Key Points
As the land forces play the most critical role, how are these armies building modern small arms and their firepower?..
While the Chinese army along the border with India, including Tibet, has been carrying the QBU-191 marksman rifle among other small arms...
While both militaries have a fairly diverse range of small arms like pistols, carbines, light and medium machine guns, the focus here is on the strategic infantry rifle...
At 3.8 Kg, AK-203 is shorter in length and lighter than the 5.56mm INSA (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle, the current standard issue for the Indian Army, which it will be replacing..
In an interaction with Financial Express while addressing media ahead of the Army Day in Januray, the Army Chief General Manoj Pandey clarified the production timeline of the AK-203 assault rifle which was delayed, Out of the 6 lakh plus AK -203 assault rifles, we will receive the 70,000 within 32 months, he said..
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