List of infantry equipment of the Indian Army

Knives and bayonets

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Name	Image	Type	Origin	Notes
M9 bayonet		Bayonet	United States	Status: In Service, being phased out.[32] Standard issue combat knife and bayonet of the Indian Army.
Glock knife		Combat Knife	Austria	Status: In Service.[32] Standard service issue knife of the special forces.
Naga Dao		Utility knife	India	Status: In service. Used by the Naga Regiment for various purposes
Khukri		Utility knife	Gorkha Kingdom	Status: In Service. Standard issue Utility knife of the Gorkha regiments. Khukri traditionally associated with Gurkha.[33]
Kirpan		Dagger	India	Status: In Service. Carried by the Sikh Regiment and Sikh Light Infantry as per the Sikh religious commandments.[34]

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Small arms

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Name	Weapon	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes
Handguns
Pistol Auto 9mm 1A		Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm	India  Canada	Status: In service. Standard side-arm of the Indian Army, manufactured under license from John Inglis and Company by Ordnance Factory Board, used by special forces in small numbers.[35]
Glock				Austria	Status: In service. Standard special forces pistol.[35]
Beretta Px4 Storm				Italy	Status: In service, with special forces.[36]
Nonlinear line of sight weapons
ShootEdge		CornerShot	9×19mm	India	Status: In service, can use all pistols in service as main weapon. It is equivalent to Israel's Cornershot[37][38]
DRDO CSWS (CornerShot Weapon System)		CornerShot	9×19mm	India	Status: In service Developed by DRDO in collaboration with Zen Technologies, can use all pistols in service as main weapon. It is equivalent to Israel's Cornershot[39][40]
Shotguns
12 Bore PAG		Pump action Shotgun	12-gauge shotgun	India	Status: In service[41]
SSS Defense T12		Semi-automatic Shotgun	12-gauge shotgun	India	Status: On order To be used by Northern Command for anti drone warfare. [42][43]
Submachine guns
IWI Micro-Uzi "Tivra"		Machine pistol	9×19mm	India  Israel	Status: In service, Micro-Uzi variant is used by Special Forces.[35]
Heckler & Koch MP5		Submachine gun		West Germany	Status: In service, used by Special Forces.[35]
Brügger & Thomet MP9				Switzerland	Status: In Service. Small number of MP9s in service.[44]
SAF Carbine 2A1				India  United Kingdom	Status: To be replaced, all the remaining SAF Carbine to be replaced by indigenously built close quarter MSMC[45]
ASMI				India	Status: In Service. 550 inducted by Para (SF) of the Army.[46][47]
Taurus T9				India  Brazil	Status: On order, 550 units ordered.[48]
DRDO Close Quarter Battle carbine		Carbine	5.56×45mm NATO 5.56×45mm INSAS	India	Status: On order.[49][50] Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL) has been selected as the L1 bidder for procurement project of over 4.25 lakh (425,000) carbines. KSSL is the production partner of the DRDO-developed CQB Carbine. A contract worth ₹1,700 crore (US$180 million) for 255,128 units[51] was signed on 30 December 2025.[49]
IWI Galil ACE "Adani Jeet"			5.56×45mm NATO	Israel  India	Status: On order.[49][50] PLR Systems has been selected as the L2 bidder for procurement project of over 4.25 lakh carbines. Jeet is a derivative of IWI Galil ACE design. A contract worth ₹1,100 crore (US$110 million) for 170,085 units[51] was signed on 30 December 2025.[49]
Assault rifles
1B1 INSAS		Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	India	Status: In service (Being phased out),[52] Standard assault rifle of the Indian Army. To be replaced by AK-203 and SIG 716i[53] About 200,000 rifle will be upgraded by Indian army.[54]
AK-203		Assault Rifle	7.62×39mm	India  Russia	Status: In service. In total, 53,000 guns delivered by Indo-Russia Rifles and are reported to be in service.[55] 601,427 rifles have been ordered.[56] This will be the standard service rifle of Indian Army, replacing INSAS[57]
SIG 716i		Battle rifle	7.62×51mm	United States	Status: In service. 66,400 units of SIG 716i in service. Additional 73,000 on order.[58][59][60] To be equipped with night sight from MKU.[61][62]
IMI/IWI Tavor TAR X95 "Zittara" "Abhay"		Bullpup assault rifle	5.56×45mm	India  Israel	Status: In Service, manufactured locally by PLR Systems.[63]
IMI/IWI Tavor TAR-21 "Arka"			5.56×45mm	India  Israel	Status: In service, Standard Special Forces assault rifle[64][65] like Para SF, Garud and MARCOS.
M4 carbine		Assault carbine	5.56×45mm	United States	Status: In service, used by special forces.[66]
