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INSAS rifle
The INSAS, or Indian Small Arms System, is a family of infantry arms consisting of an assault rifle and a light machine gun (LMG). These weapons were developed in India by the Armament Research and Development Establishment and manufactured by the Ordnance Factories Board at its various factories. It was the standard infantry weapon of the Indian Armed Forces for almost three decades.
The development of the INSAS began in the mid-1980s, when the Indian Army released a general staff qualitative requirement for a new assault rifle to replace locally produced licensed copies of the L1A1 self-loading rifles, which the Army was using since 1961. The new assault rifle was to chamber it in 5.56×45mm NATO, unlike the L1A1 SLR rifle which is chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO.
After studying a number of designs, the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) in Pune undertook the task to design and develop India's first assault rifle. The development and user trials of the new rifle – INSAS was completed by 1989 and entered into service in 1990.
Originally, three variants were planned in the INSAS system, a rifle, a carbine and a squad automatic weapon (SAW) or Light machine gun (LMG). In 1997, the rifle and the LMG went into mass production. In 1998, the first INSAS rifles were displayed at the republic day parade. The introduction of the rifle was delayed due to the lack of adequate 5.56×45mm ammunition, large quantities of which were bought from Israel Military Industries.
The INSAS series rifles are the third generation of standard-issue rifle of the Infantry of the Indian Army following — Lee–Enfield .303 bolt action rifle (in service 1947–mid-1960s) and L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle 7.62 NATO semi-automatic rifle (in service 1961–1998).
The first combat use of the rifle was during the Kargil War in 1999.
The INSAS rifle saw limited use in the Indian Army's counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir, but was extensively used by Central Armed Police Forces in combating Maoist insurgency.
The INSAS assault rifles are being replaced in the Army with the AK-203 assault rifles and the SIG 716i battle rifles. The LMG variant is being replaced with the IWI Negev.
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The INSAS, or Indian Small Arms System, is a family of infantry arms consisting of an assault rifle and a light machine gun (LMG). These weapons were developed in India by the Armament Research and Development Establishment and manufactured by the Ordnance Factories Board at its various factories. It was the standard infantry weapon of the Indian Armed Forces for almost three decades.
The development of the INSAS began in the mid-1980s, when the Indian Army released a general staff qualitative requirement for a new assault rifle to replace locally produced licensed copies of the L1A1 self-loading rifles, which the Army was using since 1961. The new assault rifle was to chamber it in 5.56×45mm NATO, unlike the L1A1 SLR rifle which is chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO.
After studying a number of designs, the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) in Pune undertook the task to design and develop India's first assault rifle. The development and user trials of the new rifle – INSAS was completed by 1989 and entered into service in 1990.
Originally, three variants were planned in the INSAS system, a rifle, a carbine and a squad automatic weapon (SAW) or Light machine gun (LMG). In 1997, the rifle and the LMG went into mass production. In 1998, the first INSAS rifles were displayed at the republic day parade. The introduction of the rifle was delayed due to the lack of adequate 5.56×45mm ammunition, large quantities of which were bought from Israel Military Industries.
The INSAS series rifles are the third generation of standard-issue rifle of the Infantry of the Indian Army following — Lee–Enfield .303 bolt action rifle (in service 1947–mid-1960s) and L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle 7.62 NATO semi-automatic rifle (in service 1961–1998).
The first combat use of the rifle was during the Kargil War in 1999.
The INSAS rifle saw limited use in the Indian Army's counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir, but was extensively used by Central Armed Police Forces in combating Maoist insurgency.
The INSAS assault rifles are being replaced in the Army with the AK-203 assault rifles and the SIG 716i battle rifles. The LMG variant is being replaced with the IWI Negev.