Indian Army could get carbines from UAE soon, deal in final stages of confirmation

[BHarwana]

This is the first time Indian forces will use a weapon manufactured in UAE, which is one of the largest importers of defence equipment.

New Delhi: If all goes well, the Indian Army could finally get its hands on new close quarter battle (CQB) carbines, manufactured by a UAE firm, for immediate operational requirements. The proposal has been in the works since 2017.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) could soon decide on the signing of the contract with the UAE firm, Caracal International, which finished as ‘L-1’ or the lowest bidder in September 2018 for a contract that was supposed to be fast tracked, defence sources said.

This is the first time that Indian forces will start using a weapon from the UAE, which itself is one of the largest importers of defence equipment.


When Caracal was shortlisted in 2018, it was seen as more of a diplomatic deal to keep UAE happy rather than a pure military decision.

The carbines will replace the outdated and ageing 9mm British Sterling 1A1 sub machine guns that are in service.


After years of attempts to replace them, the Army had in 2017 decided to opt for Fast Track Procurement (FTP) of 93,895 new carbines against an overall demand of 3.5 lakh such weapons.

The rest was supposed to be under the “Buy and Make” category. The Indian private small arms industry has already come out with carbines of its own or started manufacturing them domestically with transfer of technology from abroad.

https://theprint.in/defence/indian-...-deal-in-final-stages-of-confirmation/461288/

 

[hualushui]

Can't India manufacture rifles and carbines?

 

[BHarwana]

Can't India manufacture rifles and carbines?

Nope they can't & this deal is just a show off deal like many past Indian weapons deals. They will place UAE on hold & try to get some favorable diplomacy in the meantime. This is an old Indian habit, start discussing weapons sales & use the country of production for forwarding their diplomacy. Indian weapons deals take years to finalize. Russia the biggest Indian weapons supplier has realized it.

 

[Pappa Alpha]

Nope they can't & this deal is just a show off deal like many past Indian weapons deals. They will place UAE on hold & try to get some favorable diplomacy in the meantime. This is an old Indian habit, start discussing weapons sales & use the country of production for forwarding their diplomacy. Indian weapons deals take years to finalize. Russia the biggest Indian weapons supplier has realized it.

Russia will never forget PAK-FA

 

[Sineva]

Can't India manufacture rifles and carbines?

The indians managed the hitherto previously considered impossible task of fvcking up the ak by frankensteining it with the fn-fal/slr for some reason.

Why on earth they did this I do not know,but that alone should pretty much tell you everything you need to know about the quality,or lack thereof, of indigenous indian small arms design and production.

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Ah the guild of thieves at it again. This is what Indian gold smuggled through diplomatic missions gets you.