AR-M1		Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Bulgaria	Status: Being Phased Out,[citation needed] used by the Army, to be replaced by AK-203. Some are modified locally by Israel's FAB Defense.[67]
AKM			7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	Status: Being Phased Out,[citation needed] used by the Army, to be replaced by AK203. Includes variants modified locally by SSS Defence India and Israel's FAB Defense.[53][68]
MPi-KMS-72			7.62×39mm	East Germany	Status: Being Phased Out, to be replaced by AK203.[69][citation needed]
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965			7.62×39mm	Romania	Status: To be replaced by AK203.[70][citation needed]
AK-63			7.62×39mm	Hungary	Status: To be replaced by AK203.[citation needed] In service folding stock variant is used.[70]
Type 56 assault rifle			7.62×39mm	China	Status: Thousands of captured Type 56s by Indian police/military/paramilitary forces. Some were used by Indian army as a stopgap measure. [71]
Vz. 58			7.62×39mm	Czechoslovakia	Status: Being phased out,[citation needed] both standard and folding stock variants in use.[69]
T91 assault rifle		Assault Rifle	5.56×45mm	Taiwan	Status: In service, 400 units were bought.[53][72]
Sniper rifles
Dragunov SVD		Designated marksman rifle, Sniper rifle	7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	Status: In service, Standard designated marksman rifle. Modified locally by Israel's FAB Defense.[73] Around 6,000 units active.[74]
IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper "Archook"			7.62×51mm	India  Israel	Status: In service used by Para SF snipers. 200 in service.[75]
Heckler & Koch PSG1		Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm	Germany	Status: In service, Standard semi-automatic sniper rifle.[76]
Mauser SP66			7.62×51mm	Germany	Status: In service, Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.[77][78]
SIG Sauer SSG 3000			7.62×51mm	Germany	Status: In service, Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.[79]
Sako TRG 42			.338 Lapua Magnum	Finland	Status: In service, used by special forces and soldiers deployed along the Line of Control (LoC). 1,152 units with 8,45,000 (845,000) rounds bought in three tranches.[74][80][81]
Beretta Scorpio TGT			.338 Lapua Magnum	Italy	Status: In service, used in small numbers.[75]
Anti-material rifles
Barrett M82		Anti-material rifle	12.7×99mm .416 Barrett	United States	Status: In service, used by special forces[82]
Barrett M95			12.7×99mm	United States	Status: In service, used in small numbers for anti-sniping role in Northern Command.[75]
OSV-96			12.7×108mm	Russia	Status: In service[83][84]
Denel NTW-20			14.5×114mm 20x82mm	South Africa	Status: In service (400 units)[85][86]
Vidhwansak			12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm 20x82mm	India	Status: In service[87]
Machine guns
FN Minimi		Light machine gun	5.56×45mm	Belgium	Status: In service, used by special forces.[88]
INSAS LMG			5.56×45mm	India	Status: In service, to be phased out in favour of Negev NG7.[89]
IMI Negev NG5 "Arun"			5.56×45mm	India  Israel	Status: In service, Standard Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) of special forces.[90][91]
IWI Negev NG7 "Prahar"			7.62×51mm		Status: In Service, 18,479 in service.[92][93] 39,000 more on order. Produced by PLR Systems.[94][50] The MEPRO X6 telescopic sight from Meprolight was selected as the dedicated daytime optic and will be delivered by Bharat Electronics.[95][96]
MG 2A1 MG 5A MG 6A		Medium machine gun	7.62×51mm	India  Belgium	Status: In service. Domestically license produced by Ordnance Factory Board. Standard medium machine gun for infantry battalions as MG 2A1. Also in service as the MG 5A (Co-axial) and MG 6A (Commander's gun) with some armoured vehicles.[88]
Mk 48 machine gun			7.62×51mm	United States  Belgium	Status: In service, with special forces.[97][82]
PK machine gun			7.62×54mmR	India  Soviet Union	Status: In Service, Used by Front line troops as well as Co-axial weapon on Tanks and APC. Locally manufactured at OFB Tiruchirapalli.[98]
Type 80 machine gun			7.62×54mmR	China	Status: In Service, Captured from various insurgents in the Kashmir valley and used by Indian troops.[99]
NSV machine gun		Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	India  Soviet Union	Status: In Service, Used by Front line troops. Manufactured locally in Ordnance factory Tiruchirapalli[100]
M2 Browning			12.7×99mm	India  United States	Status: In service, M2HB variant in service.[101]
Possible future procurements or currently under trials
Joint Venture Protective Carbine		Carbine	5.56×30mm MINSAS	India	Status: Trials completed. Ready for induction.[102]

