The Indian demand for defense items has been catered largely by foreign players and the establishment of Indian ordinance factory has simply not been able to drive Indian Self-reliance of defense R&D and manufacturing. India has always been dependent on foreign enterprises for both in terms of technological up-gradation and volume of production.
However, over the past five to six years the increasing intent of MoD and MHA, India has been reflected through the policies and issues of industrial licenses to credible Original Equipment Manufacturer’s with the condition of them being responsive and open to setting up manufacturing infrastructure.
SSS Defence is a promising player in this highly quality competent sector that has a comprehensive understanding of high quality component manufacturing and metallurgy. SSS Defence chooses the path of being an indigenous manufacturer of Small arms, ammunition and accessories and being self-reliant concerning IP ownership.
Vivek Krishnan, the CEO of SSS Defence says, “We realized that the context of feedback wasn’t how to improve upon 90’s technology but more relevant subjects like - adoption of new age weapons & tactics for sniping, balance of assault weapons & integration of accessories, ammunition & optics into them to fulfil special operations demands, intermediate ammunition calibers & their ballistics.
We’re more confident than any OEM in our chosen space to introduce bespoke refinements & significant upgrades for our forces based on threats & how the future of warfare& home land securitye volves.
Journey Since inception
SSS Defence received its Industrial licenses in 2017 after being created as a “Skunkworks” initiative by its parent company Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Group. Vivek adds, “Our first products - a series of 2 Precision sniper weapons chambered for the 7.62x51 NATO and .338 Lapua Magnum rounds were introduced to the user in mid-2018. Thereafter, Defexpo 2020 saw the formal launch of our ammunition joint venture with Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC Brazil) and the introduction of our new family of P72 assault weapons.” SSS Defence has a growth driven by its Never settling for mediocrity attitude and extending the offensive capability of the soldiers today and tomorrow of Indian armed forces and law enforcement.
Satish Machani, MD
Existing Products and Future possibilities
Vivek says, “SSS Defence is an umbrella that is focused on innovations in the realm of small arms, ammunition & accessories. In the area of small arms, we now have a portfolio of sniper rifles chambered for the 7.62x51 NATO and the .338 LapuaMagnum. Our assault weapons - popularly known as the P72 family are being refined and tested to exacting standards that are required under global protocols like the TOP 3-2- 045 for hand guns and shoulder fired weapons.”
SSS Defence chooses the path of being an indigenous manufacturer of Small arms, ammunition and accessories and being self-reliant concerning IP ownership.
SSS Defence has Ammunition production venture as its most ambitious platform which the company considers to have the highest potential for capitulating the in the class of “significant individual crew served weapons” OEM’s. It has a manufacturing unit of small arms coming up at Anantpur, AP which has an internal proof testing range that India has never witnessed before. It is expected to commence production of multi caliber, automatic loading lines by 2022 which an ability of significantly scaling up production. It has heavily invested on R&D of Semiauto DMR with specific ammunitions, Light weight Sniper rifles for Special ops, a CQB Carbine chambered for the 5.56*45mm round and refining is family of Sniper rifles and P-72 assault weapons.
