JOINT VENTURE PROTECTIVE CARBINE (JVPC)

  • December 11, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Subject : Defence

Context : Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) designed 5.56×30 mm Protective Carbine has successfully undergone the final phase of User trials on 7th December 2020. This has paved the way for induction into the services.

Concept :

  • JVPC is a Gas Operated Semi Bull-pup automatic weapon having more than 700 rpm rate of fire.
  • The effective range of the carbine is more than 100 m and weighs about 3.0 kg with key features like high reliability, low recoil, retractable Butt, ergonomic design, single hand firing capability, and multiple Picatinny rails etc.
  • These features make it a very potent weapon for Counter Insurgency /Counter Terrorism operations by security agencies.
  • The carbine has been designed as per Indian Army’s GSQR, by Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a Pune based laboratory of DRDO.
  • The Weapon is manufactured at Small Arms Factory, Kanpur while the Ammunition is manufactured at ammunition Factory, Kirkee Pune.
Defence JOINT VENTURE PROTECTIVE CARBINE (JVPC)