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Explosives

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Name	Image	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Rifle Grenade		Rifle grenade	N/A	India	Status: In service. Used both with 7.62 mm SLR and 5.56 mm INSAS.
Shivalik		Hand grenade	N/A	India	Status: In service. MoD signed a ₹409 crore (equivalent to ₹481 crore or US$50 million in 2023) deal with Solar Group, Nagpur to buy 1 million grenades.[103][104] Shivalik grenade is used in hand mode offensive and hand mode defensive. Can be used in rifle mode. Types can be interchanged by changing the outer sleeve of the grenade.
ARDE 40MM UBGL		Grenade launcher (40mm)	N/A	India	Status: In service. Standard under-barrel grenade launcher for INSAS and AK-family rifles in the Indian Army. Manufactured by Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.[105]
Multi grenade launcher 40 mm		Multi grenade launcher (40mm)	N/A	India  South Africa	Status: In service. Semi automatic six shot 40mm × 46mm low velocity grenade launcher. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.[106]
AGS-30		Automatic grenade launcher	N/A	India  Russia	Status: In service..[107]
AT4CS AST		Recoilless gun (84mm)	N/A	Sweden	Status: In service. Order placed in January 2022.[108] Deliveries completed by February 2025.[109]
Carl Gustav RCL M2/M3/M4		Recoilless rifle (84mm)	N/A	India Sweden	Status: In service. Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle produced by OFB. M4 variant used by special forces.[110][111]
B-300 Shipon		Anti-tank rocket (82mm)	N/A	Israel	Status: In service. Used by special forces.[112]
RPO-A Shmel		Thermobaric rocket launcher (93mm)	N/A	Russia	Status: In service.[113][114]
C90-CR-RB(M3)		Anti-tank rocket (90mm)	N/A	Spain	Status: In service. Used by special forces.
51 mm E1 mortar		Mortar	N/A	India	Status: In service.[115]
L16 81mm mortar		Mortar	N/A	India	Status: In service.[116]
Mines
NMM-14		Anti-personnel mine		United States	Status: In limited service. Being replaced by Nipun mine.[117]
Nipun		Anti-personnel mine	20 lots	India	Status: In service. Operated by Corps of Engineers with 700,000 on order. The mine is designated as Soft Target Munition[118] and includes a mix of RDX. It was developed by ARDE and HEMRL and is manufactured by private sector companies Economic Explosives Ltd, Nagpur and Premier Explosives Ltd, Secunderabad.[119][117][120]
Ulka		Anti-personnel mine	100,000[citation needed]	India	Status: Under development.[121] Designated as Jumping Fragmentation Munition.[118]
Parth		Anti-personnel mine	100,000[citation needed]	India	Status: Under development.[121] Designated as Directional Fragmentation Munition.[118]
Prachand		Anti-tank mine	100,000[citation needed]	India	Status: Under development.[121] Designated as Anti-Tank Munition.[118]
Vibhav		Anti-tank mine	600	India	Status: In service.[122] Designed and developed as Anti-Tank Point Attack Munition by DRDO.[118] In trials with engineer corps in 2021.[121] In production by Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd. Uses an electronic anti-handling and anti-lift device (EAHALD) and remains active for 120 days after manual or mechanical deployment.[122] Induction continues as of 2026.[123]
Vishal		Anti-tank mine		India	Status: Under development.[121] Designated as Anti-Tank Bar Munition.[118]

