Modern Submachine Carbine/Joint Venture Protective Carbine
MSMC submachine gun
Type
Carbine
Place of origin
India
Service history
Used by
See Users
Production history
Designed
2005
Manufacturer
Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL)
Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL)
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 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]
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]
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^ ab"Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC)". DRDO. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^IANS (11 January 2015). "India-made automatic rifle production stuck in red tape". business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
^ abcd"DRDO's new carbine clears Army's final trials, ready for use". The Indian Express. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^"Pune based Kalyani Group showcases the extensive portfolio at East Tech 2022 - NE India Broadcast". 7 July 2022.
^"Indian Army to unveil machine gun". AmmoLand.com Shooting Sports News. 21 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ abSiddiqui, Huma (10 December 2020). "Indian Army to get 'Made in India' carbines designed by DRDO". The Financial Express. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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