U.A.E.'s Caracal Set Up Small Arms Factory in Hyderabad With India’s ICOMM

Caracal, the U.A.E.-based small arms manufacturer and part of the EDGE Group, has inaugurated a small arms manufacturing facility in Hyderabad in partnership with India’s ICOMM Tele Ltd, a company of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL).

The facility, located at ICOMM’s Integrated Engineering Facility, is established under a technology transfer agreement and marks the first small arms technology transfer from the U.A.E. to India.

The new unit will locally produce a range of small arms including the CAR 816 close-quarters battle rifle (5.56x45mm NATO), the CAR 817 assault rifle (7.62x51mm NATO), CSR series of bolt-action sniper rifles in .338 Lapua Magnum, .308 Winchester, and 12.7x99mm NATO calibers, the CMP9 submachine gun (9x19mm), and the CARACAL EF and F GEN II combat pistols (9x19mm).

These weapons are intended to support the Indian Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Special Forces, State Police Forces, and Special Protection Group (SPG). The factory will also supply weapons for CARACAL’s international programs.