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List of infantry equipment of the Indian Army

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The below is a list of current infantry equipment of the Indian Army and its future equipment procurements.

Individual equipment

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Name Image Type Quantity Origin Country Notes
Uniforms and Gears
New Battle Dress Uniform (NBDU)

(2022–present)

 Military camouflage
Combat uniform		 N/A  India Status: In service Designed by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), consisting of a pixelated camouflage pattern, with improved ergonomics and greater operational efficiency.[1] Was first revealed on Army Day 2022.[2]
Indian Army Snow Camouflage Military camouflage
Combat uniform		 N/A  India Status: In service[3]
New Coat Combat (Digital Print) Military camouflage

Combat uniform

 N/A  India Status: In service. Designed by NIFT.[4]
PC-DPM

(c.2006-2026)

 Military camouflage
Combat uniform		 N/A France Status: In service/being phased out.

Standard uniform since 2006 using French CCE pattern printed on BDU. Being replaced by new NIFT made uniform since 2022.[5] The uniform will remain in service till June 2026.[6]

High altitude combat uniform Combat uniform N/A  India Status: In service/being phased out.

to be replaced by New Indian Army Snow Camouflage. Used extensively on high altitudes such as Siachen Glacier

Boot Anti Mine Infantry (BAMI) Combat boots N/A India Status: In Service, used by forward troops

Developed by DRDO[7]

Ballistic Vest and Protective Gear
Bhabha Kavach Ballistic vest <30,000  India Status: In service, Unknown numbers in service. Named after Homi J. Bhabha
SMPP Vest Ballistic Vest 1,86,138[8](186,138) India Status: In service, Manufactured by SMPP Pvt. Ltd.[9] Order for 1.86 lakh bulletproof vests worth ₹639 crore (equivalent to ₹855 crore or US$89 million in 2023) placed in April 2018,[8] all of which were delivered by August 2024.[10] An additional order for 27,700 units as part of a ₹300 crore (US$31 million) deal placed in July 2025.[11]

The vest features dynamic load distribution and quick release system.[11]

Tata 360 Ballistic VestTata Vest Ballistic vest 62,500[12] India Status: In service, Ordered under emergency procurement[13]
Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat (ABHED)
 Ballistic vest India Status: Developed; to be ordered. Developed by DRDO and IIT Delhi. Provides 360° protection weighing 8.2 kg to 9.5 kg.[14]
CBRN Suit Chemical, biological, nuclear radiation suit N/A  India Status: In Service, protects from chemical, biological, nuclear radiation.
Bomb Blast Protection Suit Bomb suit N/A  India In Service, manufactured by DRDO
Head Protective Gear
Patka
(Model- 1)
(Model- 2)
(Model- 3)		 Patka Helmet of the Indian army Combat helmet N/A  India Status: In service (to be phased out), used extensively for counterinsurgency by the Indian Army. Variants mentioned provide different areas of protection to the head and are composed of steel and kevlar. Wighs about 2.5 kg.[15] Currently being replaced by MKU Advanced Combat Helmets and EXFIL High Cut Helmets.[16]
MKU Mukut Combat helmet 158,000[17]  India Status: In service.[18] Ordered in 2017; to be delivered by 2020 at the cost of Rs 180 crore. Can withstand 9mm shot.[19][16][20]

Includes 50,000 with integrated communication.[21]

Model 1974 Ballistic Helmet Model 1974 ballistic helmet Combat helmet >1,000,000 India Status: Standard issue helmet.[22] Equipped with fibre-glass body and nylon suspender. Can withstand 9mm carbine shot.[16]
TATA Advanced Combat Helmet Tata Ballistic helmet Combat helmet <60,000[23]  India Status: In service. 10,000 received, additional 50,000 ordered under emergency procurement in March 2016.[24][19]
SMPP Ballistic Helmet Combat helmet N/A  India Status: On order. 80,000 ordered by August 2024.[10] An additional order for 11,700 units as part of a ₹300 crore (US$31 million) deal placed in July 2025.[11]
OR-201 OR 201 Bulletproof Helmet Combat helmet N/A  Israel Status: In service. Used by Para SF, Paratroopers since 2008.[20]
Exfil High Cut Ballistic Helmet Combat helmet N/A  United States Status: In service. used by Para SF[25]
Galvion Viper P2 Combat helmet N/A  United States Status: In service.[24]

