Tiruchi Assault Rifle for Indian Border Security Force
The Tiruchi Assault Rifle (TAR), developed indigenously by the Ordnance Factory Board, has been delivered to the Indian Border Security Force for the first time, The Hindu reports. Director General of Ordnance Factory Board Saurabh Kumar handed over a rifle to the Additional Director General of BSF Nasir Kamal in the presence of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the launch of projects under Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor on 20 January.
 |
| Saurabh Kumar, Director General of Ordnance Factory Board, handing over a Tiruchi Assault Rifle to the Additional Director General of BSF Nasir Kamal in Tiruchi. (Picture source: M. Moorthy) |
