New Delhi, India - India’s armed forces are undergoing a critical transformation in small arms, phasing out the decades-old INSAS rifle in favour of two modern alternatives—the AK-203, a ...

leading to the procurement of ₹1,484 crore worth of SIG Sauer SIG716 rifles as an interim measure. The AK-203 rifle program, intended to replace the INSAS as the Army's standard-issue weapon ...

Widely adopted by Indian troops, the AK-47, sourced from countries like Russia ... Recently acquired in significant numbers, the SIG Sauer 716 is a contemporary assault rifle firing the 7.62x51mm ...