# List of infantry equipment of the Indian Army

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

## Individual equipment

| Name | 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. Was first revealed on Army Day 2022. |
| Indian Army Snow Camouflage | Military camouflage Combat uniform | N/A | India | Status: In service |
| 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. The uniform will remain in service till June 2026. |
| 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 |
| 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 | 186,000 | India | Status: Ordered, Manufactured by SMPP Pvt.Ltd |
| Tata 360 Ballistic Vest | Ballistic vest | 62,500 | India | Status: In service, Ordered under emergency procurement |
| 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. |
| 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) | 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. Currently being replaced by MKU Advanced Combat Helmets and EXFIL High Cut Helmets. |
| MKU Mukut | Combat helmet | 158,000 | India | Status: In service. Ordered in 2017; to be delivered by 2020 at the cost of Rs 180 crore. Can withstand 9mm shot. Includes 50,000 with integrated communication. |
| Model 1974 Ballistic Helmet | Combat helmet | >1,000,000 | India | Status: Standard issue helmet. Equipped with fibre-glass body and nylon suspender. Can withstand 9mm carbine shot. |
| TATA Advanced Combat Helmet | Combat helmet | <60,000 | India | Status: In service. 10,000 received, additional 50,000 ordered under emergency procurement in March 2016. |
| OR-201 | Combat helmet | N/A | Israel | Status: In service. Used by Para SF, Paratroopers since 2008. |
| Exfil High Cut Ballistic Helmet | Combat helmet | N/A | United States | Status: In service. used by Para SF |
| Galvion Viper P2 | Combat helmet | N/A | United States | Status: In service. |

## Infantry weapons
### Knives and bayonets

| Name | Type | Origin | Notes |
| M9 bayonet | Bayonet | United States | Status: In Service. Standard issue combat knife and bayonet of the Indian Army. |
| Glock knife | Combat Knife | Austria | Status: In Service. 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. |
| Kirpan | Dagger | Khalsa | Status: In Service. Carried by the Sikh Regiment and Sikh Light Infantry as per the Sikh religious commandments. |

### Small arms

| Name | 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. |
| Glock | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm | Austria | Status: In service. Standard special forces pistol. |
| Beretta Px4 Storm | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm | Italy | Status: In service, with special forces. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shotguns ||||||
| 12 Bore PAG | Pump action Shotgun | 12-gauge shotgun | India | Status: In service |
| Submachine guns ||||||
| Micro-Uzi | Machine pistol | 9×19mm | India Israel | Status: In service, Micro-Uzi variant is used by Special Forces. |
| Heckler & Koch MP5 | Submachine gun | 9×19mm | West Germany | Status: In service, used by Special Forces. |
| Brügger & Thomet MP9 | Submachine gun | 9×19mm | Switzerland | Status: In Service. Small number of MP9s in service. |
| SAF Carbine 2A1 | Submachine gun | 9×19mm | India United Kingdom | Status: To be replaced, all the remaining SAF Carbine to be replaced by indigenously built close quarter MSMC |
| ASMI | Submachine gun | 9×19mm | India | Status: In Service. 550 inducted by Para (SF) of the Army. |
| Taurus T9 | Submachine gun | 9×19mm | India Brazil | Status: On order, 550 units ordered. |
| Assault rifles ||||||
| 1B1 INSAS | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm | India | Status: In service (To be replaced), Standard assault rifle of the Indian Army. To be replaced by AK-203 and SIG 716i About 200,000 rifle will be upgraded by Indian army. |
| AK-203 | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | India Russia | Status: In service. First batch of 70,000 guns imported from Russia are in service. Second batch of 35,000 rifles delivered by Indo-Russia Rifles in 2024. 601,427 rifles to be manufactured in India. Total plan is of 670,000+ rifles. Will be the standard service rifle of Indian Army replacing INSAS |
| 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. |
| IWI Tavor X95 | Bullpup assault rifle | 5.56×45mm | India | Status: In Service, manufactured locally by PLR systems. |
| IMI Tavor TAR-21 | Bullpup assault rifle | 5.56×45mm | India Israel | Status: In service, Standard Special Forces assault rifle like Para SF, Garud and MARCOS. |
| M4 carbine | Assault carbine | 5.56×45mm | United States | Status: In service, used by special forces. |
| AR-M1 | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Bulgaria | Status: In service, used by the Army. Modified locally by Israel's FAB Defense. |
| AKM | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Soviet Union | Status: In service, used by the Army. Includes variants modified locally by SSS Defence India and Israel's FAB Defense. |
| MPi-KMS-72 | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | East Germany | Status: In service. |
| Vz. 58 | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Czechoslovakia | Status: In Service. |
| T91 assault rifle | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm | Taiwan | Status: In service, 400 units were bought. |
| Assault rifle ||||||
| 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. Around 6,000 units active. |
| IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper | Designated marksman rifle, Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm | India Israel | Status: In service used by Para SF snipers. 200 in service. |
| Heckler & Koch PSG1 | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm | Germany | Status: In service, Standard semi-automatic sniper rifle. |
| Mauser SP66 | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm | Germany | Status: In service, Standard bolt-action sniper rifle. |
| SIG Sauer SSG 3000 | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm | Germany | Status: In service, Standard bolt-action sniper rifle. |
| Sako TRG 42 | Sniper rifle | .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 rounds bought in three tranches. |
| Beretta Scorpio TGT | Sniper rifle | .338 Lapua Magnum | Italy | Status: In service, used in small numbers. |
| Anti-material rifles ||||||
| Barrett M82 | Anti-material rifle | 12.7×99mm .416 Barrett | United States | Status: In service, used by special forces |
| Barrett M95 | Anti-material rifle | 12.7×99mm | United States | Status: In service, used in small numbers for anti-sniping role in Northern Command. |
| OSV-96 | Anti-material rifle | 12.7×108mm | Russia | Status: In service |
| Denel NTW-20 | Anti-material rifle | 14.5×114mm 20x82mm | South Africa | Status: In service (400 units) |
| Vidhwansak | Anti-material rifle | 12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm 20x82mm | India | Status: In service |
| Machine guns ||||||
| FN Minimi | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm | Belgium | Status: In service, used by special forces. |
| INSAS LMG | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm | India | Status: In service, to be phased out in favour of Negev NG7. |
| IMI Negev NG5 | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm | India Israel | Status: In service, Standard Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) of special forces. |
| IMI Negev NG7 | Light machine gun | 7.62×51mm | India Israel | Status: In Service, 16,479 were bought to replace all MG 21A in service. |
| MG 2A1MG 5AMG 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. |
| Mk 48 machine gun | Medium machine gun | 7.62×51mm | United States Belgium | Status: In service, with special forces. |
| PK machine gun | Medium 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. |
| NSV machine gun | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×108mm | India Soviet Union | Status: In Service, Used by Front line troops. |
| M2 Browning | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm | India United States | Status: In service, M2HB variant in service. |
| Possible future procurements or currently under trials ||||||
| Joint Venture Protective Carbine | Carbine | 5.56×30mm MINSAS | India | Status: Trials completed. Ready for induction. |

