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Sanctions worth ` 288.25 crore were issued for the purchase
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:24 pm
by nagarifle
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=71878
CAPFs (Central Armed Police Force)
Sanctions worth ` 288.25 crore were issued for the purchase of arms and ammunition and equipment for the CAPFs and SPOs:
405 nos. SIG-551 and 180 nos. SIG-553 Assault Rifles
: ` 20.84 crore
2220 nos. SIG-556 Assault Rifles, 700 nos. SIG-Pistols and 611 nos. UBGLs
: ` 24.94 crore
17220 nos. Glock-17, 10895 nos. Glock-19 and 3641 nos. Glock-26 pistols
: ` 59.51 crore
12756 nos. MP5 series of SMG and 3315 nos. of Tactical Lights
: ` 182.96 crore
Total
: ` 288.25 crore
whats wrong with IOF Goods?
Re: Sanctions worth ` 288.25 crore were issued for the purchase
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:35 pm
by Subal das
nagarifle wrote:
whats wrong with IOF Goods?
nothing, IOF going to manufacture some amo, for those SIGs and GLOCKs
Re: Sanctions worth ` 288.25 crore were issued for the purchase
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:00 pm
by ajayplahane
I think somebody advised them to copy SIGs or Glocks....as future brand of IOF...
Re: Sanctions worth ` 288.25 crore were issued for the purchase
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:09 am
by cottage cheese
Rather brings out ones curiosity on what's happened to all those prolific world class IOF marvels like Excalibur, Kalantak, MSMC, Trichy Assault Rifles etc. which have in the standard establishment squak- "successfully tried by the Indian Army / successful field trials"
...what would be their definition of successful field trial?... the bullets travel in the general direction you point the gun?
Re: Sanctions worth ` 288.25 crore were issued for the purchase
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:35 am
by dr.jayakumar
you won't be surprised if you hear about an nother scam!so corrupt..
Re: Sanctions worth ` 288.25 crore were issued for the purchase
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 3:24 pm
by spin_drift
well, it is a bloody scam, according to our government they bough Glock 17 for 1lakh a piece, even if you pay twice the amount for a Glock 17 it would not cost more than $900 a piece.
Re: Sanctions worth ` 288.25 crore were issued for the purchase
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 4:22 pm
by nagarifle
spin_drift wrote:well, it is a bloody scam, according to our government they bough Glock 17 for 1lakh a piece, even if you pay twice the amount for a Glock 17 it would not cost more than $900 a piece.
what next eh
Re: Sanctions worth ` 288.25 crore were issued for the purchase
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 7:45 pm
by Subal das
nagarifle wrote:spin_drift wrote:well, it is a bloody scam, according to our government they bough Glock 17 for 1lakh a piece, even if you pay twice the amount for a Glock 17 it would not cost more than $900 a piece.
what next eh
next - all those GLOCKs will be permanently jammed with iof amo and there will be need to buy new ones.
According to international accounting firms, India is estimated to have a parallel economy of nearly 40 percent of its $600 billion Gross Domestic
Product.
compare the figure to this arms deal scam ..... small time