Key Points
The Indian defence and law enforcement agencies have been largely dependent on foreign Original Equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for their weapons and ammunition..
Another private entity, one of the largest stainless steel manufacturing companies, Jindal Group has tied up with a Brazilian firm called Taurus Armas S.A. and Neco Desert Tech, a joint venture between Indian and American firms...
The modernization drive requires the upgradation of pistols, carbines, close-quarter battle weapons, assault rifles, sniper rifles, and light, medium, and heavy machine guns with matching ammunition..
While it has been under the joint development program with Israel Weapon Systems (IWI), the JV is a step forward in manufacturing the range of IWI weapons such as Tavor assault rifles, X95 assault rifles, Galil sniper rifles, Negev light machine guns and Uzi submachine guns...
It has come up with hi-tech small arms, ammunition and military optics as platforms, including the Saber, a .338 Lapua Magnum long-range sniper weapon; the Viper, a 7.62X51 mm tactical sniper weapon; and the P-72 family of rifles...
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