Infantry weapons

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Knives and bayonets

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Name Image Type Origin Notes
M9 bayonet Bayonet United States Status: In Service, being phased out.[26] Standard issue combat knife and bayonet of the Indian Army.
Glock knife Combat Knife Austria Status: In Service.[26] Standard service issue knife of the special forces.
Naga Dao Utility knife IndiaStatus: 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.[27]
Kirpan Dagger IndiaStatus: In Service. Carried by the Sikh Regiment and Sikh Light Infantry as per the Sikh religious commandments.[28]

Small arms

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Name Weapon Type Caliber Origin Notes
Handguns
Pistol Auto 9mm 1A Semi-automatic pistol9×19mm 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.[29]
Glock  Austria Status: In service. Standard special forces pistol.[29]
Beretta Px4 Storm  Italy Status: In service, with special forces.[30]
Nonlinear line of sight weapons
ShootEdge CornerShot9×19mm India Status: In service, can use all pistols in service as main weapon. It is equivalent to Israel's Cornershot[31][32]
DRDO CSWS (CornerShot Weapon System) CornerShot9×19mm 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[33][34]
Shotguns
12 Bore PAG Pump action Shotgun12-gauge shotgun India Status: In service[35]
Submachine guns
IWI Micro-Uzi
"Tivra"		 Micro-Uzi Machine pistol9×19mm India
 Israel		 Status: In service, Micro-Uzi variant is used by Special Forces.[29]
Heckler & Koch MP5 MP5 Submachine GunSubmachine gun West Germany Status: In service, used by Special Forces.[29]
Brügger & Thomet MP9  Switzerland Status: In Service. Small number of MP9s in service.[36]
SAF Carbine 2A1 SAF Carbine 2A1 India
 United Kingdom		 Status: To be replaced, all the remaining SAF Carbine to be replaced by indigenously built close quarter MSMC[37]
ASMI
 India Status: In Service. 550 inducted by Para (SF) of the Army.[38][39]
Taurus T9  India
 Brazil		 Status: On order, 550 units ordered.[40]
DRDO Close Quarter Battle carbine Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO
5.56×45mm INSAS		  India Status: On order.[41][42] 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[43] was signed on 30 December 2025.[41]
IWI Galil ACE
"Adani Jeet"		 5.56×45mm NATO  Israel

 India

 Status: On order.[41][42] 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[43] was signed on 30 December 2025.[41]
Assault rifles
1B1 INSAS Assault rifle5.56×45mm India Status: In service (Being phased out),[44] Standard assault rifle of the Indian Army. To be replaced by AK-203 and SIG 716i[45]

About 200,000 rifle will be upgraded by Indian army.[46]

