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{{short description|Type of submachine gun}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name = Modern Submachine Carbine/Joint Venture Protective Carbine
| origin = India
| type = [[Submachine gun]]<br>[[Personal defense weapon]]
| image = MSMC - Modern Sub Machine Carbine.jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = An MSMC submachine gun on display. The weapon has an [[ITL MARS]] on the upper receiver.
| is_ranged = yes
| service =
| used_by = See ''[[#Operators|Users]]''
| wars = 
| designer = 
| design_date = 2006
| manufacturer = [[Ordnance Factories Board]]<ref name=b />
| unit_cost =
| production_date = 2006 – present
| number =
| variants = 
| spec_label =
| weight = {{convert|2.98|kg|lb|abbr=on}} empty
| length = {{convert|560|mm|in|abbr=on}} closed stock <br/>{{convert|750|mm|in|abbr=on}} open stock<ref name="ofb"/>
| part_length = {{convert|300|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| cartridge = [[5.56×30mm MINSAS]]<ref name="ofb"/>
| cartridge_weight =
| caliber = {{convert|5.56|mm|abbr=on}}
| action = [[Gas operated]], long stroke piston [[rotating bolt]]
| rate = 800 RPM<ref name="ofb"/><ref name="Article">{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/new-sub-machinegun-can-pierce-bullet-proof-jackets-drdo_100321580.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725014253/http://www.brahmand.com/news/DRDO-develops-close-quarter-combat-guns-for-Army/2255/1/25.html|title=New sub-machinegun can pierce bullet-proof jackets: DRDO|archive-date=2011-07-25 |access-date=2011-03-20|date=2010-02-17|publisher=The Indian|author=IANS}}</ref>
| velocity =
| range = 200 to 300 m<ref name=a>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Bulbul |title=India tests new carbines |url=http://www.battle-technology.com/exhibitions.asp?key=135 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005200708/http://www.battle-technology.com/exhibitions.asp?key=135 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 October 2015 |publisher=BATTLESPACE |date=5 October 2015}}</ref>
| max_range =
| feed = 30 rounds grip-inserted [[box magazine]]<ref name="ofb"/>
| sights = Iron sights, reflex sights, IR sights, Laser sights<ref name="ofb"/>
}}

The '''Joint Venture Protective Carbine''' ('''JVPC'''),<ref name=DRDO1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/joint-venture-protective-carbine-jvpc|title=Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC)|website=DRDO|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204024101/https://www.drdo.gov.in/joint-venture-protective-carbine-jvpc|archive-date=4 December 2019|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref> also known as '''Modern Sub Machine Carbine''' ('''MSMC''') until 2014,<ref name="PMSMC">http://pewpewpew.work/india/msmc/msmc.htm</ref><ref name="aka">{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-made-automatic-rifle-production-stuck-in-red-tape-115011100435_1.html|title=India-made automatic rifle production stuck in red tape|author=IANS|date=11 January 2015|work=business-standard.com|access-date=6 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221073054/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-made-automatic-rifle-production-stuck-in-red-tape-115011100435_1.html|archive-date=21 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> is an Indian [[submachine gun]] designed by the [[Armament Research and Development Establishment]] of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]],<ref name=DRDO1 /> manufactured by the [[Ordnance Factory Board]] at Small Arms Factory, [[Kanpur]] and [[Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli]].<ref name="Weapon">{{cite web|url=http://www.brahmand.com/news/DRDO-develops-close-quarter-combat-guns-for-Army/2255/1/25.html|title=DRDO develops close-quarter combat guns for Army|access-date=2011-03-20|date=2009-10-13|publisher=Brahmand.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725014253/http://www.brahmand.com/news/DRDO-develops-close-quarter-combat-guns-for-Army/2255/1/25.html|archive-date=25 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.claws.in/1244/why-india-does-not-manufacture-carbines-its-soldiers-need-sanjay-sethi.html|title=Why India does not manufacture Carbines its soldiers need?|work=[[Centre for Land Warfare Studies]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104105604/http://www.claws.in/1244/why-india-does-not-manufacture-carbines-its-soldiers-need-sanjay-sethi.html|archive-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> It was developed for the [[Indian Army]], based on previous experience from the [[INSAS]] family of firearms.<ref name="IE">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/city-institute-ready-with-new-gun-for-army/504904/0|title=City institute ready with new gun for Army|access-date=2011-03-20|date=2009-08-21|publisher=Indian Express|author=Ranjani Raghavan and Oinam Anand|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018094124/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/city-institute-ready-with-new-gun-for-army/504904/0|archive-date=18 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

