Indian Army moves to buy Carbines and Bullet Proof Jackets
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Indian Army is looking to buy another batch of modern Bullet Proof Jackets. These jackets are special purpose, capable to stop 7.62×54 General Purpose Machine Gun fire. A document stating the requirement of 47,627 units has been released.
The Jackets should have a minimum 60% local content and will be bought from Indian Industry. The weight should be around 11kgs. The protection should be of BIS 6 level. It should also be able to stop the steel core bullets which is in use by terrorists now a days.
The RFP for this will be issued in November 2022. This order will be delivered within 2 years from the date of signing of contract.
Indian Army has also released an RFI for 4,25,213 CQB Carbines of 5.56×45 under Buy “Indian” Category. RFP for the same will be issued in Nov 2022.
An effective range of 200 meters, picatinny rails, vertical forehand grip, weight of less than 3 kg is desired according to the document.
It is an opportunity for Indian Industry.
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