Hunt for Army assault rifle may be called off
NEW DELHI: The humble foot-soldier's torturous wait for a new-generation assault rifle may now get longer. India is likely to scrap its four-year-old hunt for new-generation assault rifles with interchangeable barrels for conventional warfare and counter-insurgency operations. Ordinary infantry jawans are often forgotten in the race for acquiring big-ticket weapons like fighters, helicopters, submarines, tanks, howitzers and the like. Leave alone advanced weaponry, they are even now still to be adequately-equipped with modular bu…
Israel to Aid India's Future Soldier Effort
Israel will collaborate in producing high-tech systems for Indian soldiers, tapping a potential US $3 billion market. Israel will team with India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to produce a variety of systems related to command and control, battlefield management, sensors and weapons, according to a proposal that was finalized last month. An Indian Army official said the Indian Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System (F-INSAS) program “aims to utilize advanced technologies to enhance capabilities of an indiv…
India, US may make fourth generation Javelins
The ice seems to be breaking. Coming slowly out of an environment of mistrust which prompted major restrictions on defence technology transfers, the US wants to jointly produce with India its fourth generation of Javelin anti-tank guided missiles. Washington has also upgraded its initial offer of a part transfer to a full transfer of technology for third-generation Javelins. The technology transfer will include the ‘seeker’ software — which helps home in on the target. The Defence Acquisition Council headed by defence minister AK Antony…
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