SSS Defence

Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Defence (SSS Defence) is an Indian company that deals in military and aerospace sectors. It is a subsidiary of Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs. Its current focus area is small arms, ammunition and accessories related to small arms.[1]

Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Defence
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryDefense
HeadquartersBengaluru, India
ProductsFirearms, weapon
Revenueunknown
ParentStumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs
Websitewww.sssdefence.com

History

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.[2] 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.[3] It became the first private Indian firm to have developed sniper rifles when it’s Viper and Saber rifles were released.[4]

Products and facilities

Sniper rifles

SSS Defence has developed two sniper rifles and plans to offer them for trials to Indian special forces, being the Viper and the Saber.[5] SSS Defence says that these rifles have been designed to be compatible with the body structures of Indian soldiers.[6]

Assault rifles

The company has developed a family of rifles comprising an assault rifle based on the 7.62×39mm cartridge, a carbine, and a designated marksman rifle.[8][9] It is also developing a light machine gun.[10]

Facilities

SSS Defence is projected to become the second Indian company to operate a small arms manufacturing facility by the end of 2020.[3] This facility will eventually be capable of producing 80,000 arms per year, starting with an initial 15,000 per year.[6] By 2021, it also plans to operationalise an ammunition manufacturing in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.[11] The firm has established a joint venture with Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos for this purpose.[12] This facility will produce ammunition of calibres such as the 12.7 mm, 9 mm, 7.62×51 mm, 7.62×39 mm, .338 Lapua Magnum.[6]

References
  1. "SSS Defence | Home". www.sssdefence.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. "We create weapons with attributes that foreign ones lack, says CEO of startup behind India's first sniper rifles". CNBC TV18. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. Manghat, Sajeet (8 February 2020). "Defence Expo 2020: This Startup And A 30-Year-Old Firm Have One Thing In Common". BloombergQuint. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  4. "In a first, two indigenous sniper rifles developed by Bengaluru-based firm". Asian News International. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019 – via India Today.
  5. "Bangalore: In a 1st, Bengaluru firm designs, develops two sniper rifles". The Times of India. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "DefExpo-2020: Made in India Viper and Sabre snipers! Check details". The Financial Express. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. "Defexpo 2020: SSS Defence displays new sniper rifles". Jane's Defence Weekly. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. "Make in India boost! In a first, private firm develops Viper & Sabre snipers for India's armed forces". The Financial Express. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. "India-made sniper system featured at Defence Expo 2020". The Economic Times. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  10. "Developed and designed in India! Check deadly .338 sniper rifles". The Financial Express. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  11. Vaishnav, Ajay (7 February 2020). "Defence Expo 2020: Bengaluru startup builds India's first indigenous sniper rifle prototypes". CNBC TV18. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  12. "Rs 1,020 crore arms factory to come up in Anantapur". The New Indian Express. 1 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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