Bathinda military station: Another Army man dies from bullet injuryHours after the killing of four army men inside the Bathinda military station in Punjab, another jawan reportedly died due to a bullet inju...
13 Apr, 2023, 12.39 PM IST
Govt nod to manufacture over 5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles in AmethiThe 7.62 X 39mm caliber AK-203 rifles will replace in-service INSAS Rifle inducted over three decades back.
06 Dec, 2021, 11.46 AM IST
IAF corporal shoots himself with service rifleThe crime investigation team was called on spot and the body of the corporal is being preserved at the BJRM hospital for postmortem, police...
04 Dec, 2021, 10.27 PM IST
Russian gun maker Kalashnikov unhappy with India's choice to buy American SigSauer gunsIn December last year, the Indian Army has started inducting its newly acquired American SiG Sauer assault rifles in operations. In additio...
07 Feb, 2020, 12.17 PM IST
Joint venture for AK 203 rifles factory at Amethi was the `fastest ever’ created with RussiaTop official says project had `firm political will’ at the top levels, orders likely to be placed soon.
09 Jul, 2019, 05.56 PM IST
India signs contract with US firm for 72,400 assault riflesThe rifles, being used by US forces as well as several other European countries, are being bought under the fast-track procurement procedur...
12 Feb, 2019, 07.15 PM IST
Hunt on for new generation assault rifles; upgraded INSAS not a replacementDespite a four year process to select a new generation rifle to replace the glitch prone Indian-made INSAS, the Army is still not close to ...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.40 PM IST
India opens small arms manufacturing unit in MP in a joint venture with IsraelThe plant has been setup as a joint venture -- Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems -- between Indian defence conglomerate Punj Lloyd and Israel Weapo...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.01 PM IST
Army hunts for lethal assault rifle, junks DRDO's ExcaliburThe RFI (request for information) for the new 7.62mm assault rifles is going to be issued soon to elicit responses from around the globe.
14 Jul, 2018, 05.01 PM IST
Soldiers modify INSAS rifles as they await replacementsThe Army had last year scrapped a four-year-old tender for purchasing 1.8 lakh multi-calibre weapons to replace INSAS, which was inducted i...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.29 PM IST
Kashmir cop who fled with rifles has joined Hizbul MujahideenConstable Syed Naveed Mushtaq had fled with four INSAS rifles from the guard post at a FCI godown in Chandpora in Budgam on Saturday, a pol...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.17 AM IST
Militants snatch five rifles, loot three banks in 24 hours in south KashmirSenior J&K police officials claim that large groups of militants, comprising six or seven people each, plan and execute such operations, wh...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.09 AM IST
Terrorists snatch weapons from TV tower guards in KashmirThe police said the militants attacked the guards posted at a Low Power Transmitter station of public service broadcaster Doordarshan in Da...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.49 PM IST
Two militants involved in Banihal terror attack arrestedTwo service rifles, including an AK assault rifle and an Insas rifle, which were snatched during the attack, were also recovered from their...
13 Jul, 2018, 02.48 PM IST
Army plans 'Request for Information' for single calibre assault rifleDefence sources also ruled out that the army has shortlisted any particular gun to replace the INSAS, which had entered service in the late...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.12 PM IST
Army inches closer to getting advanced assault rifles, carbines, machine gunsThe RFPs which also looks at meeting the requirements of the other defence services have been given to about 12 vendors, said sources.
23 Mar, 2018, 08.35 PM IST
6 cases of cops disappearing with guns in Jammu and Kashmir since 2013: GovernmentSix cases have been registered against police personnel in Jammu and Kashmir who disappeared with their arms and ammunition since 2013.
09 Mar, 2016, 04.59 PM IST