Joint Venture Protective Carbine
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The Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC),[5] also known as Modern Sub Machine Carbine (MSMC) until 2014,[6] is a gas-operated, magazine-fed, select fire carbine designed to chamber the 5.56×30mm MINSAS cartridge.[7] It was designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation,[5] and manufactured by Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited[7] and by Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited.[8] It was intended as a replacement for the 9mm Sterling submachine gun in service with the Indian Armed Forces.[7]
Modern Submachine Carbine/ Joint Venture Protective Carbine | |
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Type | Carbine |
Place of origin | India |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designed | 2005 |
Manufacturer | |
Produced | 2005 – present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.98 kg (6.6 lb) empty |
Length | 552 mm (21.7 in) closed stock 745 mm (29.3 in) open stock[1] |
Barrel length | 300 mm (12 in) |
Cartridge | 5.56×30mm MINSAS[2] |
Caliber | 5.56 mm (0.219 in) |
Action | Gas operated, long stroke piston rotating bolt |
Rate of fire | 800–900 round/min[3][2] |
Effective firing range | 200–300 m (220–330 yd)[4] |
Feed system | 30 round box magazine[2] |
Sights | Iron sights, reflex sights, IR sights, laser sights[2] |
The development of the JVPC began in 2010, being an offshoot of the INSAS small arms program.[9] Its trials were commenced in 2016 and completed in 2021. The JVPC cleared the final phase of user trials by the Indian Army.[7] The weapon's accuracy and reliability were tested in extreme hot weather and high-altitude winter conditions, by the Army's user trials.[10]
The JVPC already cleared user trials conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs and is currently being procured for the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and State Police Forces in the country.[10]