Indian Army conducts firepower demonstration 'Exercise Topchi' at Devlali in NashikAs part of Atmanirbhar Bharat, indigenously manufactured artillery equipment such as the K-9 Vajra, SP gun system, Dhanush, 105 mm Indian f...
15 Jan, 2024, 07.25 PM IST
Defence Ministry clears 70,000 Sig Sauer assault rifles for Indian ArmyThe approval for the Indian Army to buy more than 70,000 of these assault rifles worth over Rs 800 crore has come at a time when the forces...
12 Dec, 2023, 07.58 PM IST
Florida Congressman displays weapons at the House Judiciary Committee aiming to curb mass shootingsGreg Steube, the Congressman based in Florida, displayed his Sig Sauer 320 and Sig Sauer P226. Weapons were displayed at the legislative he...
03 Jun, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
J&K Police to get American assault rifles, pistols for anti-terror operationsThe Jammu and Kashmir Police is probably the first in the country to get the modern weapons, they said, adding that the force will be procu...
04 Jan, 2022, 11.50 AM IST
Central Asia outreach: Famed Indian battalion trains Uzbek troops for counter terror operationsIn exercises that will span 10 days, battle hardened Indian troops are sharing experiences in tackling terrorist threats in a variety of sc...
14 Mar, 2021, 07.42 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
New lot of American-origin Sig-Sauer assault rifles to be for troops deployed on China border"The first lot of these assault rifles was provided to the troops deployed in the counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. The se...
06 Oct, 2020, 05.05 PM IST
Defence Ministry approves acquisition of military hardware worth Rs 2,290 crore, including 72,000 Sig Sauer assault rifles"The DAC headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accorded approval for various arms and equipment worth Rs 2,290 crore," the defence minis...
28 Sep, 2020, 08.21 PM IST
Army to use special powers to procure 72,000 Sig 716sThe armed forces are undertaking a large number of procurements under the emergency clause, triggered by the continuing standoff with Chine...
13 Jul, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
'Most wanted' gangster, associates arrested with sophisticated weapons in PunjabPunjab Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said the arrests were made in a joint operation by a team of Organised Crime Control Unit, C...
08 May, 2020, 07.50 PM IST
Defence Ministry signs contract for 16,479 Light Machine Guns for frontline troops with Israel Weapons IndustriesThe ministry on Thursday said that it has signed a Rs 880 crore contract for the light machine guns with Israel Weapons Industries. “The In...
19 Mar, 2020, 08.34 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
Sig Sauer rifles to be made available to infantry by year-end: Army chiefGen Bipin Rawat said the Army is treading on that path to empower them to ensure they are well-equipped and well provided with operational ...
25 Oct, 2019, 11.16 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
Four-year-old hunt for army assault rifle may be called offThe 1.18-million strong Army's quest for new rifles for its 382 infantry battalions was made a "Priority-1" project to address the neglect.
14 Jul, 2018, 03.33 PM IST
- Home Ministry suspends transaction with two foreign arms suppliers
The Home Ministry has served show cause notices to two foreign arms vendors following allegations of their bribing officials.
20 Aug, 2013, 06.25 PM IST
Home Ministry serves show-cause notices to foreign arms firms in bribery allegationsIn an official memo issued on July 29 to all its divisions the Home Ministry has said that its Procurement Wing recently issued show-cause ...
08 Aug, 2013, 09.10 AM IST