The Indian Army has started inducting its newly acquired American SiG Sauer assault rifles in operations with the aim to fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan Army on the Line of Control (LoC). In addition, the Indian Army has also started getting supplies of ammunition for its sniper rifles as more than 21 lakh rounds have been ordered from vendors. As per media sources, the first lot of 10,000 SiG 716 assault rifles has arrived in India and has been sent to the Northern Command which looks after the counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir including the stopping the influx of terrorists from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK). India had signed an over Rs 700 crore contract to equip the Indian Army with 72,400 new assault rifles. The Indian Army will also receive a major boost with the induction of more than 7 lakh AK-203 assault rifles which are going to be produced in the joint venture between India and Russia.
