Bharat Forge signs its largest small arms contract worth Rs 1,662 cr with Defence MinistryBharat Forge Limited has secured a significant Rs 1,661.9 crore contract from the Ministry of Defence to supply 255,128 CQB Carbines to the...
30 Dec, 2025, 07.20 PM IST
Defence Ministry signs Rs 4,666 crore deals to buy new carbines and torpedoesAccording to the MoD, the contract for the procurement and integration of 48 Heavy Weight Torpedoes along with associated equipment for Kal...
30 Dec, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
Israeli defence firm says it plans to supply first batch of LMGs to India early next yearShuki Schwartz, CEO of Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), also said that his firm is currently collaborating with various agencies within Indi...
06 Dec, 2025, 02.26 PM IST
Buy, Sell or Hold: Morgan Stanley maintains Equal-Weight on Bharat Forge; Citi raises target price on Hindustan UnileverBrokerages show mixed views on consumer and manufacturing stocks; HUL and Colgate retain Buy ratings with revised targets, while Bharat For...
24 Oct, 2025, 09.39 AM IST
DRDO-Bharat Forge develop an assault rifle lighter than a kitchen pressure cooker, built for urban warfareDRDO and Bharat Forge have collaborated to develop a Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbine for the Indian Armed Forces, designed for urban war...
25 Jun, 2025, 04.14 PM IST
Replacement of artillery guns with state-of-the-art guns progressing at slow pace: CAG reportThe Comptroller and Auditor General of India has reported that the replacement of old artillery guns with new ones has been progressing slo...
27 Mar, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
Army pushes ahead with plan to equip infantry soldiers with modern weaponsWith over 380 infantry and 63 Rashtriya Rifles battalions, the Army requires around 9.5 lakh assault rifles, 4.6 lakh CQB carbines and over...
18 Oct, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
Indian defence forces considering 'Made in India' carbine for meeting urgent requirements"The carbine produced by the Ordnance Factory Board at its facility in Ishapore in West Bengal has been offered to the armed forces who are...
07 Oct, 2020, 02.34 PM IST
From assault to sniper rifles, machine guns to carbines, soldiers yet to get basic infantry weaponsIn September 2016, the Army was forced to re-launch its global hunt for new-generation 7.62 mm x 51 mm assault rifles to replace the glitch...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.37 PM IST
Indian team goes abroad to scout for assault rifles and carbinesThe Indian Army-led empowered committee will visit some gun manufacturers in 5 countries, including Australia, UAE, the United States, Isra...
03 Jul, 2018, 08.52 PM IST
13 years after request, Army to get 1.6 lakh rifles, carbinesThe Nirmala Sitharaman-led defence acquisitions council (DAC) cleared the fast-track procurement (FTP) of 72,400 assault rifles and 93,895 ...
17 Jan, 2018, 09.53 AM IST
- Indian Army's modernization drive gathers steam
Army's futuristic programme to transform its infantry soldiers into high-tech, self-contained killing machines is gathering some steam, aft...
24 Dec, 2011, 08.33 AM IST