Made in India military weapons and support systems

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RDE Advanced Assault Rifle with an ADT/ITL Raptor red dot sight and the Corner Firing Weapon with an OFB 1A 9mm Auto pistol on display at DRDO Exhibition held in Pune.
The Advanced Assault Rifle was previously known as the MCIWS. Interestingly even the receiver markings on this rifle on display have MCIWS etched on them instead of AAR. The MCIWS was originally designed to be a multi calibre rifle available k. 5.56x45, 7.62x39 and 6.8mm, it is not known if the AAR is multi calibre capable now or not as according to some sources the rifle is only being developed in the 5.56x45mm calibre.
As can be seen the flash hider is an exact INSAS copy, the gas block and front sight post as well being taken from the INSAS. We can see a bayonet lug just below the gas block.The rifle has the same long stroke piston design with the same two lug bolt as the INSAS to reduce development time, although this is just a speculation on our part.

The rifle is provided with an AR-15 style magazine release, bolt release, safety selector, charging handle and magwell. The magwell has cutoff for reading the number of cartridges in the magazine. The magazine is transparent and similar to the INSAS magazine in concept, although it would be an AR-15 style magazine instead of the rock and lock magazine of the INSAS which was derived from the AK. The AAR has a redesigned buttstock which differs from the original AR-15 style buttstock. It is folding and has adjustable length of pull. The AAR link the MCIWS doesnt have the dust cover in the ejection port and the magazine well cutoff is asking for ingress of dust and dirt inside the rifle.

It would seem to take down the rifle the takedown pins near the handguard and safety selector lever would need to be removed. This would cause the upper and lower receivers of the rifle to separate and it would be possible to remove the bolt group and gas piston, although again this is purely speculation on our part. The rifle is most probably machined from a solid billet of metal like the AR-15 for both the AR-15 instead of being manufactured from stamped sheet metal like the AK and INSAS.

The rifle has rails on the upper receiver which can be used for attaching optics. The rifle also has a small quad rail segment near the forward end of the handguard for attaching of vertical foregrips, laser pointers, flashlights and other accessories.

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[Abingdonboy]

I so desperately want to see a DMR & LMG developed out of this platform as well...but it's likely it will remain a dream.

If the MCIWS is adopted as the standard issue for the IA a DMR version will come out, not sure about LMG because DRDO are working on a stand-alone LMG platform AFAIK and the days of adapted assualt rifles for the LMG role are pretty much over.

 

[saumyasupratik]

If the MCIWS is adopted as the standard issue for the IA a DMR version will come out, not sure about LMG because DRDO are working on a stand-alone LMG platform AFAIK and the days of adapted assualt rifles for the LMG role are pretty much over.

Doubt that's gonna happen with the IA. IA wants a 7.62x51mm Rifle and a 5.56x45mm CQB Carbine, Manohar Parrikar even said they'd buy the CQB Carbine off the shelf because Army requirement is urgent.

 

[Hindustani78]

http://zeenews.india.com/india/strategic-partnership-model-in-defence-sector-finalised-2007265.html
New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Saturday finalised the broad contours of a long-term strategic partnership with the Indian private sector in defence manufacturing, official sources said.

The policy will be implemented in a few select segments to begin with -- fighter aircraft, submarines, armoured vehicles and helicopters.

Additional segments may be added in future. One company can be a strategic partner in one segment only.


The DAC is the top decision-making body on defence procurement, chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley.

"The policy aims to develop Indian defence-industrial eco-system through involvement of both major Indian corporates and the micro, small and medium enterprises sector," a Defence Ministry statement said.

The policy will provide a mechanism for a long-term strategic partnership with industry majors through a competitive process, wherein industry partners will tie up with global manufacturers to seek technology transfers and manufacturing knowhow to set up domestic manufacturing infrastructure and supply chains.

The policy will give a boost to the `Make in India` initiative in the defence sector and set Indian industry on the path to acquire cutting-edge capabilities, it said.

The DAC met on Monday to discuss the issue but could not finalise the model.

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley held a meeting on May 11 with industry representatives to discuss the proposed model.

The strategic partnership model was proposed after a committee led by former Director General (Acquisition) Dhirendra Singh suggested finding strategic partners for high-end defence production.

