The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-designed protective carbine has successfully undergone the final phase of user trials, meeting all the qualitative parameters. The successful trial of the carbine has paved the way for induction into the services. This was the last leg of trials in a series of user trials which have been carried out in extreme temperature conditions in summer and high altitudes in winter.

According to the Defence Ministry, the Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC) has successfully met the stringent performance criteria of reliability and accuracy in addition to quality trials conducted by the Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA).

JVPC is a gas-operated semi-bull-pup automatic weapon having more than 700 rpm rate of fire. It a very potent weapon for counter-insurgency & counter-terrorism operations by security agencies. The carbine has been designed as per the Indian Army’s GSQR, by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a Pune based laboratory of DRDO. The weapon is manufactured at a small-arms factory, Kanpur while the ammunition is manufactured at an ammunition factory, Kirkee Pune.

The weapon has already passed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) trials and procurement action is initiated by the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and various state police organisations.