AK-203 Assault Rifle7.62×39mm  India
 Russia		 Status: In service. In total, 53,000 guns delivered by Indo-Russia Rifles and are reported to be in service.[47] 601,427 rifles have been ordered.[48] This will be the standard service rifle of Indian Army, replacing INSAS[49]
SIG 716i Battle rifle7.62×51mm United States Status: In service. 66,400 units of SIG 716i in service. Additional 73,000 on order.[50][51][52]
IMI/IWI Tavor TAR X95
"Zittara"
"Abhay"		 Bullpup assault rifle5.56×45mm India
 Israel		 Status: In Service, manufactured locally by PLR Systems.[53]
IMI/IWI Tavor TAR-21
"Arka"		 IMI Tavor5.56×45mm India
 Israel		 Status: In service, Standard Special Forces assault rifle[54][55] like Para SF, Garud and MARCOS.
M4 carbine M4A1 Assault Rifle Assault carbine5.56×45mm United States Status: In service, used by special forces.[56]
AR-M1Assault rifle7.62×39mm 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.[57]
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.[45][58]
MPi-KMS-72 7.62×39mm East Germany East Germany Status: Being Phased Out, to be replaced by AK203.[59][citation needed]
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 7.62×39mm Romania Romania Status: To be replaced by AK203.[60][citation needed]
AK-63 7.62×39mm Hungary Hungary Status: To be replaced by AK203.[citation needed] In service folding stock variant is used.[60]
Type 56 assault rifle 7.62×39mm China China Status: Thousands of captured Type 56s by Indian police/military/paramilitary forces. Some were used by Indian army as a stopgap measure. [61]
Vz. 58 7.62×39mm Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Status: Being phased out,[citation needed] both standard and folding stock variants in use.[59]
T91 assault rifle Assault Rifle 5.56×45mm  Taiwan Status: In service, 400 units were bought.[45][62]
Sniper rifles
Dragunov SVD Designated marksman rifle,
Sniper rifle		7.62×54mmR Soviet UnionStatus: In service, Standard designated marksman rifle. Modified locally by Israel's FAB Defense.[63] Around 6,000 units active.[64]
IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper
"Archook"		 Galil Sniper7.62×51mm India
 Israel		Status: In service used by Para SF snipers. 200 in service.[65]
Heckler & Koch PSG1 Sniper rifle7.62×51mm GermanyStatus: In service, Standard semi-automatic sniper rifle.[66]
Mauser SP66 7.62×51mm GermanyStatus: In service, Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.[67][68]
SIG Sauer SSG 3000 Sniper Rifle7.62×51mm GermanyStatus: In service, Standard bolt-action sniper rifle.[69]
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.[64][70][71]
Beretta Scorpio TGT .338 Lapua Magnum  Italy Status: In service, used in small numbers.[65]
Anti-material rifles
Barrett M82 Anti-material rifle 12.7×99mm
.416 Barrett		  United States Status: In service, used by special forces[72]
Barrett M95 12.7×99mm  United States Status: In service, used in small numbers for anti-sniping role in Northern Command.[65]
OSV-96 12.7×108mm  Russia Status: In service[73][74]
Denel NTW-20
14.5×114mm
20x82mm		  South Africa Status: In service (400 units)[75][76]
Vidhwansak 12.7×108mm
14.5×114mm
20x82mm		 IndiaStatus: In service[77]
Machine guns
FN Minimi Light machine gun5.56×45mm BelgiumStatus: In service, used by special forces.[78]
INSAS LMG 5.56×45mm  India Status: In service, to be phased out in favour of Negev NG7.[79]
IMI Negev NG5
"Arun"		 5.56×45mm India
 Israel		Status: In service, Standard Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) of special forces.[80][81]
IWI Negev NG7
"Prahar"		 7.62×51mm Status: In Service, 18,479 in service.[82][83] 39,000 more on order. Produced by PLR Systems.[84][42]
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.[78]
Mk 48 machine gun 7.62×51mm  United States
 Belgium		 Status: In service, with special forces.[85][72]
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.[86]
Type 80 machine gun 7.62×54mmR  China Status: In Service, Captured from various insurgents in the Kashmir valley and used by Indian troops.[87]
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[88]
M2 Browning 12.7×99mm India
 United States		Status: In service, M2HB variant in service.[89]
Possible future procurements or currently under trials
Joint Venture Protective Carbine Carbine 5.56×30mm MINSAS  India Status: Trials completed. Ready for induction.[90]

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.[91][92] 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 IndiaStatus: In service. Standard under-barrel grenade launcher for INSAS and AK-family rifles in the Indian Army. Manufactured by Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.[93]
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.[94]
AGS-30 Automatic grenade launcherN/A India
 Russia
Status: In service..[95]
AT4CS AST Recoilless gun (84mm) N/A Sweden Status: In service. Order placed in January 2022.[96] Deliveries completed by February 2025.[97]
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.[98][99]
B-300 Shipon Anti-tank rocket (82mm)N/A IsraelStatus: In service. Used by special forces.[100]
RPO-A Shmel Thermobaric rocket launcher (93mm)N/A RussiaStatus: In service.[101][102]
C90-CR-RB(M3) Anti-tank rocket (90mm)N/A SpainStatus: In service. Used by special forces.
51 mm E1 mortar MortarN/A IndiaStatus: In service.[103]
L16 81mm mortar MortarN/A IndiaStatus: In service.[104]
Mines
NMM-14 Anti-personnel mine United States Status: In limited service. Being replaced by Nipun mine.[105]
Nipun Anti-personnel mine20 lots IndiaStatus: In service. Operated by Corps of Engineers with 700,000 on order. The mine is designated as Soft Target Munition[106] 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.[107][105][108]
Ulka Anti-personnel mine100,000[citation needed] India Status: Under development.[109] Designated as Jumping Fragmentation Munition.[106]
Parth Anti-personnel mine100,000[citation needed] India Status: Under development.[109] Designated as Directional Fragmentation Munition.[106]
Prachand Anti-tank mine100,000[citation needed] India Status: Under development.[109] Designated as Anti-Tank Munition.[106]
Vibhav Anti-tank mine 600 India Status: In service.[110] Designed and developed as Anti-Tank Point Attack Munition by DRDO.[106] In trials with engineer corps in 2021.[109] 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.[110] Induction continues as of 2026.[111]
Vishal Anti-tank mine India Status: Under development.[109] Designated as Anti-Tank Bar Munition.[106]

