Defence ministry approves arms procurement proposals worth Rs 28,732 crore"The Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals of the armed forces amounting to Rs 28,732 crore were accorded by the ...
27 Jul, 2022, 12.25 AM IST
India seals deal with Russia to procure AK-103 riflesThe government has accorded priority to the modernisation of the armed forces and the infantry modernisation has been initiated as part of ...
20 Aug, 2021, 09.50 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
UAE firm selected for carbines in talks with Indian defence majors to set up plantCaracal International, which was selected to supply 93, 895 new generation carbines, did not disclose the names of its Indian partners but ...
12 Oct, 2020, 06.01 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
Close quarter battle carbines deal: UAE takes up matter diplomatically after cancellation callSources have told ET that the diplomatic channel was resorted to as Caracal International –– the company that won for the deal to supply 93...
22 Sep, 2020, 12.14 AM IST
Carbines, Anti Air Systems for Indian Army to be made in India after MoD cancels importIn a special meeting held on Tuesday, chaired by the Defence Secretary, it has been decided that plans to procure close quarter carbines fr...
16 Sep, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
Fast-track deal for carbines with UAE company loses trackA UAE-based arms manufacturer shortlisted to supply urgently needed close quarter carbines for the army has written to the defence ministry...
06 Sep, 2020, 09.59 AM 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
Defence ministry to review carbine procurement, missile system project with FranceParrikar, who is currently reviewing the defence procurement process, is to be given a detailed briefing on the Close Quarter Carbine proje...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.49 PM IST
Army finalises mega Rs 40,000 crore procurement plan to replace ageing weaponsThe broad process to acquire around 7 lakh rifles, 44,000 light machine guns (LMGs) and nearly 44,600 carbines for Indian Army has been fin...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.10 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
Search for rifles: Russia not in list of 5 selected nationsArmy-led procurement team is set to visit gun manufacturers in the US, Israel and South Korea, and even countries from where India has neve...
31 May, 2018, 11.32 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
Defence Ministry approves purchase of 41K LMGs, 3.5 lakh carbinesThe proposals were cleared at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the defence ministry's highest decision making body on pr...
28 Feb, 2018, 08.35 PM IST
Defence Acquisition Council nod to procurement of assault rifles, carbines worth Rs 3,547 croreUnder the proposal, cleared at the meeting chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, 72,000 assault rifles and 93,895 carbines will b...
16 Jan, 2018, 10.58 PM IST
Mazagon Docks Limited to get Rs 2,300 crore order for Naval survey vessels; carbine procurement to be reviewedParrikar is to be given a detailed briefing on the Close Quarter Carbine project and is also likely to discuss further reforms on the purch...
23 Feb, 2016, 10.36 AM IST