India Could Decide Soon to Purchase CAR 816 Carbines Made in UAE: Report
Almost 94,000 of the rifles will be procured to replace aging 9mm British Sterling 1A1 submachine guns which have been in service for many years with the Indian Armed Forces
Eyal Boguslavsky
| 19/07/2020
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Armyrecognition.com, quoting reports in the Indian media, says that the Defence Acquisition Council of India could soon decide on acquiring new Close Quarter Battle (CQB) CAR 816 carbines. The weapon is manufactured by United Arab Emirates-based firearms company Caracal which is now part of EDGE, an advanced technology group.
The Defence Acquisition Council previously reported its intention to purchase a total of 93,895 of the carbines from the UAE-based company. The weapons are to replace aging 9mm British Sterling 1A1 submachine guns which have been in service for many years with the Indian Armed Forces.
The CAR 816, also called Caracal Sultan or simply Sultan, is a 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle produced by Caracal International in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The rifle is called Sultan in memory of Emirati Colonel Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi who was killed in action during the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.
The Caracal CAR 816 is based on the design of the American-made AR-15 and is chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO rounds. It has a full-auto fire control group with a high rate of fire at 850 rounds per minute. It also has specific features including fully ambidextrous controls including the selector switch and an optional ambidextrous magazine release. The Caracal CAR 816 is available in various barrel lengths of 10.5” CQB, 14.5” Carbine, and 16” Carbine Rifle. The CQB version of the CAR 816 has an overall length of 778mm and a weight of 3.05 kg without the magazine.
Almost 94,000 of the rifles will be procured to replace aging 9mm British Sterling 1A1 submachine guns which have been in service for many years with the Indian Armed Forces
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:CAR_816
Armyrecognition.com, quoting reports in the Indian media, says that the Defence Acquisition Council of India could soon decide on acquiring new Close Quarter Battle (CQB) CAR 816 carbines. The weapon is manufactured by United Arab Emirates-based firearms company Caracal which is now part of EDGE, an advanced technology group.
The Defence Acquisition Council previously reported its intention to purchase a total of 93,895 of the carbines from the UAE-based company. The weapons are to replace aging 9mm British Sterling 1A1 submachine guns which have been in service for many years with the Indian Armed Forces.
The CAR 816, also called Caracal Sultan or simply Sultan, is a 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle produced by Caracal International in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The rifle is called Sultan in memory of Emirati Colonel Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi who was killed in action during the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.
The Caracal CAR 816 is based on the design of the American-made AR-15 and is chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO rounds. It has a full-auto fire control group with a high rate of fire at 850 rounds per minute. It also has specific features including fully ambidextrous controls including the selector switch and an optional ambidextrous magazine release. The Caracal CAR 816 is available in various barrel lengths of 10.5” CQB, 14.5” Carbine, and 16” Carbine Rifle. The CQB version of the CAR 816 has an overall length of 778mm and a weight of 3.05 kg without the magazine.