The MSMC was designed after the Indian Army's disappointment with the performance of the [[Amogh carbine]], a carbine version of the [[Excalibur rifle]] (itself derived from the [[INSAS rifle]], based on the [[AK-47]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claws.in/1244/why-india-does-not-manufacture-carbines-its-soldiers-need-sanjay-sethi.html|title=Why India does not manufacture Carbines its soldiers need?|website=www.claws.in|access-date=2017-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129171743/http://www.claws.in/1244/why-india-does-not-manufacture-carbines-its-soldiers-need-sanjay-sethi.html|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The MSMC was designed to rectify the shortcomings of previous developments.

Through various trials and improvements, the ARDE came out with a grip-feeding, [[Uzi]]-like design that shortened the length of the weapon, making it more suitable for [[close quarters combat]]. The weapon is said to be capable of penetrating bullet-proof jackets.<ref name="Article"/> It was created as an offshoot of the [[INSAS]] small arms program.<ref name="Weapon" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ammoland.com/2009/08/indian-army-to-unveils-new-machine-gun/#axzz3nbevcAKm|title=Indian Army to unveil machine gun|work=AmmoLand.com Shooting Sports News|access-date=4 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005075820/http://www.ammoland.com/2009/08/indian-army-to-unveils-new-machine-gun/#axzz3nbevcAKm|archive-date=5 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
The MSMC originates from a project to develop a carbine weapon based on the [[INSAS rifle]]. An [[INSAS]] carbine did not materialize, however, as the powerful rounds used in the [[INSAS rifle]] created excessive recoil for the smaller carbine.<ref name="MF">{{cite web|url=http://world.guns.ru/smg/india/msmc-e.html|title=MSMC|access-date=2011-03-20|author=Max Popenker|year=2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304073753/http://world.guns.ru/smg/india/msmc-e.html|archive-date=4 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> It was decided to develop a new lightweight carbine that can fit the requirements of various Indian security forces units.<ref name="DW">{{cite web|url=http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?id=4106|title=DRDO to display sub-machine carbine at Defexpo 2010|publisher=Defense World|access-date=2010-03-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723085406/http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?id=4106|archive-date=23 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2002, the plan to create an INSAS carbine was discarded and instead, the Indian Army issued a General Staff Qualitative Requirement (GSQR) for a new submachine gun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defencenow.com/news/284/arde-develops-new-version-of-modern-sub-machine-carbine-for-indian-army.html|title=ARDE Develops New Version of Modern Sub-Machine Carbine for Indian Army|work=defencenow.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006031925/http://www.defencenow.com/news/284/arde-develops-new-version-of-modern-sub-machine-carbine-for-indian-army.html|archive-date=6 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The first trial was held in June 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-16.html|title=The 5.56 X 45mm: 2006|first=Daniel|last=Watters|access-date=2011-03-20|year=2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301114359/http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-16.html|archive-date=1 March 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> another in late 2007 and finally one in January 2009.<ref name="IE"/> The MSMC was showcased during the defense exhibition Defexpo 2010. The weapon underwent further trials between April and June 2010.<ref name="Article"/> Among its major competitors is the [[IMI Tavor TAR-21]],<ref name="DW"/> which is in service with some Indian special forces units including the [[MARCOS]] and the [[Garud Commando Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=14166|title=Israeli TAR-21 Tavor Assault Rifles for Indian Navy Commandos|date=2011-01-12|access-date=2011-03-20|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116175817/http://bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=14166|archive-date=16 January 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

