Stumpp Schuele & Somappa 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.
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. 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. It became the first private Indian firm to have developed sniper rifles when it’s Viper and Saber rifles were released.
Products and facilities
Products
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. SSS Defence says that these rifles have been designed to be compatible with the body structures of Indian soldiers.
Viper is a sub-MOAsniper rifle chambered for 7.62×51mm or.308 cartridges. It has a proven range of more that.
Saber is a sniper rifle chambered for.338 Lapua Magnum. Its length and height can be adjusted at its butt stock. It has a range of around. 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.
SSS Defence is projected to become the second Indian company to operate a small arms manufacturing facility by the end of 2020. This facility will eventually be capable of producing 80,000 arms per year, starting with an initial 15,000 per year. By 2021, it also plans to operationalise an ammunition manufacturing in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The firm has established a joint venture with Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos for this purpose. 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.
