Indian Military Weapons

Introduction

• India is one of the most rapidly militaries in the world
• It is interesting to note that even though most of the weapons in the army are foreign supplied, the INDIANS have modified it according to their requirements

Indian military guns

• The Pistol Auto 9mm 1A[1] is a semi-automatic pistol currently manufactured by Rifle Factory Ishapore, one of 41 production facilities of Ordnance Factories Board of the Indian Ministry of Defence. It is a licensed copy of the Browning Hi-Power.

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• SAF Carbine 2A1: The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun. It was tested with the British Army in 1944–1945 as a replacement for the Sten but it did not start to replace it until 1953. It remained in use until 1994, when it was phased out as the L85A1 assault rifle was phased in. Etc...

indian military Tanks

• The major tank of India is Arjun MBT
• The Indian Army ordered 124 Arjun Mk1 MBTs in 2000 and placed another order for additional 124 Arjun Mk1 MBTs and 124 Arjun Mk2 MBTs in 2010, after Arjun tank had conclusively outperformed the T-90.Indian Army.

P-8I NEPTUNE

• India has a 7500 km long coastline and hundreds of islands which need protection. The water bodies surrounding India are expansive and perfect for hostile submarines to lurk in. That’s where the P-8I comes in. It was chosen for its excellent endurance and sensor suite which is unequalled by any other ASW aircraft.

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