There had been numerous delays in testing the MSMC for Indian Army trials, mostly due to the unclear requirements needed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/109678/defence/the-ghost-guns.html?page=1|title=The Ghost Guns|access-date=2011-03-20|date=2010-08-20|publisher=India Today|author=Sandeep Unnithan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018094126/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/defence/story/20100830-the-ghost-guns-743860-2010-08-21|archive-date=18 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The final version was provided to the Indian army for trials in August 2011 and the tests were supposed to last 7–8 months before induction into service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-27/pune/29935576_1_armament-research-simulation-mccia|title=ARDE develops final version of modern carbine|date=2011-08-27|author=Prasad Kulkarni|access-date=2012-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001145824/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-27/pune/29935576_1_armament-research-simulation-mccia|archive-date=1 October 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> Trials pitted the weapon against the [[FN P90]] and the [[HK MP7]].<ref name="IDR">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/multi-calibre-assault-rifle-make-in-india-vs-made-in-india/0/|title=Multi-Calibre Assault Rifle: Made in India vs Make in India|work=Indian Defence Review|access-date=4 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024011055/http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/multi-calibre-assault-rifle-make-in-india-vs-made-in-india/0/|archive-date=24 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The DRDO mentioned in a November 2013 newsletter that they reported user satisfaction during MSMC trial runs in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/nl/2013/NL_Nov_2013_web.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051452/http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/nl/2013/NL_Nov_2013_web.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The DRDO's Directorate of Quality, Reliability and Safety has been placed in charge of tracking the weapon's progress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defenseworld.net/news/12055/Indian_DRDO___s_Quality_Directorate_Monitoring_New_Carbine_Development#.VhEuNSvk87Q|title=Indian DRDO's Quality Directorate Monitoring New Carbine Development|work=defenseworld.net|access-date=4 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005204130/http://www.defenseworld.net/news/12055/Indian_DRDO___s_Quality_Directorate_Monitoring_New_Carbine_Development#.VhEuNSvk87Q|archive-date=5 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> 50 JVPCs are scheduled to be issued to user trials in 2016.<ref name="IDR"/>

The MSMC was unable to clear the Indian Army's requirements and DRDO and OFB jointly started development of a carbine from scratch called the JVPC, which showed promise in the initial round of trials.<ref name=":0" /> The carbine was handed over to Rajanth Singh, the Home minister of India by Defense minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a ceremony in 2017, starting the user trials with Indian paramilitary forces.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/sep/07/nirmala-sitharaman-takes-charge-as-countrys-first-woman-defence-minister-1653667.html|title=Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge as country's first woman Defence Minister|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908111121/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/sep/07/nirmala-sitharaman-takes-charge-as-countrys-first-woman-defence-minister-1653667.html|archive-date=8 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The CRPF was reportedly planning to conduct field tests on the JVPC in February 2018, calling it a ''Ghatak'' assault rifle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/crpf-to-conduct-trials-of-made-in-india-rifles-1174834-2018-02-21 |title=CRPF to conduct trials of "Made in India" rifles – India News |publisher=Indiatoday.in |access-date=2019-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921114944/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/crpf-to-conduct-trials-of-made-in-india-rifles-1174834-2018-02-21 |archive-date=21 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The final phase of the JVPC testing was conducted on 7 December 2020 by India's military after which it was declared ready for active service.<ref name="PIB final trials">{{Cite web|date=10 December 2020|title=Successful Trials of 5.56 x 30 mm Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC)|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1679664|access-date=11 December 2020|website=Ministry of Defence}}</ref>

==Development==
Following design from machine pistols like the Uzi, the MSMC has a pistol grip which allows the user to fire it even with one hand. This allows the insertion of 30-round MSMC magazines on the pistol grip.<ref name=a /> It has a retractable buttstock and ambidextrous cocking levers on both sides of the MSMC,<ref name="MF"/> alongside the fire selectors to suit individuals who prefer to fire the weapon from either the left or right shoulder located above the trigger.<ref name="MF"/>

The MSMC has a rate of fire of around 800 [[Rate of fire|rpm]] with a mass of less than 3 kilograms. It has an effective range of around 200 meters. It has a butt extracted length of 750 mm and a butt retracted length of 560 mm. It utilities the [[5.56×30mm MINSAS|5.56×30 mm]] caliber which fires at a muzzle velocity of 650 meters per second.<ref name="ofb">{{Cite web|url=https://ofb.gov.in/unit/pages/SAF/joint-venture-protective-carbine-jvpc--5-56-mm|title=JVPC-5.56 mm {{!}} SMALL ARMS FACTORY {{!}} Government of India|website=[[Ordnance Factory Board]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202163717/https://ofb.gov.in/unit/pages/SAF/joint-venture-protective-carbine-jvpc--5-56-mm|archive-date=2 December 2019|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>

