Caracal, MEIL firm Icomm Tele combine bag contract to supply 200 CSR 338 sniper rifles to CRPF

UAE-based EDGE group’s entity Caracal in collaboration with Megha Engineering & Infrastructures (MEIL) group firm Icomm Tele has bagged a contract to supply 200 CSR 338 sniper rifles to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

The rifles will be produced and delivered at the Icomm–Caracal Small Arms Complex in Hyderabad. Inaugurated in April, the facility serves as a local manufacturing hub producing a comprehensive portfolio of advanced weapons to meet the critical requirements of the Indian Armed Forces, the Central Armed Police Forces and to cater to Caracal’s global export requirements.

Delivery of Caracal’s first India-produced CSR 338 sniper rifles is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2025. A high-performance bolt-action sniper rifle, CSR 338 is chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum and features a 27-inch barrel with a 10-round magazine, ambidextrous magazine release and safety mechanisms, a two-stage adjustable precision trigger, and a four-position, telescopic and foldable stock, the companies said in a release.

Following launch of the small arms complex “we are advancing our partnership with Icomm and solidifying our commitment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India initiative. This historic transfer of technology in small arms technology is a significant milestone in UAE-India defence collaboration,” Caracal CEO Hamad Alameri said.

“Together with Caracal and EDGE, we are not just supplying the most advanced CSR-338 sniper system to CRPF, we are transferring world-class technology, creating high-quality manufacturing jobs in Hyderabad and strengthening India’s defence industrial ecosystem,” Icomm Tele director Sumanth Paturu said.