Indian army received from the United States 10 thousands of SIG 716 assault rifles

The Indian Army received from the United States the first batch of assault rifles from SiG Sauer Inc. (an American branch of a German company) to fight terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaToday writes. The new SIG 716 will replace the obsolete Indian Insas rifles.

The first batch of 10 000 SiG 716 assault rifles arrived in India today. Another batch of the same number of units is expected soon. Indian army expects to move to arms, which uses a more powerful cartridge than the intermediate 5,56x45 mm. SIG716 uses an 7,62x51 mm caliber cartridge.

Earlier, India signed a contract for the purchase of 72 000 such rifles in the United States according to the accelerated procedure, and it is assumed that this will help the army to act much more effectively against terrorists “being sent from Pakistan,” the text of IndiaToday says.

Most rifles (66 000 units) are for the Indian Army. The rest will be divided between the naval forces (2000 units) and the Air Force (4000 units).

The ground forces will also receive a significant modernization of the rifle arsenal due to the production of more than 700 thousand AK-203 assault rifles, which will be produced at a joint venture with Russia.

Earlier, American media wrote that the United States is interested in the rise of New Delhi as a regional counterbalance to Chinese influence.

Comments

[Thrifty]

With weapons, as well as with equipment, they are collected from around the world. With logistics there is clearly a long time ago a quiet horror. ..

[Starper-xnumx]

that this will help the army to act much more effectively against terrorists "sent from Pakistan", says the text of IndiaToday.

And terrorists will be, as always with Kalash ... Eh Indians with these rifles in parades can be marching, but in which case ..
Someone got a powerful kickback from you ..

Quote: Thrifty

With weapons, as well as with equipment, they are collected from around the world. With logistics there is clearly a long time ago a quiet horror. ..

I am also shocked by their diverse tastes .. the most interesting majority of the population lives in poverty and here such costly purchases of various in their form and manufacturers ..

[Dmitry Gundorov]

Your comments, this is a direct "standard" of that simplicity, it is worse than theft, no it ..

[ssergey1978]

You shouldn’t be so, ZikZaur is a solid company producing high-quality and expensive weapons.

[Hunter 2]

Yes, such a variety of Shooting - will not bring to good!
SIG Sauer - An excellent German company with advanced developments and branches in Switzerland and the USA!
Given that the Hindus decided to save money, they purchased the SIG 716 - an American assembly ... doubly. The decision was not thought out. The Americans basically made this model - for the Civil Market. Nothing particularly unremarkable Rifle! Family AR 15. If you wanted a complete mess in the shooting - there are more worthy examples.
Cartridge 308, the cartridge is not bad, with good persistence ... but - it also depends a lot on the quality of the cartridges ... having tested a huge number of manufacturers, the best cartridges are for Finns and Germans (respectively the most expensive).
Actually - I don’t understand the Hindus ... but actually they themselves apparently do not understand themselves!

[Wolf]

The quality of ammunition is very broad, so in my opinion it is impossible to put Nemtsov and Finov in first place. 1x7,62 cartridge, in the world many countries can launch such a cartridge as exactly German and Finnish. The storage and packaging conditions of the cartridges are important or more important than the production of cartridges.

[cost]

SIG 716 assault rifles

SIG 716 Patrol

Technical specifications SIG 716 Patrol
Caliber - 7,62x51 NATO
Length:
859 mm (with folded butt)
965 mm (with extended butt)
Barrel length - 406 mm
Empty weight - 4,3 kg
Magazine capacity - 20 p
Shooting mode - single.
Price in the USA - $ 2385

SIG 716 G2 DMR

Technical specifications SIG 716 G2 DMR
Caliber - 7,62x51 NATO
Length:
859 mm (with folded butt)
940 mm (with extended butt)
Barrel length - 406 mm
Empty weight - 3,9 kg
Magazine capacity - 20 p
Shooting mode - single.
Price in the USA - $ 3108

[vitinka]

The project is expected to produce AK 203 rifles that will cost close to $1000 each and there will be options to export these to friendly foreign nations in the future too.

Razpil bobla ...

[Hunter 2]

RICH, you have posted the options - intended for the Civil Market!

[Sergey Averchenkov]

I don’t know, I would put the reliability of the weapon at the forefront (just don’t think that I stand for AK), just in my life I know what it means to fall to the waist under the ice, slip and crash your whole back, etc. etc.

[Starper-xnumx]

Quote: Sergey Averchenkov

I don’t know, I would put the reliability of a weapon at the forefront (just don’t think that I stand for AK), just in my life I know

And what else can I say, the Anglo-Saxons again Indians peel off like sticky ..
The USSR-Russia has already explained all this to them how many times .. And they all have "Jimi Jimi, acha acha .." ..
As how Lavrov will say about them "silently" ...

