Indian Army Goes Overseas to Buy Varieties of Ammunition

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To arm additional troops along the Chinese border, India will buy varieties of ammunition and assault rifles from the overseas market valued at over $1 billion, Bulbul Singh reported in June. The purchase includes 122mm HOW (howitzer) ammunition and 160mm mortar High Explosive (HE) ammunition, carbines and ammunition. The requirement for carbines is around 44000 units, along with varieties of ammunition. A tender for the carbines has been issued to Germany's Heckler and Koch, Israel Weapon Industries Ltd (IWI), Colt Defense LLC. of United States, Bushmaster Firearms International LLC. and Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd. In addition, the Indian army is also purchasing ammunition, magazines, bayonets, slings, reflex sights and visible and invisible laser spot designators. The army is looking at a 5.56mm calibre system with a rate of fire of 660 rounds a minute and 10,730 light-weight assault rifles for special forces.