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Time of India
09-05-2025
- Time of India
OFT hands over 92 Trichy Carbine rifles to Kerala police
Trichy: Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli ( OFT ) handed over 92 TriCa (Trichy Carbine 7.62x39 mm), a mini version of Trichy Assault Rifle (TAR), to the Kerala police force on Friday. This is the first delivery of the rifles from OFT, a unit of Advanced Weapons & Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) functioning under the ministry of defence. Executive director Sanjay Shrivastava along with general managers flagged off the vehicle carrying the weapons to Kerala. TriCa is an indigenously developed weapon. OFT said that TriCa has the size of a typical submachine gun, weighing 3.5kg (with magazine) and with a firing range of up to 175m. It is a light and compact weapon designed for the crews of infantry combat vehicles, helicopters, paratroopers, police personnel, personnel guarding high secure buildings including airports, and special operation was first released by the factory in July 2021, and the Kerala police placed the order for 92 rifles in 2022. As of May 2025, OFT said it has received orders from Assam forest and Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) units for the weapon. Besides, TAR and TriCa, OFT has also been manufacturing the 12.7mm stabilised remote control gun (SRCG) system.
The Hindu
09-05-2025
- The Hindu
Tiruchi Ordnance Factory hands over first batch of TriCa weapons to Kerala police
Ordnance Factory, Tiruchi, a unit of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Ltd. under the Ministry of Defence, has handed over the first batch of 92 numbers of TriCa (Trichy Carbine) weapons to the Kerala police on Friday. The 7.62 x 39 mm weapons were handed over to the Kerala police at an event held at the Ordnance Factory here by Sanjay Shrivastava, Executive Director, OFT, with senior officials taking part. TriCa was indigenously developed through in-house R&D by the OFT. The order for 92 numbers of TriCa was placed by the Kerala police based on successful trials conducted by it at the factory. TriCa has the size of a typical submachine gun with caliber of 7.62 x 39 mm and a firing range of up to 175 metres. It is a light and compact weapon designed for the crews of infantry combat vehicles, paratroopers, helicopters, police personnel, and security men guarding high-security buildings such as airports and special operation forces wherein the requirement of a quick response and relatively powerful individual automatic weapon is the necessity. The OFT has received an order from the Assam Forest and the Central Bureau of Narcotics. OFT is expecting further orders from various police forces based on the successful issue of the first lot, an official release said.