A task force was constituted by the Defence Ministry under former Defence Research and Development Organisation chief V.K. Aatre which, among other things, suggested finalising only one or two partners for each sector.

As per the committee report, the defence manufacturing sector has been categorised into two groups.

The first group includes the segments of aircraft, helicopters, aero engines, submarines, warships, guns, including artillery guns, armoured vehicles that include tanks. It was suggested that only one partner should be finalised in each segment in this group.


The second group includes metallic material and alloys, non-metallic material, including composites and polymers, and ammunition including smart ammunition, for which the task force said the number of partners can go up to two in each segment.

A chapter on this model was supposed to be there in the new Defence Procurement Procedure released by the then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar last year.

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/612708/mod-okays-indigenous-defence-equipment.html

Helicopters, single-engine fighter aircraft, submarines, main battle tank and other armoured fighting vehicles could soon be made in India by the private sector in collaboration with foreign manufacturers under a policy cleared by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Saturday.

Called the Strategic Partnership (SP) model, the policy was approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley.

Breaking new ground, the policy will enable participation of private Indian firms in the ‘Make in India in Defence’ programme in developing the defence industrial eco-system in the country.

The model was conceived during the tenure of Jaitley’s predecessor Manohar Parrikar after extensive consultations with all stakeholders, including the industry and the MoD, over two years.

Under the policy, which will now be taken to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the government will involve major Indian corporates as well as the MSME sector in manufacturing these items. Under the new model, the single-engine fighter aircraft and helicopters segment will be open only to the private sector at the moment.

For submarines, armoured fighting vehicles and the main battle tank, the defence public sector undertaking (DPSUs) and ordnance factories board (OFB) will also be eligible for competition in the selection process.

The MoD decided to include public sector organisations in SPs, reversing the earlier decision that DPSUs and OFB will be kept out of the competition.

However, the MoD has put stipulations that to manufacture major defence platforms, SPs will require tie-ups with foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to cover manufacturing, transfer of technology, assistance in training skilled human resources and other support.

These partnerships or tie-ups between SP and OEM may take the form of joint ventures, equity partnership, technology sharing, royalty or any other mutually acceptable arrangement between the companies concerned, subject to the ownership conditions laid down by the MoD.

The SP model is likely to infuse self-sufficiency in defence manufacturing and help reduce India’s dependence on the importation of weapons.

The new policy envisages the establishment of long-term strategic partnerships with qualified Indian industry majors through a transparent and competitive process.

The SP model is supposed to play the role of a system integrator by building an extensive ecosystem comprising development partners, specialised vendors and suppliers, in particular those from the MSME sector.

The highlights of the model include a sharp focus on a core area of expertise by ensuring only one SP will be selected per segment. The addition of more segments or a further sub-division of the identified segments may be considered by the MoD in the future if necessary, officials said.

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/defence-buys-model-comes-into-force/article18572872.ece

NEW DELHI, May 24, 2017 23:25 IST
Updated: May 24, 2017 23:25 IST
The government’s ambitious Strategic Partnership (SP) model for promoting Indian private industry participation in defence manufacturing has come into effect on Wednesday.

“The Cabinet took note of this proposal which deals with encouraging ‘Make in India’ in relation to defence equipment,” Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told the media after the meeting.

He said the SP model, which was part of the Defence Procurement Policy (DPP), was a matter of the Defence Ministry, and added, “Because it is an important issue, the Cabinet took note of it.”


The guidelines of the policy were cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of the Defence Ministry last week and put up for noting by the Cabinet.

Mr. Jaitley said it would be seen how Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU) could be made part of this and what their contribution would be.

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Commerce & Industry
26-May, 2017 17:38 IST
Grant of License for Manufacture of Defence Items

Vide Notification S.O. 1636 (E) dated 19.05.2017 of Ministry of Home Affairs, powers and functions under sub-section (1) of Section (5), clauses (b) and (c) of Section 7 and Chapter III of Arms Act, 1959 have been delegated to Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in respect of defence items included in the Schedule. Consequently, powerto grant manufacturing license in respect of the category of arms and ammunition and defence items as per columns (2) and (3) of Schedule to the said Notification has been delegated to Secretary, DIPP.


Accordingly, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion will now process the applications forgrant of licensefor manufacture of defence items included in the said Notification.


