India has now signed a contract with the US for the import of 73,000 Sig Sauer assault rifles (SiG-sauer-assault-rifle). This agreement has been done for Rs 837 crore.
Sig Sauer is an American company manufacturing defense products.
SiG-716 rifles are 7.62×51 mm. caliber guns with a typical kill range of 500 meters.
The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by the Defense Minister approved the purchase of 73,000 SiG-716 rifles in December last year.
Earlier also India has made a deal for 72,400 such rifles. These rifles are being used by India for security on the borders with China and Pakistan.
Along with this, the Army is also purchasing 40,949 light machine guns, which were approved by the DCA in August 2023 at an estimated cost of Rs 2,165 crore.