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...
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...
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...
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...
Increase in capital outlay of Defence amid pandemic is huge step, says IAF ChiefThe money has been used to acquire equipment like the Spice-2000 bombs, Spike anti-tank guided missiles, SiG Sauer assault rifles, Excalibu...
United States offers F-18 naval fighter jets for Indian Navy's requirementsThe Indian Navy had a few years ago expressed interest in the acquisition of 57 naval fighter aircraft for operations from its aircraft car...
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...
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...
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...
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...
After 15-year wait, troops to get new assault riflesSources on Wednesday said the Army has received 10,000 of the 72,400 rifles ordered from US firm SiG Sauer for Rs 638 crore in February thi...
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 ...
Coming soon: Kalashnikovs made in AmethiSources said an inter-governmental agreement to manufacture the 7.62x39 mm caliber AK-203 guns, which are a derivative of the famous AK-47 ...
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...
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.
- 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.
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 ...