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UAE-based CARACAL, MEIL’s ICOMM inaugurate small arms manufacturing facility in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Apr 21 (UNI) CARACAL, a leading small arms manufacturer from the UAE and an entity within EDGE Group, in collaboration with ICOMM Tele Ltd, a group company of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL), inaugurated a world-class small arms manufacturing facility at ICOMM’s Integrated Engineering Facility in Hyderabad on Monday.
This exclusive facility will serve as a local manufacturing hub for a comprehensive portfolio of advanced weapons under a historic Technology Transfer (ToT) agreement with CARACAL, marking a landmark milestone in UAE–India defence collaboration, Hyderabad MEIL said in a release here.
Under this initiative, the facility will produce: The mission-proven CAR 816 close-quarters battle rifle, chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO; The highly-reliable CAR 817 assault rifle, chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO; The lightweight CSR 338 bolt-action sniper rifle, chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum; The lightweight CSR 308 bolt-action sniper rifle, chambered in .308 Winchester; The highly-accurate CSR 50 bolt-action anti-materiel sniper rifle, chambered in 12.7x99mm NATO; The modern CMP9 submachine gun, chambered in 9x19mm; The versatile CARACAL EF and CARACAL F GEN II combat pistols, chambered in 9x19mm
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