It has a picatinny railing on the receiver to allow the installations of weapon sights like [[Reflector sight|reflex sights]] with iron sights built into the railing.<ref name="MF"/> The weapon fires in a gas operated mode, utilizing rotary bolt locking and a gas piston.<ref name="MF"/> The MSMC can also be suppressed with the installation of a silencer.<ref name=a />

Like the Uzi, the MSMC is made of stamped sheet metal while having polymer housing.<ref name="MF"/><ref name=a /> An unusual element in the design is the placement of the bayonet lug, located above the barrel just at the front of the receiver.<ref name="MF"/> A three-point sling is used to help carry the MSMC via shoulders.<ref name=a /> The weapon's accessories consist of a bayonet, silencer, reflex sight and three-point sling.<ref>http://14.143.90.243/drdo/development-556-mm-joint-venture-protective-carbine-jvpc-user-24-trial</ref>

The first prototypes have a large trigger guard, but later versions had this removed and instead, had traditional trigger guards instead when they showcased in exhibitions in 2013.<ref name="PMSMC"/> In 2014, the MSMC's buttstock length changed from 558 mm to 500 mm.<ref name="PMSMC"/>

==Operators==


* [[Central Industrial Security Force]] – since 17 August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ddpmod.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Summary%20.pdf|title=Monthly Summary for the Cabinet for the month of August 2019|date=August 2019|website=[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Department of Defence Production]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202153303/https://ddpmod.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Summary%20.pdf|archive-date=2 December 2019|access-date=2 December 2019}}</ref>
* [[Central Reserve Police Force]] – 10,000 units<ref name="SPG">SPG OPTS FOR DESI JVPC by Sandeep Unnithan, Mail Today, 2 December 2019.</ref> with 2,107,600 rounds of ammunition ordered.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crpf.gov.in/writereaddata/images/pdf/676052019.pdf|title=ANNUAL PROCUREMENT PLAN 2019–20 LIST OF ITEMS TO BE CENTRALLY PROCURED|website=[[Central Reserve Police Force]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202171658/https://crpf.gov.in/writereaddata/images/pdf/676052019.pdf|archive-date=2 December 2019|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>
* [[Chhattisgarh Police]] – 640 units.<ref name="b">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20170918-modern-sub-machine-carbine-drdo-indian-army-1039903-2017-09-08|title=This Made in India gun, with a cult following among gamers, soon to join Army's arsenal|last1=Unnithan|first1=Sandeep|date=8 September 2017|work=India Today|access-date=2019-12-02|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523133418/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20170918-modern-sub-machine-carbine-drdo-indian-army-1039903-2017-09-08|archive-date=2019-05-23|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Special Protection Group]] - Due to be in service after trials in 2019.<ref name="SPG"/>

== In popular culture ==
The Modern Sub Machine Carbine appeared in [[Call of Duty: Black Ops II|''Call of Duty: Black Ops 2'']].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=S|last2=September 8|first2=eep Unnithan|last3=September 18|first3=2017 ISSUE DATE|last4=September 10|first4=2017UPDATED|last5=Ist|first5=2017 12:23|title=This Made in India gun, with a cult following among gamers, soon to join Army's arsenal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20170918-modern-sub-machine-carbine-drdo-indian-army-1039903-2017-09-08|access-date=2021-04-24|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[INSAS rifle]] – Parent firearm
* [[Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System]] – Assault rifle developed by DRDO
* [[ASMI]] – Machine Pistol

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://ofbindia.gov.in/unit/pages/SAF/joint-venture-protective-carbine-jvpc--5-56-mm JVPC-5.56 mm]
* [https://ofbindia.gov.in/product/products/product-details/joint-venture-protective-carbine-jvpc-5-56x30-mm JOINT VENTURE PROTECTIVE CARBINE (JVPC) 5.56X30 MM]

{{commons category|Joint Venture Protective Carbine}}

{{Personal defense weapons}}
{{Ordnance Factories Board}}
{{Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)}}
{{Current Indian infantry weapons}}
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[[Category:Firearms of India]]
[[Category:Machine pistols]]
[[Category:Personal defense weapons]]
[[Category:Telescoping bolt submachine guns]]
[[Category:5.56 mm firearms]]

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