INSAS
«Indian Small Arms System»
Assault rifleIndia1998In service
Standard Indian Army assault rifle since 1998, developed by DRDO/ARDE in 5.56×45 mm NATO.
Assault rifle//India
ID — INSAS
Designation
INSAS
AWEIL / Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli
Caliber
5.56×45 mm NATO
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- INSAS
- Alias
- Indian Small Arms System
- Manufacturer
- AWEIL / Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli
- Country
- India
- Year
- 1998
- Category
- Assault rifle
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 5.56×45 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 900 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~650 rpm
- Effective range
- 400 m
- Maximum range
- 700 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 464 mm
- Overall length
- 960 mm
- Empty weight
- 4.15 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas-operated, long-stroke piston
- Bolt / action
- Rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Caricatore curvo, polimero trasparente
- Standard capacity
- 20 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoBurst
Historical profile
Developed from the 1980s by ARDE to replace the L1A1 SLR and the 7.62 1A. Officially adopted in 1998 and deployed at Kargil only months later.
Inherits AK aesthetics (pistol grip, side charging handle) but uses a FAL-style bolt and NATO calibre. Produced at Tiruchirappalli and Ishapore.
The rifle showed reliability issues at high altitude and in dusty environments, which led to the development of the Excalibur and to procurement of the AK-203 and SIG716.
Variants
INSAS Fixed StockINSAS Folding1B1 (versione migliorata)LMG INSAS
Main users
India · Nepal · Bhutan · Oman
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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