In a major boost to the firepower of soldiers, the Indian Army will get 70,000 more Sig Sauer assault rifles which will be given to troops deployed in counterterrorism operations and other duties.
Using their Special Forces in these operations, the Indian Air Force has also equipped them with the latest weapons like the American Sig Sauer assault rifles along with the latest AK-103 whose latest version AK-203 would be produced in the country under the Make in India scheme.
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Deployed along the Line of Actual Control for over a year to tackle Chinese aggression, Indian Army troops deployed at the forward bases have been armed with the latest American Sig Sauer 716 assault rifles and Swiss MP-9 pistol guns to guard the border the
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): In a major boost in fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan Army on the Line of Control (LoC), the Indian Army has started inducting its newly acquired American SiG Sauer assault rifles in operations.
New Delhi (India), Oct 25 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Friday that the infantry soldiers will be equipped with the best rifle in the world and Sig Sauer rifle will be provided to them by the end of this year.