Indian Army Hunts For New Carbines

An illustration of an Advanced Close Combat Rifle





by Vivek Raghuvanshi



NEW DELHI — The Indian Army has issued a global request for information procure 200,000 5.56mm close-quarter battle carbines at a cost of about $400 million under the Buy & Make India category. The total order is estimated to increase to 500,000 if the requirement of the domestic paramilitary forces is also taken