[Sergey Averchenkov]

Hindus are torn off by everyone, but I would not want them to switch to US standards. By the way, I agree with you on the account of the Anglo-Saxons - in fact, there is such a thing.

[Starper-xnumx]

Quote: Sergey Averchenkov

but I don’t want them to switch to US standards.

This will be their end. 100%!

Quote: Sergey Averchenkov

By the way, I agree with you on the account of the Anglo-Saxons - in fact, there is such a thing.

And at the expense of Russia, the same system operates .. Clear the territory, as in America, from the Indians and India ..
But we in the Russians do not agree to this, and we have nuclear weapons and centuries-old national pride, as well as the Orthodox Faith .. We are holding onto this for now, but how long, when the fifth column is still not destroyed ....?

[Yrec]

Here the Indians returned to the rifle caliber, although this is similar to replacing the SVD.

[tracer]

They did not return. In order to return you need to go out. Or at least walk. These are not stupid guys, but technically very badly savvy. Judging by work. But maharaja is all through one. I don’t understand why they need weapons. Have you seen how they fight in films?

[haron]

to fight terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir,
It seems to me alone or someone also heard a similar beginning of the text, but with a different locality ??
it is assumed that this will help the army to act much more effectively against terrorists "sent from Pakistan",
Or Americans should urgently apologize to their ally. Or
700 thousand AK-203 assault rifles, which will be produced at a joint venture with Russia.

If the photo is exactly what the Indians got (especially the quality of the plastic), then the meaning is very similar to the phrase above. Or we are waiting for the next batch with Muslims and the crowds of the next refugees, or - do not wait much for the fights, but the rates will fall / rise.

[Ali Kokand]

There are almost military people on this resource, and some civilian spies like me. And even I understand that the 7,62x51 NATO is an analogue of "our" 7,62x54R. In short, rifle cartridge A in the mountainous conditions of Jammu and Kashmir is the very thing. I ascertain this impartially, although I am a Muslim. In Afghanistan, Lebel rifles are still held in high esteem, although there is a lot of tension with cartridges. There is logic in buying these rifles. And the Indians are still traders.

[tracer]

In Afghanistan, and galoshes of rubber on God’s foot carved from old boots are still in price.

[tracer]

Somehow they proudly showed finally a sniper rifle that shoots farther than the shooter sees. Without Mosink optics. Twisted with wire, in some places chic blue duct tape. Bullets of 60 meters came sideways several times. There are almost no grooves left. Awesome rifle .. And you mean "Bura" of course value.

[timeout]

Quote: tracer

Somehow proudly showed

Again the tales of the Viennese forest? Since 2008, the Afghan army has already been transferred to the NATO standard. The Taliban’s weapons are no worse.

Quote: tracer

And you mean "Bura" of course value.

When did the Boer become Lebel's rifle? Again, our "gunsmith" fooled ...

[timeout]

Quote: tracer

In Afghanistan, and galoshes of rubber on God’s foot carved from old boots are still in price

Well, yes, where did the firewood come from? Sneakers were taken from Afghanistan, and not back. Khaliki do not wear galoshes.

[timeout]

Quote: Ali Kokand

In Afghanistan, Lebel’s rifles are still held in high esteem, although with cartridges it’s tense.

Colleague, there is no problem with ammunition. In Darr they make cartridges for any shooter. It's just that ordinary Pashtuns have enough of "lebel". And the Taliban already have enough modern weapons. Nearby again Darrah, Iran, Turkmenistan. A lot of weapons pass through Herat and Kandahar.

[Ironcity]

7,62x39 machine gun and 7,62x51 rifle and machine gun. What is the problem is that everyone was so upset? In the Russian Federation, there are 3 automatic calibers and one machine gun in service, there was infa about the arrival of bolt rifles under .308 in some parts. Cope logistics somehow.

[Berkut24]

An attempt to please everyone at once always ends with a rupture of the buttocks. This is the structure of this cruel world.

[Sergey Averchenkov]

Quote: Starper-777

Quote: Sergey Averchenkov

By the way, I agree with you on the account of the Anglo-Saxons - in fact, there is such a thing.

And at the expense of Russia, the same system operates .. Clear the territory, as in America, from the Indians and India ..
But we in the Russians do not agree to this, and we have nuclear weapons and centuries-old national pride, as well as the Orthodox Faith .. We are holding onto this for now, but how long, when the fifth column is still not destroyed ....?

Yes, yes, we Russians do not agree to this, but there is one big "but" - I am an atheist. Otherwise, yes. There is nuclear weapons, age-old pride, we are Russians ... Something like that. Everything you said, but only without religion.

[ssergey1978]

All the same, the trend of moving away from low-pulse cartridges.

[Wolf]

The protection of the soldier has increased by an order of magnitude. 5,45 and 5,56 are no longer so effective.