INSAS

INSAS is an abbreviation of Indian National Small Arms System. It is a family of firearms consisting of assault rifles, a light machine gun and a carbine, manufactured by the Indian Ordnance Factory Board. The INSAS Assault Rifle is the standard infantry weapon of the Indian Armed Forces. It based on AK-47 and FN FAL assault rifles. Persistent quality control and reliability issues prompted the rifles to be deemed defective in 2012 and pulled from issue in "red zones" in 2015 in favor of older and imported rifles as the Indian army searches for a replacement, which was later chosen in the form of the AK-203 and SIG-716i for the rifle version and IMI Negev variants for the LMG version.

Specifications

(1997–present)

• Type: Assault Rifle (INSAS), Carbine (Excalibur, KALANTAK, MINSAS), Machine Gun (INSAS LMG)
  

• Cartridge: 5.56x45mm NATO
  

• Action: Gas-operated, Rotating bolt
  

• Feed system: 20/30-round detachable box magazine
  

• Modes of Fire: Semi-auto/Full-auto (Excalibur), 3-round burst (INSAS, MINSAS, KALANTAK)
  

INSAS Assault Rifle

INSAS with carrying handle and fixed stock - 5.56x45mm NATO

INSAS with dark brown furniture - 5.56x45mm NATO

INSAS 1B1 with black furniture - 5.56x45mm NATO

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
LOC Kargil	Abhishek Bachchan	Lt. Vikram Batra		2003
LOC Kargil	Saif Ali Khan	Capt. Anuj Nayyar		2003
LOC Kargil	Ajay Devgn	Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey		2003
LOC Kargil	Akshaye Khanna	Lt. Balwan Singh		2003
Lakshya	Hrithik Roshan	Lt. Karan Shergill		2004
Lakshya	Sushant Singh	Capt. Jalal Akbar		2004
Kaminey	Deb Mukherjee	Mujeeb		2009

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Notes	Release Date
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2			2013

INSAS LMG

INSAS LMG with fixed stock - 5.56x45mm NATO

INSAS LMG with folding stock - 5.56x45mm NATO

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
LOC Kargil	Abhishek Bachchan	Lt. Vikram Batra		2003