SSS Defence
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File:Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Defence logo.png | |
Industry | Defense |
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Founded | 2017[1] |
Headquarters | Bengaluru, India |
Products | Firearms, weapon |
Revenue | unknown |
Parent | Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs |
Website | www.sssdefence.com |
Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Defence (SSS Defence) is an Indian company that deals in military small arms sectors. It is a subsidiary of Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs. Its current focus area is small arms, ammunition and accessories related to small arms.[2]
History[edit]
In 2016, Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs, the biggest Indian manufacturer of springs, started deliberating on ways to diversify its business. This led to the creation of SSS Defence.[3] This foray into the business of small arms and ammunition was primarily targeted onto the foreign markets located in Asia, apart from those in India.[4] It became the first private Indian firm to have developed sniper rifles when it’s Viper and Saber rifles were released.[5]
Products and facilities[edit]
Products[edit]
Sniper rifles[edit]
SSS Defence has developed two sniper rifles and plans to offer them for trials to Indian special forces, being the Viper and the Saber.[6] SSS Defence says that these rifles have been designed to be compatible with the body structures of Indian soldiers.[7]
- Viper is a sub-MOA sniper rifle chambered for 7.62×51mm or .308 cartridges. It has a proven range of more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).[6][7]
- Saber is a sniper rifle chambered for .338 Lapua Magnum. Its length and height can be adjusted at its butt stock.[8] It has a range of around 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).[6] The picatinny rail system on the rifle has a MIL-STD-1913 rail at a total of 4 positions. It has a weight of around 7 kilograms. When fully equipped with accessories, the Sabre weighs around 9 kilograms. The rifle has an ambidextrous magazine release. It can be equipped with three different types of barrels with lengths of 24, 26, and 27 inches respectively, its RH Twist being 1:11.25". The receiver system of the rifle is made up of aluminium alloy and the surface of the receiver is coated with cerakote and black oxide.[8]
Assault rifles[edit]
The company has developed a family of rifles comprising an assault rifle based on the 7.62×39mm cartridge, a carbine, and a designated marksman rifle.[9][10] It is also developing a light machine gun.[11]
Facilities[edit]
SSS Defence is projected to become the second Indian company to operate a small arms manufacturing facility by the end of 2020.[4] This facility will eventually be capable of producing 80,000 arms per year, starting with an initial 15,000 per year.[7] By 2021, it also plans to operationalise an ammunition manufacturing in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.[12] The firm has established a joint venture with Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos for this purpose.[13] This facility will produce ammunition of calibres such as the 12.7 mm, 9 mm, 7.62×51 mm, 7.62×39 mm, .338 Lapua Magnum.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.sssdefence.com/our-company.php
- ↑ "SSS Defence | Home". www.sssdefence.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ↑ "We create weapons with attributes that foreign ones lack, says CEO of startup behind India's first sniper rifles". CNBC TV18. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Manghat, Sajeet (8 February 2020). "Defence Expo 2020: This Startup And A 30-Year-Old Firm Have One Thing In Common". BloombergQuint. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ↑ "In a first, two indigenous sniper rifles developed by Bengaluru-based firm". Asian News International. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019 – via India Today.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Bangalore: In a 1st, Bengaluru firm designs, develops two sniper rifles". The Times of India. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "DefExpo-2020: Made in India Viper and Sabre snipers! Check details". The Financial Express. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Defexpo 2020: SSS Defence displays new sniper rifles". Jane's Defence Weekly. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ↑ "Make in India boost! In a first, private firm develops Viper & Sabre snipers for India's armed forces". The Financial Express. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ↑ "India-made sniper system featured at Defence Expo 2020". The Economic Times. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Developed and designed in India! Check deadly .338 sniper rifles". The Financial Express. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ Vaishnav, Ajay (7 February 2020). "Defence Expo 2020: Bengaluru startup builds India's first indigenous sniper rifle prototypes". CNBC TV18. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ↑ "Rs 1,020 crore arms factory to come up in Anantapur". The New Indian Express. 1 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.