Here's India's new carbine gun that is ready for anti-terror ops

First Published Dec 10, 2020, 5:04 PM IST

Defence Research and Development Organisation's 5.56x30 mm protective carbine is now fit to be inducted into services after the weapon successfully completed final user trials

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Sources said that the carbine met all General Staff Qualitative Requirements.

This was the last leg of trials in a series of user trials which have been carried out in extreme temperature conditions in summer and high altitudes in winter.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had unveiled the 5.56 x 30 mm JVPC during DefExpo-2020 at Lucknow. The weapon has already passed the MHA trials and procurement action is initiated by the CAPFs and various State Police organisations.

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The new carbine is a gas-operated semi bull-pup automatic weapon with a rate of fire of over 700 rounds per minute.

The effective range of the carbine is more than 100 m and weighs about 3.0 kg.

Amongth the characteristics that make the new carbine very potent weapon for counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations include its low recoil, retractable butt, ergonomic design, single hand firing capability, and multiple picatinny rails.