 rifle. While INSAS has been widely used ...

The logic was that the SIG716 would be used by frontline infantry units while everyone else would use the new Kalashnikov rifle. A small arms mess that can be fixed India’s small arms ...

M-LOK Handguard: How Newly Procured SIG716 Rifles Will Bolster Indian Military Strength ...

As many as 1,45,400 SIG716 rifles will be in service with the Indian security forces when the order is completed. READ MORE: Defence ministry reorders 73,000 SIG Sauer assault rifles as part of ...

India signs repeat order for 73,000 SIG716 assault rifles, to be delivered by end-2025 The Ministry of Defence has signed a repeat order for 73,000 SIG716 rifles from Sig Sauer of the U.S. and ...

INDIA has ordered an additional 73,000 SIG716 rifles from US firearms maker Sig Sauer, the company has said, asserting that it is proud to be a partner in the “modernisation effort” of the Indian Army ...

India has ordered an additional 73,000 SIG716 rifles from US firearms maker Sig Sauer, the company has said, asserting that it is proud to be a partner in the “modernisation effort” of the Indian Army ...

The Ministry of Defence has signed a repeat order for 73,000 SIG716 rifles from Sig Sauer of the U.S. and deliveries are expected to completed by end-2025. “The contract was signed in June 2024 ...

India has ordered an additional 73,000 SIG716 rifles from US firearms maker Sig Sauer amid the ongoing border row with China in eastern Ladakh. The Defence Acquisitions Council approved this ...

India has ordered 73,000 additional SIG716 rifles from US firearms maker Sig Sauer, enhancing its military capabilities amid tensions with China. The decision, approved by the Defence Acquisitions ...