### Explosives

| Name | 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$56 million in 2023) deal with Solar Group, Nagpur to buy 1 million grenades. 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. |
| 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. |
| AGS-30 | Automatic grenade launcher | N/A | India Russia | Status: In service.. |
| AT4CS AST | Recoilless gun (84mm) | N/A | Sweden | Status: In service. Order placed in January 2022. Deliveries completed by February 2025. |
| 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. |
| B-300 Shipon | Anti-tank rocket (82mm) | N/A | Israel | Status: In service. Used by special forces. |
| RPO-A Shmel | Thermobaric rocket launcher (93mm) | N/A | Russia | Status: In service. |
| 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. |
| L16 81mm mortar | Mortar | N/A | India | Status: In service. |
| Mines ||||||
| NMM-14 | Anti-personnel mine | | United States | Status: In limited service. Being replaced by Nipun mine. |
| 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 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. |
| Ulka | Anti-personnel mine | 100,000 | India | Status: Under development. Designated as Jumping Fragmentation Munition. |
| Parth | Anti-personnel mine | 100,000 | India | Status: Under development. Designated as Directional Fragmentation Munition. |
| Prachand | Anti-tank mine | 100,000 | India | Status: Under development. Designated as Anti-Tank Munition. |
| Vibhav | Anti-tank mine | 600 | India | Status: In service. Designated as Anti-Tank Point Attack Munition. Designed and developed indigenously by DRDO. In production by Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd. Employs a mechanism called "electronic anti-handling and anti-lift device" (EAHALD) and stays active for 120 days once deployed mechanically/manually. |
| Vishal | Anti-tank mine | | India | Status: Under development. Designated as Anti-Tank Bar Munition. |

## MANPADS

| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
| Man-portable air defence systems ||||||
| FIM-92 Stinger | Man-portable air defense system | 245 | United States | Status: In service. 245 Stinger Air-to-Air Variant missiles for AH-64E helicopters inducted. |
| 9K38 Igla9K338 Igla-S | Man-portable air defense system | 2500$^{:87}$48 launchers 316 missiles | Russia | Status: In service. Igla-S deployed along LAC. Additional 96 launchers, 300 missiles of Igla-S on order. |

## Anti-tank missiles

| Name | 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. |
| MPATGM | Man-portable Anti-tank guided missile | | India | Status: Final trial completed and ready for induction. Will replace MILAN-2T and Konkurs with the infantry, parachute, and special forces. |
| MILAN-2T | Man-portable Anti-tank guided missile | 34,000 | India France West Germany | Status: In service. Man portable. Purchased from MBDA and domestically license produced by India's Bharat Dynamics Limited. |
| 9M133 Kornet | Man-portable Anti-tank guided missile | 3000 | India Russia | Status: In service. Man portable and purchased with 250 launchers. |
| SpikeSpike LR-II | Man-portable Anti-tank guided missile | 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. |
| 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. |

## Future procurement and projects

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

### Individual equipment

* Ballistic helmet - The MoD in 2019 has approved procurement of 1,70,000 ballistic helmets.
* 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.

### Infantry weapons

* Carbine - On 23 September 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued the Request for Information (RFI) for the procuring 5.56×45mm NATO Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbines for the Indian Army and the Indian Navy. On 29 November 2022, the MoD released Request for Proposal for 425,213 units of carbine (418,455 for the Army and 6,758 for the Navy). The order will be split between the lowest bidders, L1 (255,128 units) and L2 (170,085 units). The carbine mass must be within the range of 3-3.5 kg and must have a range of more than 200 m and a cyclic rate of firing 600 rounds/min. The procurement is under Buy 'Indian' category, that is the guns must have more than 60% indigenous content. As of June 2024, 15 vendors are competing for the contract and summer trials of the products are underway while winter trials will be conducted later this year.
* Light machine gun - On 25 August 2023, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the induction of new 7.62×51mm LMGs for the Indian Army.
* 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.
* Anti-materiel rifles - 1000 new anti-material rifles are to be acquired for which the MoD has issued global RFIs.

### Anti-tank guided missiles

* Nag Anti-tank guided missile - Ground and air launched variants. On 10 October 2024, the Indian Army released an 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.