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The contract, awarded by the defence ministry, is expected to increase operational effectiveness with quicker and more accurate strike abilities against drones. The Indian Navy has gone in for an unspecified number of Israeli, cutting-edge fire control systems that tackle drone threats from close range besides improving a soldier’s accuracy and speed of hitting targets. The defence and security establishment said that while this is an initial order, the Army along with the Border Security Force are already in talks with Israeli firm Smart Shooter. A statement released by the firm Tuesday said it had been awarded a contract for the supply of its SMASH Fire Control Systems to the Indian Navy by the defence ministry. The contract calls for the supply of Smart Shooter’s SMASH 2000 Plus fire control systems, which will be installed mainly on AK-47 and AK 203 rifles. SMASH is a kind of electro-optic sight system. “SMASH 2000 Plus provides an inimitable hard-kill solution against the growing ...

A police official said, "This is the second-largest arms and ammunition recovery in the district after Panbari Forest Reserve in 2019." The Indian Army along with Assam Police, 210 Cobra Battalion and 6 Battalion SSB on Monday (June 15) unearthed a massive amount of arms and ammunition in the Chirang district of Assam. A joint operation was launched based on the information regarding the presence of illegal arms and ammunition in the forested area of Lal Pathar.  After toiling search for 12 days that involved deep search metal detectors, a suspected spot was located. On digging, a hidden cache of arms and ammunition was found. A police official said, "This is the second-largest arms and ammunition recovery in the district after Panbari Forest Reserve in 2019." He added, "7 pistols, 3 rifles, 192 grenades, 14 RPG shells, 28 pistol magazines, one AK-47 magazine, 200 rounds of AK-47, and 85 SLR ammunition were recovered." Source: zeenew