All the interested Entrepreneurs/ Industries/Companies are requested to apply in Form A-6 of Arms Rules2016 in 15 copies along with details and enclosures as mentioned in the Arms Rules2016 to the Senior Development Officer (Industrial License), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Industrial Licensing Section, UdyogBhawan,New Delhi.A copy of the Arms Rules 2016 is available on the websites of Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (www.dipp.gov.in) and Ministry of Home Affairs(www.mha.nic.in).


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[Hindustani78]

Pathankot: Search operations are being conducted by police SWAT team and the Indian Army.

 

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Ministry of Defence
30-May, 2017 18:14 IST
Defence Minister Gives Away Raksha Mantri’s Awards for Excellence for the Years 2014-15 and 2015-16

Minister of Defence, Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Arun Jaitley gave away Raksha Mantri’s Awards for Excellence for the years 2014-15 and 2015-16 in recognition of exemplary performance amongst Ordnance Factories and the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) in New Delhi today.


Speaking on the occasion, Shri Jaitley said that India has conventionally depended for its defence preparedness on DPSUs, which have done an excellent job. Now the emphasis has to be to utilise its entire potential as a country to expand rapidly in defence production. Emphasising on the need for defence preparedness, particularly on the strength of domestic manufacturing, and as India evolves the need for this cannot be more overemphasised.
The Defence Minister further said the policies therefore, are also being liberalised to allow a fair competition between both the DPSUs and the private sector and that is why the recent policy, which the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved on the Strategic Partners, factors in both these contents.


Shri Jaitley noted that no country can indefinitely win wars and battles only on the strength of trying to buy imported equipment from outside and said, “I think history has provided us with an opportunity where now our emphasis has to be to improve on manufacturing and that is why the Prime Minister gave this great emphasis on the ‘Make in India’ brand and manufacturing abilities would be incomplete for a country like India unless we improve on our defence manufacturing. Defence manufacturing is also impacted by the security requirements of a country and security requirements are dictated by the kind of neighbourhood you have, and obviously in view of the peculiar situation from a geopolitical point of view where we are located, our preparedness is the best deterrent and which is certainly a guarantee for peace as far as our region is concerned.”


Following is the full list of the awardees:

For the year 2014-15: -



INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS

S.No.
Award
Institution

1.
Excellence in Performance
Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad

2.
Best Performance in Exports
Goa Shipyard Limited, Goa



BEST PERFORMING DIVISION/FACTORY/SHIPYARD AWARDS


S.No.
Award
Institution

1.
Best performing Division among DPSUs
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Hyderabad

2.
Best performing Factory of OFB
Ordnance Factory Medak, Telangana

3.
Best performing Shipyard among Shipyards
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai



GROUP/INDIVIDUAL AWARDS


S.No.
Award
Sub Category
Institution

1.
Indigenisation
On Order Projects
Development & Engineering – R & FCS/NS2, Naval System 2 (R & FCS)Bharat Electronics Ltd, Bengaluru for Doppler Weather Radar (S Band Doppler weather Radar & C Band Polarimetric Doppler weather Radar).

2.
Design Effort
On Order Projects
Awarded jointly to
1. Development & Engineering – Fire Control System / Naval Systems (Radar & Fire Control System) Group, Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengalurufor LYNX U2 Naval Gun Fire Control System for Indian Navy.

2. Aircraft Upgrade Research & Design Centre, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Nasik for Integration of Indigenous RWR (Tarang MK – 1B) on various IAF Platform (MiG-21 T-96, MiG-21 T-75, AN-32RE and AN-32 NON RE aircraft)

Own initiative Projects

Awarded jointly to
1. Technical Services Group – Goa Shipyard Ltd., Goa for Initial Design of 72m Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC)

2. Excavator Group, R&D, KGF, Bharat Earth Movers Limited, Bengaluru for Design & Development of 180 Ton Class Electric Hydraulic Excavator – BE 1800E.

3.
Innovation
On Order Projects
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited, Hyderabad for Development of India Specific – Reduced Activation Ferritic-Martensitic Steel (IN-RAFMS) for ITER Program.

Own initiative Projects
Design and Engineering Division, Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad for Amogha – I Anti – Tank Guided Missile.



