Even as the Rafale controversy rages, Rifle Factory Ishapore (RFI) that has been supplying small arms to Indian defence forces since Independence has claimed that the Indian Army is ordering 72,400 SIG Sauer 7.62 x 51 mm Assault Rifles from the US without even trying out a similar weapon developed by it over the last couple of years.

According to a source, SIG Sauer is offering the Rifles ‘cheap’ at nearly Rs 100,000 apiece. D K Mahapatra, general manager, RFI, said that the price of the weapon developed and built at Ishapore, in the outskirts of Kolkata, would be around Rs 80,000.

“Ultimately, the customer is the King and can choose whatever item he wants. All I can say is that the weapon that we have developed through Read More

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