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India turning to Russia for small arms post-26/11 attacks | Russia, a longstanding defense partner of India, is reportedly in talks with New Delhi for small arms
manufacture. India is looking toward Russia for small weapons like the sniper
rifle, submachine gun and grenade launchers. Leonid Nikolay Skofenko, the head
of KBP Instrument Design Bureau in India, told ANI that 'Automatic grenade
launcher
system 'AGS 30' was enquired by the NSG under direct sales. He added that "NSG
had already used this automatic grenade launcher in the past during the Mumbai
terror attacks, but at that time, they had taken it from the army." Now, they
are planning to acquire it directly from Russia, he said. The KBP Instrument Design
Bureau claims that this arming device and fire control handles are designed so
as to provide easy firing at any elevation angles. It is for the first time that
one man is able to carry the grenade launcher and the mount. The rate of fire
per minute is 400 rpm. "Earlier, we had supplied this to the Border Security Force
(BSF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) under a contract in August last
year. Now, under the option clause, we would supply the automatic grenade
launcher
to the NSG and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)," Skofenko said. The
company
will bid for the tender for the 'Sniper Rifle', he said. He told ANI that "NSG
has floated the tender for sniper reliefs and we are pitching for our OSV-96"
It's a 12.7mm Sniper rifle which is "designed to engage various targets, including
lightly armoured vehicles at a distance of upto 1800m". It's foldable design and
that makes the rifle easy for carrying . The unique feature of this rifle is that
it is fitted with a collimating day sight and its is possible to fire the rifle
with a night sight. Skofenko also elaborated that "it pentrates through the wall,"
Skofenko said. "The MOD and MHA has called for its trials. The navy's
MARCO(spl
forces of navy) are also interested in this. So, we would be supplying this to
the Navy too," he added. Skofenko added that GM 94, Magazine grenade launcher
is also what their company is bidding for the NSG for accomplishing operations
of police forces. The Magazine grenade launcher has different types of grenades
(air fuel explosive , smoke , non lethal etc) and allows police to accomplish
various missions. The GM - 94 is effective inside the buildings during assaults
in confined spaces of any volume. Its is also possible to fire with butt folded
when is its used as a carrying handle. The Russian arms company Izhmash, which
is also attending the Defence Expo in India, is here with the latest AK assault
rifles. Andrey Baryshnikov of Izhmash told ANI: "we are making a move to sell
AK-101 to AK 104 Kalashnikov riffles to India. These are technological advanced
rifles as compared to AK-47 and AK-56 (Chinese). He also added that We are
making
a proposal to Indian the government that we can produce these rifles in India
under license system." "Around 60 countries, including Thailand, Vietnam and
Indonesia
are using their AK rifles. Russia does not sell weapons to Pakistan," he added.
He also added that they are looking for a partner in India and are looking for
joint ventures with Indian companies. |
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