SSS Defence
| File:Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Defence logo.png | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Defense |
| Founded | 2017[1] |
| Headquarters | Bengaluru, India |
| Products | Firearms, weapon |
| Revenue | unknown |
| Parent | Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs |
| Website | sssdefence.com |
Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Defence (SSS Defence)[2] is an Indian company that deals in military small arms sectors. It is a subsidiary of Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs. Its current focus area is small arms, ammunition and accessories related to small arms.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]In 2016, Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs, the biggest Indian manufacturer of springs, started deliberating on ways to diversify its business. This led to the creation of SSS Defence.[4] This foray into the business of small arms and ammunition was primarily targeted onto the foreign markets located in Asia, apart from those in India.[5] It became the first private Indian firm to have developed sniper rifles when it’s Viper and Saber rifles were released.[6]
In October 2021, the firm received an order to upgrade some of Indian army's AK-47 rifles to special operations standard.[7] This was the first time a private Indian company received a firearms order.[8]
In July 2024, the company secured the first export contract to a friendly foreign nation, though how many Saber sniper rifles were ordered remains unknown.[9][10] The company also received the contract of ammunition from several countries.[11] The sum of these deals is around $50 million.[11]
In March 2025, SSS Defence won a contract to provide the Manohar M72 carbine to the Uttar Pradesh Police with 2,000 M72s.[12] In the same month, the company unveiled a submachine gun chambered in 9mm Parabellum and a DMR.[13] In August 2025, the company released the Raptor, which is an assault rifle chambered in .300 Blackout.[14]
Products and facilities
[edit | edit source]Products
[edit | edit source]Sniper rifles
[edit | edit source]SSS Defence has developed two sniper rifles and plans to offer them for trials to Indian special forces, being the Viper and the Saber.[15] SSS Defence says that these rifles have been designed to be compatible with the body structures of Indian soldiers.[16]
- Viper is a sub-MOA sniper rifle chambered for 7.62×51mm or .308 cartridges. It has a proven range of more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).[15][16]
- Saber is a sniper rifle chambered for .338 Lapua Magnum. Its length and height can be adjusted at its butt stock.[17] It has a range of around 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).[15] The picatinny rail system on the rifle has a MIL-STD-1913 rail at a total of 4 positions. It has a weight of around 7 kilograms. When fully equipped with accessories, the Sabre weighs around 9 kilograms. The rifle has an ambidextrous magazine release. It can be equipped with three different types of barrels with lengths of 24, 26, and 27 inches respectively, its RH Twist being 1:11.25". The receiver system of the rifle is made up of aluminium alloy and the surface of the receiver is coated with cerakote and black oxide.[17]
Assault rifles
[edit | edit source]The company has also developed the P-72 family of rifles, with design philosophy similar to the ACR, FN Scar, and Czech CZ Bren 2 Family.[18]
- P-72 Rapid Engagement Combat Rifle (RECR) was designed for general infantry and special operations environments. It is chambered for 7.62×39mm or 7.62×51mm.[19]
- P-72 Recon Carbine is a short, gas piston-operated weapon chambered for 7.62×39mm or 5.56×45mm cartridges.[19]
- P-72 Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR) comes in both 7.62×51mm and 7.62×39mm. This provides a range of around 800 metres (2,600 ft).[19]
- Manohar 72 (M72) carbine[20]
Facilities
[edit | edit source]SSS Defence is projected to become the second Indian company to operate a small arms manufacturing facility by the end of 2020.[5] This facility will eventually be capable of producing 80,000 arms per year, starting with an initial 15,000 per year.[16] By 2021, it also plans to operationalise an ammunition manufacturing in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.[21]
The firm has established a joint venture with Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos for this purpose.[22] This facility will produce ammunition, including 12.7mm, 9mm, 7.62×51mm, 7.62×39mm and .338 Lapua Magnum.[16]
References
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