For the year 2015-16 : -


INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS

S.No.
Award
Institution

1.
Excellence in Performance
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bengaluru

2.
Best Performance in Exports
Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru


BEST PERFORMING DIVISION/FACTORY/SHIPYARD AWARDS


S.No.
Award
Institution

1.
Best performing Division among DPSUs
Naval Systems (Radar Systems & Fire Control Systems), Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru

2.
Best performing Factory of OFB
Ordnance Factory Medak, Telangana

3.
Best performing Shipyard among Shipyards
Goa Shipyard Limited, Goa



GROUP/INDIVIDUAL AWARDS


S.No.
Award
Sub Category
Institution

1.
Indigenisation
On Order Projects

Development & Engineering Division, Light Weight Portable Laser Target Designator (LWPLTD) Group, Bharat Electronics Limited, Pune for Light Weight Portable Laser Target Designator

Own initiative Projects

Indigenization Cell, Engine Division, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bengaluru for Indigenous Development of Adour – 871 Low Pressure Compressor Vane – 1 Assembly

2.
Design Effort
On Order Projects

1. Development & Engineering Network Centric System 3 (NCS3) Group / Air Defence Control and Reporting System [ADC&RS], NSC-Strategic Business Unit (SBU), Bharat Electronics Limited, Ghaziabad for Test Bed for Automated Air Defence Control and Reporting System (ADC&RS) for the Field Force of Army.

2. Central Design Office, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited, Kolkata for Detailed Design of CGS Barracuda.

3.
Innovation
On Order Projects

Aircraft Upgrade Research & Design Centre (AURDC), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Ojhar, (MIG) Nasik for Integration of BrahMos Missile on Su-30MKI.

Own initiative Projects

Awarded jointly to

1. Engineering Deptt., Shipbuilding Div., Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnamfor Shafting Work.

2. Shipbuilding Div., Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam for Innovation in welding techniques at HSL.

3. Engineering Ship Repair Complex, Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam for Rudder Carrier Bearing Modification.


Shri Jaitley inaugurated a grid connected solar power plant of 16 MW capacity at the Ordinance Factory, Medak in Telangana through video link. It has been set up at a cost of Rs. 105 crore by Bharat Electronics Limited. The plant has been set up for captive consumption of the factory, on 80 acres of spare land available with it, making it self-sufficient not only for its power requirement but also reduced carbon footprint.


The Defence Minister also inaugurated a 9 MW windmill project installed at Dammur, Karnataka at a cost of Rs. 53 crore by BEML through video link. With commissioning of 9MW windmill project at Dammur, BEML would be generating 250 Lakh units which will meet 68 per cent of its energy requirement.


Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Subhash Bhamre, Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta, Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Sarath Chand, Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal S B Deo, Additional Secretary (DP) Ms. Surina Rajan and other senior officials of the Ministry of Defence also participated in the function.

The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence, Shri Arun Jaitley lighting the lamp to inaugurate the Raksha Mantri’s Awards function for Excellence for the years 2014-15 and 2015-16, in New Delhi on May 30, 2017. The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre is also seen.

The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence, Shri Arun Jaitley awarding the Bharat Electronic Limited, Bengaluru for ‘On Initiative Projects’ (2014-15) in manufacturing LYNX U2 Naval Gun Fire Control System for the Indian Navy, at the Raksha Mantri’s Awards function for Excellence for the years 2014-15 and 2015-16, in New Delhi on May 30, 2017. The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre and the Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta are also seen.

The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence, Shri Arun Jaitley addressing the gathering at the Raksha Mantri’s Awards function for Excellence for the years 2014-15 and 2015-16, in New Delhi on May 30, 2017. The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, the Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta and the Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Sarath Chand are also seen.

 

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Security personnel inspecting Ambedkar Stadium ahead of AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s visit, in Sangareddy on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Mohd Arif;Mohd Arif

 

[Water Car Engineer]

 

[GuardianRED]

Explain the last part Bolt and Bolt free??

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Explain the last part Bolt and Bolt free??

Bolt less is more safer. Supposedly, if the bolt is hit, it may cause injuries.

 

[GuardianRED]

Bolt less is more safer. Supposedly, if the bolt is hit, it may cause injuries.

Well i understood that ... the confusion is that is the MKU helmet is with the external bolt or not??? ie is he comparing that with another manufacturer??

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Well i understood that ... the confusion is that is the MKU helmet is with the external bolt or not??? ie is he comparing that with another manufacturer??

They sell both.