DRDO Multical Rifle Unveiled- the next generation rifle for the IA

[Abingdonboy]

DRDO is set to unveil the multi-caliber individual weapon system (MCIWS) being develped by the Armaments Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, which will allow operators to alternatively fire 7.62mm, 5.56mm and 6.8 mm rounds by changing the barrel group, breech block & magazine. Provision has also been made to mount an indigenous 40 mm Under Barrel grenade Launcher (UBGL) (pictured above) capable of firing programmable air-burst rounds. CCD camera day sight and thermal imaging night sight can also be mounted on its picatinny rail system to engage targets in day & night conditions. The weapon body is machined with Aluminium alloy and a metal insert based 30 Round engineering plastic magazine and adjustable butt are also featured. Ambidextrous features for cocking, lever change and magazine change have also been incorporated.


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This is BIG news guys.

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[SrNair]

Excellent @Abingdonboy where did you get this pictures and information?

 

[egodoc222]

wow!!!

 

[Abingdonboy]

Excellent .@Abingdonboy where did you get this pictures and information?

Well @Chola warrior had posted about this in:
Indian army to upgrade infantry weapons (New Assault Rifle) | Page 6

So I did some more research.
Saurav Jha's Blog : A new year for DRDO

Some more:

 

[SrNair]

Well @Chola warrior had posted about this in:
Indian army to upgrade infantry weapons (New Assault Rifle) | Page 6

So I did some more research.
Saurav Jha's Blog : A new year for DRDO

Some more:

What about it current status?

 

[Contrarian]

Weight?

 

[Abingdonboy]

What about it current status?

The IA has undertaken field trials AFAIK, so it should be in service soon (next 1-2 years) under the F-INSAS project.

 

[Koovie]

Awesome! Looks great!

I wish them all the best, if it gets selected it will be a milestone for our defence industry

 

[Abingdonboy]

Weight?

Hopefully DefExpo 2014 will shed some some more light on this rifle.

Awesome! Looks great!

I wish them all the best, if it gets selected it will be a milestone for our defence industry

It's already part of the F-INSAS project, it's not about being selected or not mate. It WILL BE in service.

 

[kaykay]

looks good. Any Idea when trials will be held?

 

[SrNair]

The IA has undertaken field trials AFAIK, so it should be in service soon (next 1-2 years) under the F-INSAS project.

So what about IA efforts for buying foreign rifles?or that purchasing is over

 

[Abingdonboy]

So what about IA efforts for buying foreign rifles?or that purchasing is over

This is a separate issue. The foreign rifle buy is for certain specialist units (NOT SFs) such as Para brigades (airborne infantry/egineers/combat medics) and RR.

 

[GR!FF!N]

CCD camera day sight and thermal imaging night sight can also be mounted on its picatinny rail system to engage targets in day & night conditions.

I wonder whether this one can support this helmet mounted display.....

we should use rail that can mount a large variety of scopes and cameras like this one...

 

[kaykay]

This one year old article says that trails should already been going on or will go on soon.
ARDE designs multiple-calibre rifle, begins prototyping | Sakal Times

 

[SrNair]

This is a separate issue. The foreign rifle buy is for certain specialist units (NOT SFs) such as Para brigades (airborne infantry/egineers/combat medics) and RR.

I heard somewhere that the trial is already going on.So far their is no update of this rifle.Where is its spare barrels?
Why foreign one become better than this?