Joint Venture Protective Carbine
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 |
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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 box magazine[2] |
Sights | Iron sights, reflex sights, IR sights, laser sights[2] |
The Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC),
The development of the JVPC began in 2010, being an offshoot of the
The JVPC already cleared user trials conducted by Ministry of Home Affairs and is currently being procured for the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and other state police forces in the country.[10]
History
The development of a carbine was one of the objectives of the late 1980's Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) programme, which developed the
Both carbines were designed to chamber much lighter 5.56×30mm MINSAS cartridge.[11] The prototypes underwent a series of trials – first in 2006, then in late 2007 and finally in early 2009.[11] Both of the carbines failed to meet the requirement set by the Army.[12] In 2010, DRDO's ARDE lab and OFB collaborated to iron out the problems with the MSMC design.[12] The redesigned MSMC was now redesignated as Joint Venture Protective Carbine or JVPC. The prototypes of JVPC was offered to the Army for user trials in 2013.[13] Also in this time period an exigency for a carbine has arisen.[7]
The user trials by Indian Army commenced in 2016 and completed by 2021. The JVPC was subjected to accuracy and reliability test at extreme temperature conditions of India. The final user trials were conducted at the sub-zero cold desert of Ladakh.[7][10]
The JVPC was earlier cleared user trials by CAPF. In 2017, the then Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh ceremonially accepted a JVPC from the then Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman, marking its service induction into the CAPF, Paramilitary forces and Police forces under the Ministry of Home affairs.[14] The JVPC is currently being procured for the CAPF.[10]
The AWEIL-made JVPC was displayed in public at the DSEI 2023 convention in the UK.[15]
Design
The MSMC or JVPC is a highly compact weapon that is less than 22 inches long with the stock collapsed,[16] making it ideal for personal defence, close quarter battle and counter insurgency/counter terrorism operations.[7] Like machine pistols such as the Uzi, the JVPC has a pistol grip with a magazine well. A 30-round MSMC magazine is inserted through this pistol grip.[16]
The JVPC's ergonomic pistol grip design, low recoil and compact size allows the user to fire it like a pistol.[7] It has a retractable stock and ambidextrous fire selector located above the trigger.[16] The upper receiver of the prototypes were made of stamped metal sheet,[16] while production models are manufactured using metal injection molding technique.[1] It has multiple MIL-STD-1913 picatinny rail system[10] – one on the upper receiver for mounting modern optics and sights and one on the lower for mounting forward hand grip.[16] The lower receiver is mostly made of polymer.[16]
The JVPC has an overall length of 745 mm when stock is extended and 552 mm when stock is collapsed, making it a highly compact weapon.[1] It has a barrel length of 300 mm[1] and an effective range of 200 to 300 metre.[16] JVPC has provision to equip barrel attachments such as suppressor and bayonet.[1] The JVPC is designed to fire 5.56×30mm MINSAS round and have a muzzle velocity of 650 meters per second.[1] The 5.56×30mm ammunition used in JVPC is said to be superior to both FN 5.7×28mm and HK 4.6×30mm cartridges.[1]
The JVPC has gas operated rotating bolt mechanism and features two modes of fire – single and full auto, which fires at a rate of 800[1]–900 round/min.[3]
Operators
- Central Industrial Security Force[17]
- Central Reserve Police Force[18]
- Chhattisgarh Police[3]
- Delhi Police[19]
- Special Protection Group - In 2019 December 2 issue of the Mail Today, journalist Sandeep Unnithan reported that JVPC has cleared user trials by Special Protection Group and likely to get an order from the aforementioned unit.[20]
Popular culture
The Modern Sub Machine Carbine first appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.[3]
See also
- Amogh carbine
- ASMI – Machine Pistol
References
- ^ ISSN 0971-4413.
- ^ a b c d "JVPC-5.56 mm | SMALL ARMS FACTORY | Government of India". Ordnance Factory Board. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Unnithan, Sandeep (8 September 2017). "This Made in India gun, with a cult following among gamers, soon to join Army's arsenal". India Today. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Max Popenker (2010). "MSMC". Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "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.
- ^ a b c d e Siddiqui, Huma (10 December 2020). "Indian Army to get 'Made in India' carbines designed by DRDO". The Financial Express. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ Indian Express. Archivedfrom the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d Sandeep Unnithan (20 August 2010). "The Ghost Guns". India Today. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ IANS (11 January 2015). "India-made automatic rifle production stuck in red tape". Business Standard India. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge as country's first woman Defence Minister". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Show Report: DSEi 2023 Announcements from KAC, PGZ, and more – Small Arms Defense Journal".
- ^ ISBN 978-1847972934.[page needed]
- ^ "Monthly Summary for the Cabinet for the month of August 2019" (PDF). Department of Defence Production. August 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "ANNUAL PROCUREMENT PLAN 2019–20 LIST OF ITEMS TO BE CENTRALLY PROCURED" (PDF). Central Reserve Police Force. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ https://www.drdo.gov.in/sites/default/files/drdo-news-documents/NPC02_04April2022.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Unnithan, Sandeep (2 December 2019). "SPG opt for desi JVPC". Mail Today: 11.
External links
- JVPC-5.56 mm at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 December 2020)