INSAS

The INSAS (an abbreviation of INdian Small Arms System) is a family of infantry arms consisting of an assault rifle and a light machine gun. It is manufactured by the Ordnance Factories Board at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli, the Small Arms Factory Kanpur, and the Ishapore Arsenal. The INSAS assault rifle is the standard infantry weapon of the Indian Armed Forces. Starting in the late 1950s, the Indian armed forces had been equipped with a locally produced unlicensed copy of the L1A1 self-loading rifle. In the mid-1980s, the decision was made to begin development of a 5.56mm caliber rifl...