Prahar LMG Adani Defence: Saturday was a very special day for the Indian Army. Today, 2,000 units of ‘Prahar’ 7.62 mm Light Machine Gun (LMG) have been handed over to the Army. Which have been prepared in the country itself.

This supply has been made by Adani Defense and Aerospace, which is part of Adani Enterprises Limited. This step is being considered a major achievement for India in the field of small arms manufacturing. Due to which the indigenous defense capability has been further strengthened. Let us know about this topic in detail…

Where is Prahar being made?

Prahar LMG is being manufactured at the Small Arms Facility of Adani Defense and Aerospace located in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Which is considered to be the country’s first fully integrated private sector unit. This initiative is expected to help in reducing dependence on weapons from foreign countries and increasing self-reliance.

Spread over about 100 acres, this unit has almost all the modern facilities related to arms manufacturing. From manufacturing of barrel, bolt carrier and receiver to advanced CNC machining, robotics, surface treatment and precise measurement, there is provision here. Apart from this, facilities like metallurgy lab and 25 meter long underground firing range are also available. Which makes it a modern manufacturing unit.

Prahar LMG equipped with modern features

Talking about the design of ‘Prahar’ light machine gun, it works on open bolt system and it has been given technologies like gas piston and rotating bolt locking. It has the facility of firing in all three modes: safe, semi-automatic and fully automatic. Besides, a gas regulator has also been provided to work better in different conditions.

It is fed through a 120-round assault drum or belt chain. Apart from this, it also has features like strong bipod, easy opening and maintenance, adjustable butt stock and cheek rest. In terms of safety, it has also been provided with additional safety features and backup iron sights, which make it more useful.

premature delivery

The supply of the first consignment was completed much ahead of schedule and it took only 7 months to complete. Which is about 11 months ahead of schedule. Not only this, the first model of production was also ready in just 6 months. Whereas the time limit for this was fixed at 18 months.

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The Indian Army is now going to bring new and modern helicopters instead of its old Chetak and Cheetah helicopters. For this, the army has planned to buy 126 light utility helicopters (LUH) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). This deal is now in its last phase and is expected to be approved soon.

What is the specialty of these new helicopters?

HAL has designed and designed this helicopter completely in India. This helicopter is specially designed to work in mountains and height areas.

• It can fly up to a height of 6,500 meters (21,300 ft).
• Its speed is 235 km per hour.
• It can fly up to 350 km at a time.

Due to these features, this helicopter will be very helpful in the works like Ladakh, Siachen and other inaccessible areas, withdrawal of soldiers and goods, withdrawal and monitoring of injured soldiers.

Why is this change important?

The army is currently using Chetak and Cheetah helicopter, they are made on the technology of the 1960s and many helicopters have been more than 30 years old. Flying with them is no longer free from danger. The new Luh helicopters will increase both the security and strength of the army.

Initial batch ready, technical problems are also resolved

Earlier there were some technical problems in this project, such as trouble in flight control and autopylot system. But now HAL has told that all the problems have been overcome and the first 6 helicopters have also been prepared.

Promoting self -sufficient India

This deal will not only increase the strength of the army, but will also promote indigenous defense building in the country. This purchase of 126 helicopters is part of a large scheme of a total of 225 LuH helicopters. This will give a new speed to India’s ‘self -sufficient India’ campaign. These will prove to be very effective in delivering goods on China’s LAC and Pakistan’s LoC.

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