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Infantry weapons

• Sniper Rifles — The MoD released the Request for Proposal in October 2022 to 30 vendors for 4,849 (including 4,549 for the Army, 212 for the Air Force and 88 for the Navy) new sniper rifles in the .338 Lapua Magnum rifle cartridge and for 7,841,575 rounds. These rifles will replace the older Dragunov SVD.^[74]
• Anti-materiel rifles — 1000 new anti-material rifles are to be acquired for which the MoD has issued global RFIs.

Anti-tank weapons

• MPATGM — Ground and air launched variants. On 10 October 2024, the Indian Army released an Request for Information (RFI) for the acquisition of 20,000 ATGM missiles along with 1,500 next generation ATGM launchers from Indian firms. The information received will be utilised to formulate Army's General Service Quality Requirements (GSQRs) for the ATGM procurement programme. The ATGMs will be procured under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category, and must be indigenously designed, developed and manufactured with over 60% indigenous content. It should have all-weather and all-terrain firing capability (plains, deserts, high-altitude up to 5,500 m (18,000 ft), coastal as well as island areas). The ATGM probable should be able to destroy enemy tanks, armoured personnel carriers, combat vehicles, low-flying helicopters, concrete structures and other vehicle-based weapon platforms.^[147][148] The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of India's Defence Ministry cleared multiple procurement projects including that of MPATGM systems for the Indian Army on 3 July 2026. Other projects approved for the Army also included an anti-UAV electronic warfare system 'Akash Tarang', jet-based kamikaze drone systems and an active protection system for main battle tanks.^[149][150]
• Top-attack anti-tank mine — A Request for Information (RFI) for 4,000 such mines were released on 5 June 2025. Top-attack mines are designed to engage armoured vehicles from above, where protection is typically weaker. They employ a combination of seismic, acoustic, and infrared sensors to detect and classify targets. Upon detection, the mine launches a submunition—such as an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) or shaped charge—in a near-vertical trajectory to penetrate the vehicle's top armour. Some variants use explosively generated shock waves to achieve a similar effect. These mines are effective against heavily armoured platforms that are resistant to conventional underbelly mines and can be deployed in various terrains, including urban environments. The mine should also feature remote activation, deactivation, or self-destruction capabilities to reduce the risk of civilian casualties.^[151]

Man-portable air defence missiles (MANPADs)

• DRDO VSHORADS — The Ministry of Defence released a Request for Proposal (RfP) for the procurement of 48 launchers, 48 night vision sights, 85 missiles, and one missile test station of the infrared (IR) homing-based VSHORADS, designated VSHORADS (New Generation) or VSHORAD (NG). The missile should have flexible deployment including "Manportable configuration or Para dropped operations method, on land and ship based platforms". The system could be used by all three services for day-night terminal and point air defence.^[152]
• Laser beam riding VSHORAD — DRDO VSHORAD is being built concurrently with another Indian VSHORAD project as a joint venture between a public sector entity based in Hyderabad (possibly Bharat Dynamics Limited) and a private sector entity based in Pune. To counter drones, helicopters, and fighter jets flying at low altitude, the latter missile will be laser beam riding VSHORAD system. An order of 200 launchers and 1200 missiles is expected for this project, which is valued at ₹4,800 crore (US$500 million). While Indian Army will procure 700 missiles, the Indian Air Force will procure the rest of it.^{[153][154][155]}