MANPADS

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Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Man-portable air defence systems
FIM-92 Stinger Man-portable air defense system 245  United StatesStatus: In service. 245 Stinger Air-to-Air Variant missiles for AH-64E helicopters inducted.[112]
9K38 Igla
9K338 Igla-S		 2500[113]: 87 
48 launchers

316 missiles

[114][115]

 RussiaStatus: In service. Igla-S deployed along LAC. Additional 96 launchers, 300 missiles of Igla-S on order.[115]
Starstreak  United Kingdom  India Status: On order. Starstreak is a Laser Beam Riding MANPAD (LBRM) Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) Missile. To be delivered by Thales–Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)[116] from 2025 onwards with up to 60% indigenous content.[117][118][119]
Martlet Laser-guided battlefield missile (ASM, AAM, SAM and SSM)  United Kingdom Status: On order. $468 million deal signed on 9 October 2025. To be manufactured in Belfast.[120][121]

Anti-tank missiles

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Name Image Type Quantity Origin Notes
Man-portable anti-tank systems
9M113 Konkurs-M Vehicle-mounted and man-portable anti-tank guided missile 25,000+ India
 Russia		Status: In service. For BMP-2 (IFV), manufactured locally in India by Bharat Dynamics Limited.[122] The systems were upgraded with Tonbo Imaging's cooled, longwave Infrared (LWIR) thermal imagers known as Sarisa.[123]
MPATGM Man-portable Anti-tank guided missile India Status: Final trial completed and ready for induction.[124] Will replace MILAN-2T and Konkurs with the infantry, parachute, and special forces units.
MILAN-2T 34,000 India
 France
 West Germany		Status: In service. Purchased from MBDA and domestically license produced by India's Bharat Dynamics Limited.[125][126]
9M133 Kornet 3,000 India
 Russia		Status: In service. Man portable and purchased with 250 launchers.[127]
Spike
Spike LR-II[128]		 400+ Israel Status: In service. Army operates more than 400 Spike MR and Spike LR-II missiles while Indian Air Force procured Spike-NLOS for Mi-17 helicopters.[129][130]
Possible future procurements or currently under trials
Amogha missile Anti-tank guided missile — India The Amogha will be configured to be used on HAL Rudra and HAL Prachand. Variants will include a land version, an air-launched version and a man-portable version.[131][132]
FGM-148 Javelin Anti-tank guided missile 25 launchers & 100 missiles United States Possible procurement through fast track route.[133] Contract approved by US DSCA.[134]

Future procurement and projects

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The major ongoing weapons programmes of the Indian Army are as follows:

Individual equipment

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  • Ballistic helmet - The MoD in 2019 has approved procurement of 1,70,000 (170,000) ballistic helmets.[135]
  • Bullet-resistant vest - The MoD in 2018 ordered approximately 186,138 bulletproof vests on 9 April 2018. These will be manufactured in India by SMPP Pvt Ltd. This is in addition to the 50,000 vests ordered in 2016 under emergency procurement.[136]

Infantry weapons

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  • 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.[64]
  • Anti-materiel rifles - 1000 new anti-material rifles are to be acquired for which the MoD has issued global RFIs.

Anti-tank weapons

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  • 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.[137][138]
  • 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.[139]

Man-portable air defence missiles (MANPADs)

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  • 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.[140]
  • 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.[141][142][143]

See also

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